T206 Honus wagner on ebay

[bijoem]

Originally Posted by E93

The price seems about right to me for that example. A PSA 1 sold for 399k in REA a year and a half ago. I know of private offers over 400k for similar examples in the past year. It is a lot for a baseball card, but there is no shortage of buyers (like there is for those houses in Texas ).
JimB

It is a great looking card for the grade.
And the 'Sloate' provenance makes it even more appealing.

I would rather have that card than the studio in Vancouver (mentioned by Max) or the house in Texas (mentioned by Jim). Of course.... if you throw an apartment in Soho into the mix I probably would not choose Honus.

[barrysloate]

Hi Joe- I don't think anybody actually knows about the Sloate provenance.

[bijoem]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Hi Joe- I don't think anybody actually knows about the Sloate provenance.

well.... that info has to get on the flip!

[barrysloate]

That's actually a very good idea. Provenance is something that is very important in the coin world but underappreciated in our hobby. Rare coin ownership can often be traced back continuously to the 19th century, but only some rare baseball cards, such as those owned by Carter and Nagy, can be. Almost all of that information has been lost: why isn't every Wagner, for example, traced back to multiple previous owners?