FURTHER UPDATED -- T206 524-Card Set Complete & On PSA Registry

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by phikappapsi

I think private sales are generally private for a reason; and that asking anyone about their finances (which is ultimately what that is) is beyond rude.

I doubt he took his last million and bought some baseball cards. I disagree with you about it being "beyond rude". It doesn't leave any room for actions that are actually rude. Take care, I need to get back to work so I can buy some more baseball cards. Rob

[phikappapsi]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

I doubt he took his last million and bought some baseball cards. I disagree with you about it being "beyond rude". It doesn't leave any room for actions that are actually rude. Take care, I need to get back to work so I can buy some more baseball cards. Rob

I must come from a different time/place. I was simply raised that another person's pockets are absolutely none of my business.

[samosa4u]

Daaammmmmnnnnn!!!!! Well done!

Are you gonna' get that Wagner into a new PSA case?

I think you should PSA that Doyle.

[maniac_73]

I like to check this thread daily just to see the cards again lol. Still so awesome and love that you shared it with us!

[Tao_Moko]

The Doyle is essentially an unobtainable card in my eyes so it's amazing to see it done. Unique only to the Olberman proofs which are obviously not considered in any set calculation. I remember reading the story about Larry Fritsch finding the Doyle while sorting through thousands of cards in the '70's and thinking how fun it would have been to make a discovery like that. Congrats on the acquisition.

[conor912]

I dont collect the set and generally ignore any thread with T206 in the title, but glad I popped into this one. A great accomplishment indeed!

[pawpawdiv9]

Mount Rushmore being replace with these 4 iconic pieces of cardboard.
WOW! You sir are on fire!!!!
I understand the Wag..but have zero knowledge of this Doyle..all i ever seen was the other s in the set. Dont know why its so rare and etc.
You have a impresive collection and would love seeing your whole collection on Flickr or whatever.
Congrats.
Btw....birthday coming up...Leon it be great to see a T-shirt with the Big 4 on it commerorating this awesome acheivment.

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

I understand the Wag..but have zero knowledge of this Doyle..all i ever seen was the other s in the set. Dont know why its so rare and etc.

Here are the basics:

Joe Doyle played for the New York Highlanders in the American League, and Larry Doyle played for the New York Giants in the National League.

Originally, the Joe Doyle cards were printed with the caption "Doyle, N.Y. Nat'l".

Apparently very early in the print run, the caption was corrected to delete the "Nat'l" reference. Noticeably, no effort was made to adjust the centering of the remaining caption, or to add the correct "Amer"; all the corrected Joe Doyle captions are off-center to the left.

The error was never noticed until the 1970s, when Larry Fritsch discovered it. To this day, I believe fewer than ten copies of the "Doyle, N.Y. Nat'l" cards exist.

Steve

[RCMcKenzie]

Joe, we are talking about 2 different things.

Let's say we were on a residential real estate chat-board, and someone posted a nice house. It would not be rude for people to ask how much it went for. "Hey, I just picked up Elon Musk's Willie Wonka house?" "Awesome, what'd you get it for?" etc

It's not the same as asking your brother-in-law how much he owes on his mortgage. I think we basically agree. It was a bst sale. Not unlike the ones where people delete the asking price after the sale. Rob

[rats60]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Joe, we are talking about 2 different things.

Let's say we were on a residential real estate chat-board, and someone posted a nice house. It would not be rude for people to ask how much it went for. "Hey, I just picked up Elon Musk's Willie Wonka house?" "Awesome, what'd you get it for?" etc

It's not the same as asking your brother-in-law how much he owes on his mortgage. I think we basically agree. It was a bst sale. Not unlike the ones where people delete the asking price after the sale. Rob

Mile High Card Co. is auctioning off a PSA 1 Wagner in August, so you will get an idea of value in a couple months.

[Jdoggs]

Originally Posted by rats60

Mile High Card Co. is auctioning off a PSA 1 Wagner in August, so you will get an idea of value in a couple months.

SMR for t206 Wagner psa 1 is $550k so should sell somewhere in that vicinity.

[Thromdog]

Ryan, congrats on acquiring these guys....fantastic! I do hope you’re able to acquire a solid 520 to go with them, which is a great idea. Hopefully one of these registry guys will help you out.

[PhillyFan1883]

Originally Posted by Jdoggs

SMR for t206 Wagner psa 1 is $550k so should sell somewhere in that vicinity.

SMR is not a reliable source to gauge the price of a historic card like this. Honestly, I think its safe to say SMR is not reliable source for any card for that matter. A PSA Authentic with three of the 4 boarders chopped off sold in late 2019 for 540k. That puts the mile high copy coming up well above that. You would have to think 150k-450k more. Check out vintage card prices dot com to see actual sales of any vintage card.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by PhillyFan1883

SMR is not a reliable source to gauge the price of a historic card like this. Honestly, I think its safe to say SMR is not reliable source for any card for that matter. A PSA Authentic with three of the 4 boarders chopped off sold in late 2019 for 540k. That puts the mile high copy coming up well above that. You would have to think 150k-450k more. Check out vintage card prices dot com to see actual sales of any vintage card.

With the large jumps in prices of modern cards, it will be interesting to see if that translates to the Wagners. A Trout card just sold for 922k, why wouldn’t a Wagner sell for more?

[Jdoggs]

Originally Posted by PhillyFan1883

SMR is not a reliable source to gauge the price of a historic card like this. Honestly, I think its safe to say SMR is not reliable source for any card for that matter. A PSA Authentic with three of the 4 boarders chopped off sold in late 2019 for 540k. That puts the mile high copy coming up well above that. You would have to think 150k-450k more. Check out vintage card prices dot com to see actual sales of any vintage card.

Well SMR for psa 2 Wagner is $1,350,000 and mile high sold one for that price last October so I wouldn’t say SMR is not a reliable source for any card for that matter.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Jdoggs

SMR for t206 Wagner psa 1 is $550k so should sell somewhere in that vicinity.

You said it should sell in the vicinity of 550k. We shall see how accurate that is.

[Jdoggs]

Yes rats we will see.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Jdoggs

SMR for t206 Wagner psa 1 is $550k so should sell somewhere in that vicinity.

After the first day the Mile High Wagner is sitting at 756k with bp. It looks like a smart move buying before the next one was auctioned.

[LuckyLarry]

really cool!
Larry