T206 Honus Wagner Authentic Restored

[Rhotchkiss]

Great card Rick!! I think all cards with the Horner T206 (uniform) pose, whether facing right or left, are benefiting, whether they come on a cabinet, PC, or otherwise; many of which are pictured below. How about earlier, street clothes portrait pics (i.e., rookie cards)?

[mrreality68]

Wow all the way thru.

Some amazing Wagner Portraits.

And the prices are definitely exploding

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

And the prices are definitely exploding

Well, POW! I hope

[Hankphenom]

Yes, the original is a hot mess, but it is the card. But the market seems to have spoken on the issue of restoration, so why not develop a CGI/3-D printing process that will restore cards to perfection and sell them that way? I think I see the future.

[theshowandme]

Makes you think!

[mrreality68]

It’s Back

This card selling again. 2021 it sold (pre restoration), then sold in fall 2023 and now I see on instagram that this card starting March 16th back on Mile High.
Went for $1.96 million dollars in 2013

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

It’s Back

This card selling again. 2021 it sold (pre restoration), then sold in fall 2023 and now I see on instagram that this card starting March 16th back on Mile High.
Went for $1.96 million dollars in 2013

I saw that email. Good luck, Jeff. Don’t forget to post it in the pickup thread!

[raulus]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

It’s Back

This card selling again. 2021 it sold (pre restoration), then sold in fall 2023 and now I see on instagram that this card starting March 16th back on Mile High.
Went for $1.96 million dollars in 2013

Any predictions on whether the price will be higher today than in 2023, and if so, by how much?

[lumberjack]

Once the hobby accepts restoration on cards, watch out. Because years ago, it was accepted in the comic book industry, and now it seems like there's more restored comics than untouched comics for the rare issues. Years ago, I owned a restored and unrestored Amazing Spider-Man #1, and even though the unrestored looked like a lower grade, I liked it more than the restored comic. I eventually sold both comics and the restored comic got 4 times the price of the non restored comic. Didn't expect that. I'd rather the restoration process stays away from the baseball card hobby. Once it starts, over 95 percent of the authentic or 1 graded 1952 Topps Mantles, will be restored. Because comics are like that now. The grading companies have a different color label for restored comics, and it seems like a majority of the key comics, are no longer original.

Very astute; it will happen simply because the original work will be too expensive for just about EVERYBODY.
When I got back into collecting in the mid '70s, George Lyons, who had some clout in those days, said something to the effect of, "What happens when we run out of 19th century cards?"
Well, we did and post war gum took off.