Crossover value?

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Posted By: Gary B.

but there seems to be a psychological thing where I'd be willing to pay a little more for a Honus Wagner than I would for another player at his level (not like there are many, mind you). For example, and here's an aspect of this I didn't touch upon before:

Right now there's a higher grade Fan Craze Wagner on ebay that's up to $610, but will likely go for a good bit more by the time the auction is over. Now I can understand that the price is due to the rarity of the set, the early year of the set, the fact that Honus was one of the best players ever and the very nice condition of the card, BUT, it also uses the SAME Wagner image used on the t206 3 or 4 years later.

Since the t206 Wagner is out of most people's leagues, this card is FAR more accessible price wise. Would it not be at least a psychological factor to anyone out there that this card uses the same image as the t206? It certainly would for me. Even this card is out of my price range at the moment, but if I had a bit more cash to spare, it would certainly be something to factor in on bidding for me, more so even just that it was a Honus Wagner, who happens to have the most sought after card in the hobby, it's the same image as well.