Restored Honus Wagner at SCP Auctions

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Jewish-collector

Too bad you can't un-restore a card.

Most professional restorations are reversible.

[FrankWakefield]

As a teenager (which for me was about a two decade process), if I bought something at a Saturday auction (I'm talking live in person auctions, pre eBay, and not talking baseball card auctions), Dad would see whatever it was and ask me what I'd paid for it, then he'd say "Well, when you buy something at an auction you can know one thing, that you paid more for something than anyone else there thought it was worth." But he'd been a child from the Depression.

We've become a nation of haters. And I see that in myself. I'm not very keen on the slabbing/grading of cards. But with this Wagner card I can see that it would be better preserved inside the plastic. I'm amused by what I see as the ardent fans of graded cards having their faith shaken by an altered card inside the slab.

Come on now... the card is a genuine Wagner. It looks better after it was worked on. It's in graded plastic. Who of us would not welcome that card into their collection? And are there any of us who, if we were given that card, we'd then burn it?

I like it.

[MVSNYC]

Originally Posted by steve B

Most professional restorations are reversible.

This.

Many years ago there was a restored Wagner for sale in Mastros; the restoration was later "reversed", although PSA still re-slabbed it as "authentic, altered".

Here's an image post-restoration reversal...

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

This.

Many years ago there was a restored Wagner for sale in Mastros; the restoration was later "reversed", although PSA still re-slabbed it as "authentic, altered".

Here's an image post-restoration reversal...

I'm glad that card was brought back to it's original condition. It looks great just the way it is.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

I'm glad that card was brought back to it's original condition. It looks great just the way it is.

Agreed it looks great and would look great in any collection.

I do not understand why they restored this one in the first place

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

I do not understand why they restored this one in the first place

Maybe this one was restored during the disco days when it was only worth a few thousand? Just guessing here.

[uniship]

It’s. A. Wagner.

Going to sell for a small fortune. Rightfully so.

$2m

[Leon]

Originally Posted by uniship

It’s. A. Wagner.

Going to sell for a small fortune. Rightfully so.

$2m

You are probably right. Actually, if they cut it in 2 they could sell it twice!

and for the Wags that had the restoration removed. Good call.

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[Pat R]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

This.

Many years ago there was a restored Wagner for sale in Mastros; the restoration was later "reversed", although PSA still re-slabbed it as "authentic, altered".

Here's an image post-restoration reversal...

Here's the restored version.

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