EyeSeeU Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Surely I would not do this... Prized Honus Wagner card sold for $2.35M By ANDREW GLAZER, Associated Press Writer Tue Feb 27, 0:34 AM LOS ANGELES - The ``Holy Grail of baseball cards,'' the famous 1909 Honus Wagner tobacco card once owned by hockey great Wayne Gretzky, has sold for a record-setting $2.35 million, the seller of the card said Monday. The buyer has only been identified as a Southern California collector. SCP Auctions Inc., a company that holds sports memorabilia auctions, said it bought a small share of the card. It is scheduled to be shown at a news conference at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. There are about 60 of the tobacco cards in existence featuring the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop, one of the first five players to be inducted in Baseball's Hall of Fame. The seller, Brian Seigel, in 2000 paid a then-record $1,265,000 for the prize card, which is in much better shape than the others. ``This particular one was preserved in spectacular condition,'' said Joe Orlando, president of Professional Sports Authenticator of Newport Beach - the company that certified the authenticity of the card. ``It's the Holy Grail of baseball cards.'' Still, the Wagner cards are so rare that even tattered ones will sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars, Seigel said. The others ``you could stick in middle of the street and let cars drive over it through the day, take it in your hand and crumple it up, and it still would be a $100,000 card,'' said Seigel, CEO of Emerald Capital LLC, an asset management company, who lives in Las Vegas. Gretzky and Bruce McNall, former owner of the Los Angeles Kings, bought the card for $451,000 in 1991. During his ownership of the card, Seigel displayed it at several sports collectible shows, showed it at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum and at brought it to opening bell ceremonies for the NASDAQ stock exchange in New York. ``The Wagner card gave me a tremendous amount of pride, excitement and pleasure,'' he said. ``I hope the new owner will have the same satisfaction I enjoyed over the years.'' The tobacco cards used to be included in packs of cigarettes. Collectors believe Wagner's cards are rare because he stopped allowing the American Tobacco Co. to use his image, fearing it would encourage children to smoke. Nicknamed the ``Flying Dutchman,'' Wagner was the National League batting champion in eight of his 21 seasons and finished his career with a lifetime .329 average. He retired in 1917 with more hits, runs, RBIs, doubles, triples steals than any National League player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfdude Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Buy condo, go to school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lemming Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 If you invest that properly, you can live the rest of your life off the intrest. I mean you likely wouldnt get more than 100,000 a year, but that is still more than enough to live comfortably. Even if you buy a decent house, 2 cars, and pay all the debts you have, you likely will still have 2 mil left to invest. I can say if I ever came into that kind of money, this mud would never have to pay bills again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfdude Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Not doing anything all day would suck though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Not doing anything all day would suck though Dude, I'm sure that you and I could sit down and figure out something to do all day with that money. ^_~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiere Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Yeah, work ain't the only thing in the world that can keep you occupied. You could learn like 12 hobbies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBwillie Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 i'd invest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aulian Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Pay off all my parents debts, Invest and give to charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsestomp Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 I'd do a little bit of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfdude Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 I think that going to school, not nessecarily working, would be pretty rad. Eventually end up with a masters and teaching is probably the coolest thing I could think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfdude Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 And im pretty sure if I won more than that I'd buy an island and pali and I would start a new nation, all about the amsterdam style tourism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 And im pretty sure if I won more than that I'd buy an island and pali and I would start a new nation' date=' all about the amsterdam style tourism.[/quote'] Hells yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chayesh Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 And im pretty sure if I won more than that I'd buy an island and pali and I would start a new nation' date=' all about the amsterdam style tourism.[/quote'] Oh yay...I'm sure the world needs a vacation getaway dedicated entirely to clogging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 What would you do with 2.35 million$? Two chicks at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balgashang Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Rofl @ Master Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Two chicks at the same time. Dude... that's a million. This is 2.35 million. You could get at least a third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyeSeeU Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Three? Come on now even he could probably get a line of about a dozen women... Think big people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deykari Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Where I live, you could get the same with £30. You even get some great freebies with it in the form of STDs. More bang for your buck (no pun intended). Dey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiere Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 *barfs all over Deykari* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Questioner Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 In time Fiere, you too will enjoy these manly pleasures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Where I live, you could get the same with £30. You even get some great freebies with it in the form of STDs. More bang for your buck (no pun intended). Dey See, you're just missing the joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorCleric Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Two chicks at the same time. Dude... that's a million. This is 2.35 million. You could get at least a third. 4.7 chicks at the same time. WC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizz Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 I would quit work. Get a first class ren fair outfit. Learn to PK here. ( I stink at it.) Get henna art on my skin often. Essentially, let the geeky side of me come out fully. I'm stuck in RL up to my eyeballs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malanith Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Place a butt-load of bounties on Pop-music singers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myrek Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 I would quit work. Get a first class ren fair outfit. Learn to PK here. ( I stink at it.) Get henna art on my skin often. Essentially' date=' let the geeky side of me come out fully. I'm stuck in RL up to my eyeballs.[/quote'] Millinaires are not geeky. They are eccentric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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