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areyoukiddingme

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Nov 15, 2010 1:10 PM
I have what I hope to be a VERY valuable card in my collection and I've done a lot of research online and other places to find out if this card is what I think it is; however, was wondering if anyone on OC was a baseball card enthusiast/seller, etc.
Nov 15, 2010 1:10pm
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Sonofanump

Nov 15, 2010 1:36 PM
I've got a '85 Signed Chris Bando Donruss in mint condition.
Nov 15, 2010 1:36pm
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areyoukiddingme

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Nov 15, 2010 1:38 PM
Sweet. I'm a little cautious to say what I have in order not to jinx myself but from all the research I've done, I'm fairly confident that the card I have can change my life around financially. ;)
Nov 15, 2010 1:38pm
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Sonofanump

Nov 15, 2010 1:40 PM
Is it a 1933 Goudey Gum Babe Ruth?
Nov 15, 2010 1:40pm
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GoChiefs

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Nov 15, 2010 1:40 PM
Is it a Honus Wagner T206 baseball card?

No?

Then don't get your hopes up.

But seriously..what care is it? Nobody can help you if we don't know. Lol
Nov 15, 2010 1:40pm
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areyoukiddingme

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Nov 15, 2010 1:49 PM
It is an Honus Wagner card and of all the images I've viewed (reprints, originals) it fits more into the original category.

My mother and I found it when we moved into a home back in the 1980s on a closet shelf in a bedroom. We kept it and never realized what it was (or could be) until we saw the story about the nuns selling theirs.

It has a small rip in the one corner and looks very old, but so do most of the reprints. I'm just praying for luck on this and want to take it to an authentic collector/buyer to see for sure.
Nov 15, 2010 1:49pm
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Nov 15, 2010 1:53 PM
But is it THE Honus Wagner card? There is a big difference. But I really wouldn't get your hopes up. There were a ton of reprints of those cards. What kind of 'help' are you looking for?
Nov 15, 2010 1:53pm
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areyoukiddingme

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Nov 15, 2010 1:57 PM
I'm trying not to get my hopes up. ;) I'm not sure if it is THE, or one of the 50-65 that they know of exist. A lot of history says that the card was remade in the 1980s for a children's set, but this card had more useage than that when we found it in the mid-1980s.

I was more wondering if there were any OC'ers that owned a shop, knew someone who would know for sure, etc. that I could take the card to and have them look at it.
Nov 15, 2010 1:57pm
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Nov 15, 2010 1:57 PM
10:1 its not THE honus wagner card.

if you have an incling that it is, get it verified, then get it the fuck protected. insurance, special atmospheric chamber, etc. and sell that mofo.
Nov 15, 2010 1:57pm
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areyoukiddingme

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Nov 15, 2010 2:05 PM
I'm sure the chances aren't the best, but it is better than having NO Wagner card, right? lol.

If it is the REAL deal I will give a small portion to the OC! $12.00 maybe. ;)
Nov 15, 2010 2:05pm
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Nov 15, 2010 2:06 PM
If you mail it to me I can verify it for you.
Nov 15, 2010 2:06pm
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7 gram rocks. how i roll.

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Nov 15, 2010 2:11 PM
per wikipedia
The typical card in the T206 series had a width of 1 7/16 inches (3.65 cm) and a height of 2 5/8 inches (6.67 cm).[3] Some cards were awkwardly shaped or irregularly sized, which prompted a belief that many of the cards in the series had been altered at one point or another. In his work Inside T206: A Collector Guide to the Classic Baseball Card Set, Scot A. Reader wrote that "t is not at all uncommon to find T206 examples that have been altered at some point during their near-century of existence."[6] These discrepancies were taken advantage of by "card doctors" who trimmed corners and dirty edges to improve the appearance of the card. The front of all T206 series cards, including the Wagner card, displayed a lithograph of the player[7] created by a multi-stage printing process in which a number of colors were printed on top of each other to create a lithograph with the appropriate design. The backs of the cards featured the monochromatic colors of the 16 tobacco brands for which the cards were printed.[8] The Wagner cards in particular advertised the Piedmont and Sweet Caporal brands of cigarettes and were produced at Factory 25 in Virginia, as indicated by the factory stamp imprinted on the back of the cards.[9]
Nov 15, 2010 2:11pm
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Nov 15, 2010 2:35 PM
Not gonna be worth much no matter what card it is if there is a rip in the corner.
Nov 15, 2010 2:35pm
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Nov 15, 2010 2:37 PM
Rotinaj;559415 wrote:Not gonna be worth much no matter what card it is if there is a rip in the corner.

If it is THE Honus Wagner card...it doesn't matter what kind of shape it's in...it will fetch a pretty penny. Did you see the shape of the ones the nuns had? And it still went for over 200 grand.
Nov 15, 2010 2:37pm
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Rotinaj

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Nov 15, 2010 2:51 PM
No idea what nuns you are talking about. Just figured if a card is ripped it wouldnt be worth much. Apparently im wrong lol.
Nov 15, 2010 2:51pm
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Nov 15, 2010 2:54 PM
I would imagine that if anyone owned it, they would know it's value. Something like that just doesn't end up on someone's closet shelf. I hope I'm wrong, because it would be pretty badass. You should probably take it to an appraiser regardless. The reprints might even be worth some money.
Nov 15, 2010 2:54pm
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Nov 15, 2010 5:27 PM
Rotinaj;559443 wrote:No idea what nuns you are talking about. Just figured if a card is ripped it wouldnt be worth much. Apparently im wrong lol.
http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2010/11/nuns_honus_wagner_card_sells_f.html

Basically, they were given the card, and auctioned it off for $260,000.00 that they are giving away to other ministries.
thedynasty1998;559446 wrote:I would imagine that if anyone owned it, they would know it's value. Something like that just doesn't end up on someone's closet shelf. I hope I'm wrong, because it would be pretty badass. You should probably take it to an appraiser regardless. The reprints might even be worth some money.

Actually the last few Wagner's were just 'stumbled' upon. But as for the reprints...with a rip..worthless. Mint..u can find them for a buck an under on Ebay..also worthless.

But I would definitely have it checked out. You just never know.
Nov 15, 2010 5:27pm
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puffyisback

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Nov 15, 2010 9:38 PM
dude if you think it's THE card, you gotta send it to Beckett Grading or PSA
Nov 15, 2010 9:38pm
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Nov 15, 2010 11:20 PM
puffyisback;560046 wrote:dude if you think it's THE card, you gotta send it to Beckett Grading or PSA

This is the only way to find out what you have and only cost you a few dollars.I would not trust a local card shop if you think it is the real deal.
Nov 15, 2010 11:20pm
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Nov 16, 2010 9:16 AM
password;560236 wrote:This is the only way to find out what you have and only cost you a few dollars.I would not trust a local card shop if you think it is the real deal.
THIS

As for Reprints...worthless...I have a reprint of it and I think it is worth a quarter in mint condition.
Nov 16, 2010 9:16am
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SnotBubbles

Nov 16, 2010 11:24 AM
I have a 1985 Pete Rose card that looks like it was printed in 1834. If a card is not properly stored, kept away from children or taken care of...it will age quickly. It IS, after all, a paper based product. I was 3 when I got it in a pack. I slept with it, pissed the bed on it...probably put it in my bicycle spokes.

I have other cards that weren't treated nearly as badly as that one, but still look 50 years older than they really are.

Moral of the story: Just because it looks old, doesn't mean it is.

I'm with everyone else on this though. You still have a chance that it's the real deal. And if it is...you are going to get a nice chunk of change from it. Get the card appraised by a professional. If they deem it authentic...have them seal it professionally and put a grade sticker on it. Then laugh all the way to the bank. Good luck.
Nov 16, 2010 11:24am