T206 Honus Wagner SGC 3 What is the Over/Under

[53toppscollector]

If the winner wanted to cross it over to PSA, it would only cost $10,000 and if you paid $6M for the card, that seems pretty trivial.

I don't imagine you'd want to get out the old pliers and crack it out yourself, so you'd have to just hope it crosses over directly to a PSA 3

Has anyone done any investigative work to determine which Wagners were cracked/crossed over and what the true population is?

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by 53toppscollector

If the winner wanted to cross it over to PSA, it would only cost $10,000 and if you paid $6M for the card, that seems pretty trivial.

I don't imagine you'd want to get out the old pliers and crack it out yourself, so you'd have to just hope it crosses over directly to a PSA 3

Has anyone done any investigative work to determine which Wagners were cracked/crossed over and what the true population is?

Agreed about not wanting to crack that case.
No idea about any cross overs

[ginter]

(Clipped from - Courier-Post newspaper - Camden, New Jersey -
21 March 1931) - WAGNER LIKED HIS BASEBALL - If Honus Wagner were 30 years younger would he be able to get as much out of baseball as Babe Ruth does? Hans wasn't much, of a go-getter in that respect. Even 25 years ago he had opportunities to "cash in". Can you remember back to those days when cigarette manufacturers included in each pack of cigarettes a picture of either a famous actress or some sports star. - They offered a Pittsburgh newspaper man $10 to get the permission of Wagner, Hans didn't wish to see the newspaper man lose a chance to make an extra, ten, but he objected to selling his picture to further the sale of a cigarette. - So instead of permitting his picture to be used, he gave the newspaper man ten dollars out of his own pocket, and told him to forgot it. Had Honus been as good a business man as 90 per cent of the present day diamond stars, he wouldn't have needed any coaxing to "muscle in" on anything and everything that brought in a few shekels. Instead, he placed the game above a few paltry dollars.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by ginter

(Clipped from - Courier-Post newspaper - Camden, New Jersey -
21 March 1931) - WAGNER LIKED HIS BASEBALL - If Honus Wagner were 30 years younger would he be able to get as much out of baseball as Babe Ruth does? Hans wasn't much, of a go-getter in that respect. Even 25 years ago he had opportunities to "cash in". Can you remember back to those days when cigarette manufacturers included in each pack of cigarettes a picture of either a famous actress or some sports star. - They offered a Pittsburgh newspaper man $10 to get the permission of Wagner, Hans didn't wish to see the newspaper man lose a chance to make an extra, ten, but he objected to selling his picture to further the sale of a cigarette. - So instead of permitting his picture to be used, he gave the newspaper man ten dollars out of his own pocket, and told him to forgot it. Had Honus been as good a business man as 90 per cent of the present day diamond stars, he wouldn't have needed any coaxing to "muscle in" on anything and everything that brought in a few shekels. Instead, he placed the game above a few paltry dollars.

smoking gun!

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Still 20 years after the fact. That gun hadn't been smoking for a long time.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by ginter

(Clipped from - Courier-Post newspaper - Camden, New Jersey -
21 March 1931) - WAGNER LIKED HIS BASEBALL - If Honus Wagner were 30 years younger would he be able to get as much out of baseball as Babe Ruth does? Hans wasn't much, of a go-getter in that respect. Even 25 years ago he had opportunities to "cash in". Can you remember back to those days when cigarette manufacturers included in each pack of cigarettes a picture of either a famous actress or some sports star. - They offered a Pittsburgh newspaper man $10 to get the permission of Wagner, Hans didn't wish to see the newspaper man lose a chance to make an extra, ten, but he objected to selling his picture to further the sale of a cigarette. - So instead of permitting his picture to be used, he gave the newspaper man ten dollars out of his own pocket, and told him to forgot it. Had Honus been as good a business man as 90 per cent of the present day diamond stars, he wouldn't have needed any coaxing to "muscle in" on anything and everything that brought in a few shekels. Instead, he placed the game above a few paltry dollars.

Interesting piece of history

[profholt82]

Originally Posted by 53toppscollector

If the winner wanted to cross it over to PSA, it would only cost $10,000 and if you paid $6M for the card, that seems pretty trivial.

I don't imagine you'd want to get out the old pliers and crack it out yourself, so you'd have to just hope it crosses over directly to a PSA 3

I don't think a PSA or SGC holder makes any difference when it comes to the Wagner though. With most other cards, yeah, generally the PSA will sell for more, but the Wagner is above that.