Goodwin and Co Auction T206 Honus Wagner bid surpasses 1 million!!!

Dpeck100 · April 17, 2012 7:17AM

Honus Wagner

Wow this baby is exploding!!! I am anxious to see how this finishes! I read the rules and this is without the buyers premium so the true current bid is $1,232,466.34!!!

The Eddie Plank card is making a very strong showing too!

Eddie Plank

Just a little more then two days to go to see how these bad boys finish.

JustinsShoebox · April 17, 2012 7:34AM

Man, those cards are beautiful.

Justin

handyman · April 17, 2012 7:47AM

Thats big news!

Probstein123 · April 17, 2012 7:57AM

ok, I'll wait for another one....
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MyDaughtersNameIsMattingly · April 17, 2012 8:00AM

<< ok, I'll wait for another one....
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Just wait it out Rick, you'll get one cheaper....it's a dying hobby remember?

swartz1 · April 17, 2012 8:20AM

and they are supposed to be the "better" graders pre-war...

Hank36 · April 17, 2012 8:41AM

This morning, after three years of looking, I finally managed to snag a 2004 Mark Fidrych Topps Fan Favorites Refractor. For $6.20, including shipping.

I'm wayyyyyy happier today than anybody with a T206 Wagner.

corvette1340 · April 17, 2012 8:57AM

I am the high bidder at the moment.

corvette1340 · April 17, 2012 8:58AM

...........on several ebay auctions!

PeteZaria · April 17, 2012 9:03AM

<< I am the high bidder at the moment. >>

I hope you're not too disappointed when my snipe kicks in.

mcadams · April 17, 2012 9:05AM

<< This morning, after three years of looking, I finally managed to snag a 2004 Mark Fidrych Topps Fan Favorites Refractor. For $6.20, including shipping.

I'm wayyyyyy happier today than anybody with a T206 Wagner. >>

But you're still not as happy as Bill Goodwin

RedHeart54 · April 17, 2012 9:15AM

Are Wagners all starting to push a million or is this because it's a Sweet Caporal back as opposed to (what I assume is the more common) Piedmont back?

Big80s · April 17, 2012 9:17AM

This Wagner is off to a strong start, as well...REA - Honus Wagner

SDSportsFan · April 17, 2012 11:02AM

<< Are Wagners all starting to push a million or is this because it's a Sweet Caporal back as opposed to (what I assume is the more common) Piedmont back? >>

Actually, if I remember correctly, the Gretzky-McNall PSA 8 Wagner is the only Piedmont-backed Wagner in the graded population; all other Wagner's are Sweet Caporal.

Most graded Wagner's are graded PSA 2/SGC 30 or less. So this SGC 40 is actually one of the higher-graded cards to have recently gone up for bids.

According to the population reports, PSA has graded 32 Wagners as follows:

PSA Auth---5
PSA 1-------9
PSA 2------10
PSA 3-------4
PSA 4-------1
PSA 5MC---1
PSA 5-------1
PSA 8-------1

SGC has graded 11 Wagners as follows:

SGC Auth---2
SGC 10------3
SGC 30------1
SGC 40------4
SGC 50------1

So, out of 43 total graded Wagner's (between SGC and PSA); I believe there's also a GAI 1 or 2-graded Wagner, and one graded BVG 1, there are only a maximum of 4 graded higher than PSA 3/SGC 40, with only 8 at the PSA 3/SGC 40 level (not counting the PSA 5MC).

Steve

shagrotn77 · April 17, 2012 11:10AM

Has anyone ever seen the PSA 5 Wagner?

Probstein123 · April 17, 2012 11:11AM

Has anyone ever seen the PSA 5 Wagner?
I have, yes

gosteelers · April 17, 2012 11:33AM

Bill Goodwin stands to get some very nice buyer's fees from this auction!

Griffins · April 17, 2012 11:50AM

If the SGC 50 Wagner was the Dreiers it was crossed back into a PSA 4 holder.

Hank36 · April 17, 2012 12:02PM

<< 

<< This morning, after three years of looking, I finally managed to snag a 2004 Mark Fidrych Topps Fan Favorites Refractor. For $6.20, including shipping.

I'm wayyyyyy happier today than anybody with a T206 Wagner. >>

But you're still not as happy as Bill Goodwin >>

I'm not so sure...I'm pretty darn happy!

Dpeck100 · April 18, 2012 12:56PM

Less then 24 hours to go.

The end will be interesting. Either no action or a ton of action.

Definitely will be watching.

Dpeck100 · April 19, 2012 10:02AM

1:21:19 to go.

I have never personally witnessed the close of an item even close to this price range. It will be very interesting to see if the major bids come at the end and drive this card much higher or if we have seen the action.

Time will tell. I am definitely watching.

Dpeck100 · April 8, 2015 10:10AM

PSA 3

Already up to $1,140,000 with the buyers premium.

Interesting to see if you live in New Jersey you have to pay 7% sales tax. Ouch.

qualitycards · April 8, 2015 11:18AM

<< PSA 3

Already up to $1,140,000 with the buyers premium.

Interesting to see if you live in New Jersey you have to pay 7% sales tax. Ouch. >>

If a guy can afford over a million on the card, he can afford the tax

And Trenton surely hoped the winning bidder resides in Jersey

Dpeck100 · April 8, 2015 11:27AM

<< 

<< PSA 3

Already up to $1,140,000 with the buyers premium.

Interesting to see if you live in New Jersey you have to pay 7% sales tax. Ouch. >>

If a guy can afford over a million on the card, he can afford the tax

And Trenton surely hoped the winning bidder resides in Jersey >>

If it goes for 1.5 million you are talking an extra 105k. Nothing to sneeze at no matter how much dough you have.

Trenton is definitely hoping the winner resides in NJ. In reality most people who are buying cards in this price range have second homes in other states like Florida where we don't have a state tax so I would imagine they will find a way to avoid the 7%.

I love seeing PSA graded cards command these prices. I get it my wrestling cards will never be in the same stratosphere in price but it is nice to be able to say the same company reviewed the cards.

mattyc_collection · April 8, 2015 12:22PM

I love seeing cards in any holder or even raw do so well. The T210 Jackson, Foto Ruth, Cobb/Cobb, 52 Mick, and others are also insane pieces.

pdub1819 · April 8, 2015 1:19PM

Me and my son got to hold this one a few years ago.....

Stingray · April 8, 2015 6:19PM

That one got a 2 grade??

footlong · April 8, 2015 8:11PM

Some folks may be a bit confused, Florida has no state income tax, but does have a state sales tax.

Dpeck100 · April 8, 2015 8:25PM

<< Some folks may be a bit confused, Florida has no state income tax, but does have a state sales tax. >>

When you purchase merchandise in your own state you are supposed to pay sales tax. One of the primary reasons I would bet that PWCC moved to Oregon was because there are so many collectors in CA that were getting hit with nearly 10% tax on their purchases straight from EBAY.

If I buy from PWCC I am not asked to pay sales tax since I live in Florida.

There isn't any state that doesn't have a sales tax. That said online commerce has been able to avoid this issue for quite sometime when merchandise is sold to someone living in another state.

The auction house is based in New Jersey so if you are a resident of that state the auction house will force you to pay that tax.

The state income tax is an entirely different issue all together and deals with income not purchases. There are loads of people who own homes in multiple states and I believe the threshold is 7 months must be spent in that state to have it considered your primary residence.

Stone193 · April 10, 2015 1:58AM

Current Bidding
Minimum Bid: $300,000.00
Final prices include buyers premium.: $1,232,466.34
Number Bids: 14

Ok.

Who here bought it?

Enquiring minds....

bigjed · April 10, 2015 4:24AM

<< 

<< There isn't any state that doesn't have a sales tax. That said online commerce has been able to avoid this issue for quite sometime when merchandise is sold to someone living in another state.

The auction house is based in New Jersey so if you are a resident of that state the auction house will force you to pay that tax. >>

Oregon, Delaware, Alaska, Montana, and New Hampshire do not have a state sales tax. O-D-A-M-N for those scoring at home.

If you are able to pay $1m for a baseball card and live in NJ then chances are you have a second home somewhere not in New Jersey where the card could be mailed to. Not saying it is ethical but that is how a NJ resident could avoid being charged NJ sales tax on the purchase. Notice I said "being charged". "Legally owing" is a different story.

CNote · April 10, 2015 4:37AM

<< 

<< Some folks may be a bit confused, Florida has no state income tax, but does have a state sales tax. >>

When you purchase merchandise in your own state you are supposed to pay sales tax. One of the primary reasons I would bet that PWCC moved to Oregon was because there are so many collectors in CA that were getting hit with nearly 10% tax on their purchases straight from EBAY.

If I buy from PWCC I am not asked to pay sales tax since I live in Florida.

There isn't any state that doesn't have a sales tax. That said online commerce has been able to avoid this issue for quite sometime when merchandise is sold to someone living in another state.

The auction house is based in New Jersey so if you are a resident of that state the auction house will force you to pay that tax.

The state income tax is an entirely different issue all together and deals with income not purchases. There are loads of people who own homes in multiple states and I believe the threshold is 7 months must be spent in that state to have it considered your primary residence. >>

Oregon certainly doesn't have a sales tax- which is why Washingtonians flock there to do shopping around Christmas time.

Dpeck100 · April 10, 2015 6:37AM

You learn something new everyday.

I never would have guessed you could buy merchandise from a store and not pay tax.

Do these states have much higher property taxes or some other way to generate revenue?

Edit: Did a quick Google search 5 states

Here is a more detailed article. No sales tax

Dpeck100 · April 25, 2015 10:56PM

$1,320,000 with the buyers premium.

wrestlingcardking · April 25, 2015 11:48PM

<< You learn something new everyday.

I never would have guessed you could buy merchandise from a store and not pay tax.

Do these states have much higher property taxes or some other way to generate revenue?

Edit: Did a quick Google search 5 states

Here is a more detailed article. No sales tax >>

Bingo on the property taxes in Oregon......I am close enough to make a day trip to Oregon and bring some stuff back to me to California. This is really good for electronics and home improvement items.

Goodwin and Co Auction T206 Honus Wagner bid surpasses 1 million!!!

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