T206 Wagner hunters

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Leon

The Wags card and one other one, the ''52 Mantle (imo), are cards that reach outside of the hobby. Ask yourself if there are still multi-millionaires in our society and I think you have your answer.

I have tunnel-vision - didn't even think about non-collectors.

[zljones]

O most definately I understood the point of the thread as it was pertaining to collectors outside the hobby, I just wanted to add in what I would do with the money, I totally agree that others that do not collect cards would be buying this card perhaps as a status thing just to show off or who knows. If I was rich and I mean very rich I would put that card more on the bottom of my list since I have a growing obsession with 19th century cards then I would get the Wagner later.

[atx840]

Didn't a non collector MLB player (I know so very little about baseball its sad) just pick up the most recent Wagner,possibly the shellacked nun's find?

[glchen]

I believe Keith Olbermann was the one who picked up the Wagner from the nun's find, and I believe he has another better copy. Here's the link to the thread on Olbermann's newest Wagner: Link

I think cards like the T206 Wagner go beyond the hard core hobbyists. I always think that every year there are newly minted baseball (or in other sports also) multi-millionaires. If these guys decided that they wanted to scoop up a few of the top cards or memorabilia in the hobby, they could do so in an instance. For example, if Pujols or ARod decided they wanted to collect a few cards, it would be pocket change for them, and their advisers would probably steer them to cards like the Wagner.

[atx840]

Thanks Gary, I searched for this article knowing it has "shows off" in it but no findy. I misread the article and thought Tim Huddy owned it. Still like this card better than the restored/unrestored version.

[mawitzi]

The T206 set is very popular. It seems like half the people on the board are building sets. I realize that most people consider the set complete without the big 4, but some don't. If I was building the set and I was rich, I would buy a Wagner.

[Theoldprofessor]

They shellacked a nun?? Probably got three hours of house arrest for it.