Goldin Auction - Honus Wagner “Rookie Card”

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Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

It’s insane to me that bidders ran this card up to that level, I wonder how many did not realize the discrepancy in the date of issue. More towards the end of the description, Goldin does allude to the fact that some believe that the issue date of this card could be late 1900’s but then reverts back to most likely being a 1897-00 issue. Am I missing something, has there been more recent information that dates the card to the late 1890’s or is that date still believed to be misinformation?

Bidders might have not . "Goldin may place bids below the reserve on behalf of the Seller, either consecutively or in response to other bids."
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