T206 Honus Wagner Authentic Restored

[Jay Wolt]

Ryan Well Said!

[ricktmd]

Yes Ryan. I agree +1. All Wagners are benefitting from the press , popularity and incredible sells prices on the T206. I am not sure what that means for Wagner cabinets like W600, an M110, or T5 Pinkerton. All must be as rare as the T206 but obviously way less in demand. Still using the supply and demand curve from college Econ may be the simple answer. I have this W600. I can't seem to part with it yet...

[Rhotchkiss]

Great card Rick!! I think all cards with the Horner T206 (uniform) pose, whether facing right or left, are benefiting, whether they come on a cabinet, PC, or otherwise; many of which are pictured below. How about earlier, street clothes portrait pics (i.e., rookie cards)?

[mrreality68]

Wow all the way thru.

Some amazing Wagner Portraits.

And the prices are definitely exploding

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

And the prices are definitely exploding

Well, POW! I hope

[Hankphenom]

Yes, the original is a hot mess, but it is the card. But the market seems to have spoken on the issue of restoration, so why not develop a CGI/3-D printing process that will restore cards to perfection and sell them that way? I think I see the future.

[theshowandme]

Makes you think!

[lumberjack]

Once the hobby accepts restoration on cards, watch out. Because years ago, it was accepted in the comic book industry, and now it seems like there's more restored comics than untouched comics for the rare issues. Years ago, I owned a restored and unrestored Amazing Spider-Man #1, and even though the unrestored looked like a lower grade, I liked it more than the restored comic. I eventually sold both comics and the restored comic got 4 times the price of the non restored comic. Didn't expect that. I'd rather the restoration process stays away from the baseball card hobby. Once it starts, over 95 percent of the authentic or 1 graded 1952 Topps Mantles, will be restored. Because comics are like that now. The grading companies have a different color label for restored comics, and it seems like a majority of the key comics, are no longer original.

Very astute; it will happen simply because the original work will be too expensive for just about EVERYBODY.
When I got back into collecting in the mid '70s, George Lyons, who had some clout in those days, said something to the effect of, "What happens when we run out of 19th century cards?"
Well, we did and post war gum took off.