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Posted By: T206Collector

My view is that a year ago, the market put the Carter Plank slightly ahead of the restored Plank. With the sale of the restored Plank for $10K more this year, it is hard to say how much the Carter Plank would sell at auction this year. I won't hazard to guess $25K, but I will say that I have received (and rejected) offers well above what I paid for it. The restored Plank was essentially a fixed price sale with one bidder going over $20,800 all the way to triggering the reserve at $24,600.

I would also add that getting to talk with Lionel about his card and getting the letters from him about -- both featured on my website -- has been a lot of fun and made me appreciate the card that much more.

Finally, like I have said in other posts, I actually think the restored Plank has gotten a number of bids from people who intend to carry out a fraud in the future. I said before and will say again, I do not think we will see that card in that holder again any time soon. This may "artificially" raise the price of the restored Plank, in my opinion. In the end, however, I do recognize a card is worth what someone will pay for it.







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