That SCP T206 Wagner

[Hankphenom]

I don't know why it wouldn't go for a lot of money, being THE iconic card and all plus the rarity. 500K--1M?

[Carter08]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

I don't know why it wouldn't go for a lot of money, being THE iconic card and all plus the rarity. 500K--1M?

Would be my guess - 400k plus.

[Tao_Moko]

Skinned cards are ~50% of a card and sometimes the front is thinner than what was skinned and therefore could be less than 50%. I have some OJ's where skinning removed a small percentage on the face of the card. Does that make skinned OJ's containing a nearly entire front but, less than 50% no longer a card?

If you cut a Wagner with scissors leaving 51% the bottom of the card and 49% the top then does only the bottom qualify?

If you "restored" the bottom half by adding 49% to the top you'd have a card worth less than the top restored with a bottom.

My point is that percentages and restorations will never be able have a standard metric. Cards, no matter how complete or doctored, slabbed or discussed are only as good as their appeal to buyers.

[npa589]

Originally Posted by Tao_Moko

Skinned cards are ~50% of a card and sometimes the front is thinner than what was skinned and therefore could be less than 50%. I have some OJ's where skinning removed a small percentage on the face of the card. Does that make skinned OJ's containing a nearly entire front but, less than 50% no longer a card?

If you cut a Wagner with scissors leaving 51% the bottom of the card and 49% the top then does only the bottom qualify?

If you "restored" the bottom half by adding 49% to the top you'd have a card worth less than the top restored with a bottom.

My point is that percentages and restorations will never be able have a standard metric. Cards, no matter how complete or doctored, slabbed or discussed are only as good as their appeal to buyers.

This is a really good point Eric

[drcy]

"If you cut a Wagner with scissors leaving 51% the bottom of the card and 49% the top then does only the bottom qualify?"

You have one card cut in two. Nothing's missing.

[scmavl]

I'm waiting for Topps to buy it and cut it into 25 pieces, inserting it into relic cards. Then 25 more people could say "I own (part of) a T206 Wagner!"

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by scmavl

I'm waiting for Topps to buy it and cut it into 25 pieces, inserting it into relic cards. Then 25 more people could say "I own (part of) a T206 Wagner!"

Ouch! But not out of the question, for sure.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by scmavl

I'm waiting for Topps to buy it and cut it into 25 pieces, inserting it into relic cards. Then 25 more people could say "I own (part of) a T206 Wagner!"

Scary but I could see them doing something like that

[Leon]

Originally Posted by scmavl

I'm waiting for Topps to buy it and cut it into 25 pieces, inserting it into relic cards. Then 25 more people could say "I own (part of) a T206 Wagner!"

It won't be Topps it will be Fanatics and they will cut it into 100 pieces to maximize their ROI..
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[Fred]

Originally Posted by scmavl

I'm waiting for Topps to buy it and cut it into 25 pieces, inserting it into relic cards. Then 25 more people could say "I own (part of) a T206 Wagner!"

Nope, they'll cut it into 9 sections and encapsulate each one. Someone will buy the completely empty section for $10K. What an investment!

Heck, I'd pay $10K for the piece in the middle that is missing a small portion.

Wagner 9s.jpg

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by scmavl

I'm waiting for Topps to buy it and cut it into 25 pieces, inserting it into relic cards. Then 25 more people could say "I own (part of) a T206 Wagner!"

Lol hi jarrod

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by scmavl

I'm waiting for Topps to buy it and cut it into 25 pieces, inserting it into relic cards. Then 25 more people could say "I own (part of) a T206 Wagner!"

I was going to toss this idea into the ring myself... except that I would have presented it as a legitimate suggestion.

After all, it's now becoming a "thing" where you have people buying "shares" of collectibles... for example, the British Guiana One Cent Magenta postage stamp, the most valuable item in the world in terms of weight. And I'm not saying this to be snarky, because I myself own one share...



Told ya!

Anyway, the thing is that even though I own a share of the stamp, I don't have physical ownership, whereas if this specific Wagner was used to make relic cards, everyone who had one would have actual physical ownership of their piece.

I'm not saying I endorse the idea, I was just going to throw it out as a suggestion... but I see that it wouldn't go over too well in this forum, so I'm just going to shut up and sit down.

[Tao_Moko]

Originally Posted by drcy

"If you cut a Wagner with scissors leaving 51% the bottom of the card and 49% the top then does only the bottom qualify?"

You have one card cut in two. Nothing's missing.

I think everyone understood the example.