T206 Honus Wagner - Not For Sale

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

well...based on owner's history of attempting to sell the card at approx 1/3 more than it's value...along with this particular cards hitory of alterations...I'd say the owner isn't really interested in selling at this time...so I see this whole thing as a "fishing" expedition. I know historically that most wagners that do sell sell at auction...and this is the route I'd pursue if I were selling one.

And I certainly wouldn't consign a vintage baseball card holy grail with someone who specialized in music memorabilia!!!!!

To me the fishy nature of this whole thing is why it's on the bst...otherwise it'd be in a major auction house.

Something is off for sure. And while a major auction house would seem the best place for this card it's hard to justify collecting a consignment fee and then sending the card to REA.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Something is off for sure. And while a major auction house would seem the best place for this card it's hard to justify collecting a consignment fee and then sending the card to REA.

well seeing as the likelihood of the card selling is pretty much nil...no consignment fee to worry about...and i'm sure any of the big AH's would give you a piece of the action on a wags?

[dictoresno]

he did the same thing "I don't know how to post pictures lol" on here and on blowout. if you work for a consignor, you know how important pictures are help sell your item and to verify you have the item.

any 13 yr old can figure out how to post pictures on the internet, lame excuse. and don't try to sell a card worth over half a mil without researching how to do so professionally. I mean come on. not to mention, stories and values keep changing depending on how members challenge him on different details and aspects.

[jchcollins]

And the responses on Blowout are all of the exact same tone as what he got here. There is the way a professional auction outfit would list something, and the way an ebay amateur would (on his Jordan lot) with all the "Unknown! Who knows what could be in this lot!" trying to get suckers to bite.

Smells nothing but fishy to me. If it is real then I feel sorry for whoever consigned a legit Wagner to that organization.

[jchcollins]

Dupe post deleted.

[dictoresno]

the Gretzky uncut sheet on listed on their facebook page is on ebay too but not on their website. ZERO seller feedback, only buyer. kinda strange an auction house related ebay seller hasn't sold anything at all. also would've figured that such a high profile item for sale like the Wagner, would've made some kind of press in the sports world....or at least be on the front page of their website. its just a small post on their instagram and facebook pages.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Wayne-Gretz...t/372604933524

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Something is off for sure. And while a major auction house would seem the best place for this card it's hard to justify collecting a consignment fee and then sending the card to REA.

On the one hand he said the card was a consignment, on the other hand he implied his company owned it because he said early on the reason they hadn't marketed it recently was that it was great eye candy. Maybe I missed how these are consistent.

[dictoresno]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

On the one hand he said the card was a consignment, on the other hand he implied his company owned it because he said early on the reason they hadn't marketed it recently was that it was great eye candy. Maybe I missed how these are consistent.

nothing he says is consistent. that's why blowout started ganging up on him. and every time they pointed something out, his stories changed to adapt. same thing he did here.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by dictoresno

nothing he says is consistent. that's why blowout started ganging up on him. and every time they pointed something out, his stories changed to adapt. same thing he did here.

Am I the only one who noticed this card started out being "PSA 2" quality and then went to a 4 only a few hours later? At a minimum if that is believed to be an honest mistake, the person claiming that knows nothing about vintage cards.