[Mark]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

I generally agree with you. However, Cobb is much more available than Wagner. Wagner has almost no T cards - the few t206s and even fewer t216s. He also doesn’t have as many post cards as Cobb, and the majority of his playing career was before cards were mass produced. It’s virtually impossible to get anything Wagner pre 1909, which makes cards from 1909-11, when he was still playing at superstar level, all the more desirable.

Cobb is a better player and bigger star than Wagner. No doubt. But Wagner is tougher to find and it’s his face on the most famous card of all time.

I honestly think Wagner cards stay high, and, given that Kyle Herbert and Luka Doncic cards sell for as much in Goldin’s auction, may have room yet to run (admittedly, I am a bit biased toward Wagner items!). But $27k for an M116 PSA 1, even a blue, is mind boggling.

I agree that the tremendous, new demand for Wagner cards is hard to explain. It's strange to think that more than a handful of people would think that any Wagner card is a shrewd $20K investment. But I disagree when you say that there is no doubt anywhere that Cobb was the greater player.