T206 Honus Wagner Authentic Restored

Section103 · #1 07-13-2023, 10:04 AM

Its amazing what money will do. If this is restored, every card altered in a similar way is restored. If independent grading companies are blatantly giving preference to certain cards/customers, then they are far more worthless than even their most ardent critics could suggest.

JustinD · #2 07-13-2023, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Section103

Its amazing what money will do. If this is restored, every card altered in a similar way is restored. If independent grading companies are blatantly giving preference to certain cards/customers, then they are far more worthless than even their most ardent critics could suggest.

I think restored is a better description if you think of it logically as a consumer for this card. It should not be seen as a more generous grade over authentic or authentic altered.

Restored by definition means that the entire card has been changed, which it has. An auth or auth altered does not describe the full breadth of change. It could in that grade make someone think it just had a press or little recolor. A restoration explains that this has had almost everything done.

parkplace33 · #3 07-13-2023, 11:51 AM

1.5 million. And what in the world did they do to that card.

mrreality68 · #4 07-13-2023, 12:41 PM

Here is a LINK to a documentation of a different restored T206 Wagner

http://www.t206museum.com/page/periodical_106.html

This is only meant to give everyone an idea of the scope of work and to a degree how the work of restoration was done

Seven · #5 07-13-2023, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mrreality68

Here is a LINK to a documentation of a different restored T206 Wagner

http://www.t206museum.com/page/periodical_106.html

This is only meant to give everyone an idea of the scope of work and to a degree how the work of restoration was done

Thank you for this, very informative.

I have zero issue with a card being restored as long as it's designated as such. The line unfortunately gets blurred when restored/altered cards get the number designation.

atx840 · #6 07-13-2023, 03:08 PM

Previous thread on this card - I'd prefer it in it's original form

https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...agner+restored

BeanTown · #7 07-13-2023, 05:17 PM

Definitely think it looks better restored. Not for me though. In art it�s acceptable to restore and in cards it is not. Never understood that.

campyfan39 · #8 02-22-2025, 09:05 AM

Agree. Just another egregious example of the corruption of PSA. If any of us did anything to a card, like coloring the corner on a 71 topps, we would get an automatic A (Altered)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Section103

Its amazing what money will do. If this is restored, every card altered in a similar way is restored. If independent grading companies are blatantly giving preference to certain cards/customers, then they are far more worthless than even their most ardent critics could suggest.

mrreality68 · #9 02-22-2025, 09:56 AM

I agree restored cards are not for me and most true collectors.

And I really like the autographed analogy

Interesting that in comic books it is accepted. They are clearly labeled and are worth less than non restored. But still accepted

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