T206 Honus wagner on ebay

[wolf2039]

Seems very high and perhaps not even a real price given that an arguably better-looking example, also in PSA 1 grade sold for $282,000 (including buyer's premium) at the REA auction this Spring. Given the number of eyeballs on the REA auction, it seems odd that someone would be willing to go so far over a recent auction price for the card.

http://www.t206museum.com/page/periodical_102.html

[barrysloate]

That's the one I used to own. I bought it in 1986 and sold it a year and a half later. Should have kept it.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

That's the one I used to own. I bought it in 1986 and sold it a year and a half later. Should have kept it.

I think there's a saying that says it's better to have bought a T206 Wagner and sold it than to never have owned one at all.

[barrysloate]

I agree Doug.

[sports-rings]

maybe there's another saying....
'
the two best days of a collector's life is the day he buys a wagner card and the day he sells it!

[Doug]

Originally Posted by sports-rings.com

maybe there's another saying....
'
the two best days of a collector's life is the day he buys a wagner card and the day he sells it!

I would tend to agree except in my case I'd have to change "Wagner card" to "1952 Topps Mantle".

[T206.org]

Originally Posted by Doug

I think there's a saying that says it's better to have bought a T206 Wagner and sold it than to never have owned one at all.

Sounds right to me, Doug!

Barry, super cool! I didn't know you'd ever had a Wagner!
I was only 5 in 1986.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by T206.org

I was only 5 in 1986.

Me too. If I only had the foresight as a 5 year old to have bought a Wagner back then!

[rdixon1208]

Anyone that would pay $300k plus for a baseball cards is awesome.

Anyone that would pay $300k plus for a small house is an idiot.

[M's_Fan]

Would the eBay fees cost more to the seller of a big-time item such as this, than your average baseball card auction house?

I suppose it depends on whether if you assume that the buyer's premium is a cost borne by the bidder or the seller. I would suppose that it is the latter.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by rdixon1208

Anyone that would pay $300k plus for a baseball cards is awesome.

Anyone that would pay $300k plus for a small house is an idiot.

Seems like a valid point. I wonder if I can find a bank that would let me take out a mortgage loan to buy a baseball card?