Most over priced ebay pre-war card? Honus....

[h2oya311]

Perhaps the seller fat-fingered his listing and meant to type $40.

[nat]

So what's his angle here? Obviously anyone looking to spend $40k on a baseball card is going to look into things a little. He accepts best offers, and if the asking price was $400, okay I see it. You grit your teeth and offer $250 or something if you really want it. But if he's asking $40k no one is going to make an offer for fear of offering what (to him) seems like an insulting low-ball.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by nat

So what's his angle here? Obviously anyone looking to spend $40k on a baseball card is going to look into things a little. He accepts best offers, and if the asking price was $400, okay I see it. You grit your teeth and offer $250 or something if you really want it. But if he's asking $40k no one is going to make an offer for fear of offering what (to him) seems like an insulting low-ball.

I am not saying they don't exist, but in a quick search as someone looking out of curiosity, I couldn't find a past sale or scan of another.

Maybe he really thinks it is that rare, but if you look at the other cards from this set that have come up for auction there just isn't any interest and the cards just sit there. This is just one of those cases where rarity doesn't equate to value. When auction houses end up with the cards they typically only get sold in lots with other cards from the era, and this includes HOF players.