T206 Honus Wagner - Not For Sale

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

truth of the matter, Ethan...is that this place is'nt the cozy, friendly place it once was...there are new members joining daily who may not have the knowledge or ethical backbone as many on here do. Additionally we are starting to see bad fakes/reprints for sale here on the BST. I don't expect or like this trend.

So as a community here we are the closest thing to a police as there is. I have many numerous friends here and have actually met them at nationals/shows, etc. This place isn't the wild wild west and I'd hate to see it become that.

So if someone posts bullshit on here...they're going to get called out on it.

The BST isn't the best venue to sell high profile/mega high buck cards anyway!

I don't know. I think if he had posted 600DPI scans and been clear and concise in his first effort, this might be a great place to try and sell the card. As other's have said, when you're trying to get roughly half a million from someone you might want to take the time to do it right the on your first try.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I don't know. I think if he had posted 600DPI scans and been clear and concise in his first effort, this might be a great place to try and sell the card. As other's have said, when you're trying to get roughly half a million from someone you might want to take the time to do it right the on your first try.

agreed...and if he were upfront and honest about it's history...maybe this would be a good venue to sell such a card.

[ullmandds]

What I meant I suppose...but didn't state very well is that this is the last place someone should come to try to pull the wool over over our eyes relating to vintage cards...the knowledge and experience here is unparalleled.

[RedsFan1941]

nice card

[MVSNYC]

All-

I cannot confirm who the exact seller is, but I can confirm...

About 6-7 years ago, I personally saw this card for sale in Gotta Have It's retail shop on East 57th St in NYC. I believe Pete was the shop owner, and selling the card for $350-400K. I saw it myself in their shop (during which time, Johnny [mrvster] & I conversed about it several times). The card was restored years prior, and sold in a Mastro's auction. Later, the restoration was "reversed", but since it is virtually impossible for someone (PSA, etc) to determine if 100% of anything added to the card was fully removed, it was labeled Altered.

I cannot confirm who is posting this, but like I said, everything I said above it fact.

[Tao_Moko]

Am I the only one that has some questions about authenticity? The corner wear jumps out at me and maybe it's just poor image quality but the left side and lower left of the slab look ghosty(new technical term). OP - I am not a potential buyer, just someone breaking forum rules with my post. High res images will help your cause greatly. Good luck.