the online auction saw the record-breaking sale of a 1909-11 Honus Wagner T206 baseball card for $609,294. The PSA 1 example has been referred to as “The Original Wagner” based on the fact that it was the first of its kind to be featured in mainstream media in 1930.
The card was purchased by Georgia businessman J. Ross Greene for $48,500 in 1996 ($75,586 in today’s dollars). The $609,294 price is the most ever paid for a “Poor” condition Wagner and over $200,000 higher than the last PSA 1 Wagner that sold in May of 2013. It also bested a PSA 2 sold last month. [Link to story]
I was not the winning bidder. My birthday is coming up, however, so you never know. Maybe someone purchased it on my behalf.
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