T206 Wagner sells for a little over 2$ million dollars

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by JollyRoger

I agree with calvindog. I think this card would go for around the same price it last sold for if sold again, especially since it's now a known fact that the card is trimmed. Still a beautiful card though.

Totally agree!

Now that the whole world knows it's trimmed, why not put it in a PSA Authentic Trimmed holder (Said NO ONE ever )

[VistaViper]

Originally Posted by gnaz01

Totally agree!

Now that the whole world knows it's trimmed, why not put it in a PSA Authentic Trimmed holder (Said NO ONE ever )

What exactly is the proof that it is trimmed? Is there an article somewhere that describes how it was trimmed and proof that it is? I saw the ESPN video but it still seems to leave the possibility out there.

Jeff

[gnaz01]

Jeff,

Enjoy the read. Go about 2/3 of the way through the article (however, anyone in the hobby long enough can tell you about the card)

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/i-...icle-1.1306273

[kengoldin]

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/why-i...hLa6Y91hg.html

I suggest you take the 4 minutes to review the about video segment from Bloomberg yesterday.

In case you missed this, on the WAGNER and others.
We are very happy to have broken the record by $500,000 for a trading card at public sale or auction. It is the highest price ever achieved for a trading card at public sale or auction, only the prior sale of the 'Gretzky Wagner' (which was a private sale) was higher.

When the initial press release came out about a record, we were referring to the 1.62 million previous auction record, which was beaten by $500K. Some ran with the 2.87 # instead...but we and all involved are thrilled. I will tell you for all the comments regarding the hobby and this card, virtually ALL the support for the card including the winning bidder were from individuals outside the hobby who were fascinated with the news stories, tv appearances and uniqueness of this item....but the answer is, no one gained a Wagner for their T206 collection. I am sure it is the ONLY T206 the winner owns.

[EvilKing00]

Great clip Ken.

That reason Wagner didnt want to be on the card dosnt totally fly with me, he had previously appeared in advertisements for many tobacco products, including a cigar baseball trading card in 1899 and a newspaper ad for Murad cigarettes. He also Chewed tobacco.

Not that it really matters why, but would interesting to find out.