He hasn’t made a lot of appearances at auction over the last couple of years, but Honus is coming back to the block as the marquee headliner in an upcoming auction. In its August auction, Mile High Card Company will be offering a T206 Honus Wagner, an issue universally considered the crown jewel of all baseball cards. A final selling price is anyone’s guess but … [Read more...]
Notes: Green to Upper Deck?; Great Video; Naked Wagner; Nostalgic Koufax Card
Yahoo Sports' Chris Hayes is reporting that Upper Deck has signed Fresno, CA high school star Jalen Green to a deal. Ranked at or near the top of the list of the nation's top recruits, Green announced recently that he would bypass college and sign up for the NBA's professional pathway program that guarantees him at least $500,000 along while he receives coaching and … [Read more...]
Wild Tale of the “All-Star Cafe” Wagner Subject of New Story
It’s a crazy story involving a T206 Wagner, a 1990s sports restaurant, a chef, Charlie Sheen, Mr. Mint, the FBI…and presidential pardons. If you know the story of the “All-Star Café Wagner,” you probably don’t know all of it. While the Gretzky-McNall Wagner has had its own taste of federal law enforcement, this Wagner card is one with a story that’s even more … [Read more...]
Rally Rd. Offering Shares Of T206 Honus Wagner Card Friday
This is the big one for Rally Rd. At least as far as sports collectibles go. The “Holy Grail” of baseball cards — a 1909 Honus Wagner T206 tobacco card with a Sweet Caporal back— goes on sale Friday at noon on the company’s website. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Rob Petrozzo, who co-founded Rally Rd. with childhood friend Chris Bruno three years ago. This … [Read more...]
High-Grade T206 Set, Plus Wagner, Now at Auction
Heritage Auctions has launched the second offering of The David Hall T206 Collection, featuring a set of the hobby’s most celebrated tobacco issue, including a low-grade example of the famed T206 Honus Wagner, a Ty Cobb with Cobb back and an example of the rare Eddie Plank card. Only the ultra-scarce Joe Doyle “NY Nat’l” error is missing from the … [Read more...]
T206 Wagner Card Sells for $1.2 Million
A 1909-11 T206 Honus Wagner has changed hands for a seven-figure price. The PSA 2 (Good) example sold privately for $1.2 million, according to SCP Auctions, which brokered the transaction. It's scheduled to be offered at public auction later this fall through Mile High Card Company. The same card has sold twice at auction in the last five years, realizing … [Read more...]
Hoping for the Next Big ‘Walk In’
In the 1970s and 80s, sports card dealers and avid collectors would rent hotel rooms across the country, placing local newspaper ads offering to buy sports cards and collectibles. It was an era when the concept of sports stuff being worth money was still fairly new. With the internet, research is much easier and finding great collections is much harder. But that … [Read more...]
T206 Wagner Draws NYC Attention
Housed in a special case, the T206 Honus Wagner now up for auction was on stage in New York Friday afternoon. Actually, it was just a local restaurant hosting the Wagner and several other big ticket cards but the photo sessions and TV coverage meant a bright spotlight as the auction entered its final week. Bidding for the card, including the buyer’s premium, has surpassed … [Read more...]
Wagner on Display Friday as Bids Soar Past $2 Million
The T206 Jumbo Wagner and several other valuable baseball cards will be on display in New York Friday. Goldin Auctions will show off the card as part of a media opportunity between 11:30 AM and 2 PM EDT at NYY Steak Manhattan (7 West 51st St). The Wagner card is the featured item in Goldin Auctions’ Great American Trading Card Auction that runs through October 1. It last … [Read more...]
Notes: Device Helps Blind Collector; Jumbo Wagner History; Ichiro Signing; Cal Cards
You may have read our story last year on Denver area collector Jake Cohen, a youngster with a passion for sports, sports cards and music. Jake lost his sight a few years ago but has continued to collect. Now, a scanning device is helping him identify cards without having to see them. The i.d. mate Galaxy is a portable “all-in-one” talking bar code scanner that aids … [Read more...]