Comments on: A Honus Wagner card is going up for auction

By: denny65

denny65 — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:50:15 +0000

Yeah, well I have a ’56 Roy McMillan that came in a pack of hot dogs. So there.

By: badintent

badintent — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 03:34:17 +0000

Craig ,I had a 1956 Mantle, gave it to my brother and he sold it for chump chance.

By: jwbiii

jwbiii — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:24:39 +0000

I’m sure the card has been “authenticated.” How a person becomes an authenticator is another matter. I thought the article I read on the subject was on Peter Nash’s site but I can’t find it now. The high end memorabilia business is pretty filthy, rife with theft and forgeries.

http://haulsofshame.com/blog/?p=4323

By: mybrunoblog

mybrunoblog — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:27:31 +0000

There has always been some talk in the memoribilia world that this Wagner card has been trimmed. I wonder if anyone has ever tested the card. Oh wait. The union won’t agree to that. Nevermind.

By: fanofevilempire

fanofevilempire — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:07:25 +0000

If that is the way they chose to spend their money what can you do, I would hope he had it on display for Arizona fans to see, I know, I know, in a display case so you can’t touch.

I would hate to own it and have it in a safety deposit box.I guess when it is an Investment and Insurance and such this is what you have to do, hey, I got my valuables in a safety box.

Hey Craig, I change my mind I won’t be bidding after all, it’s all yours buddy.

By: yahmule

yahmule — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:18:16 +0000

Yes, but the co-owner of the card was cherubic white collar felon Bruce McNall. Defrauding six bank out of a quarter of a billion dollars and getting 70 months in minimum security gotta be worth some grit.

By: uwsptke

uwsptke — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:48:02 +0000

I did the same thing, except it was for the reigning 1992 AL Rookie of the Year (Pat Listach). Talk about buying high.

By: misterfrump

misterfrump — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:47:36 +0000

Oh, I am the proud owner of a 1990 Topps Scott Erickson rookie card, *that I rushed out and bought for $15 in 1991*. I was a little kid, had some allowance and was sure I was making an incredible investment in my future.

As you can see, history has proven me correct.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SCOTT-ERICKSON-1990-Topps-Traded-XRC-29-/140690950507?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item20c1d5896b

By: dowhatifeellike

dowhatifeellike — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:38:31 +0000

I have some autographed Larry Walkers and Scott Ericksons around here somewhere… didn’t realize I was sitting on a gold mine!

By: misterfrump

misterfrump — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:16:59 +0000

If this is $1.62 million, I’m assuming I can get at least 5k out of my 1988 Tops Danny Tartabull, right?

By: unclemosesgreen

unclemosesgreen — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:03:46 +0000

Kendrick bought the card from a hockey player though. Extra grit points.

That player was Wayne “Lady Bing” Gretzky. Minus 1/2 of those grit points.

By: albertmn

albertmn — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:49:48 +0000

$2.8 million for a piece of paper. I just find it amazing that some people have so much money they have nothing better to do with it.

By: IdahoMariner

IdahoMariner — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:29:55 +0000

extra points for gritty snark, craig. i am up way too early (for me) for outright laughter, but it was a good warmup for later.