Arkansas man buys baseball card for $1.62 million

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CHICAGO - An Arkansas man bought a 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card for $1.62 million at a memorabilia auction in Chicago, a sports auction company said Saturday.


The record price for a baseball card is $2.8 million — paid in 2007 for a near-mint condition Wagner card released in 1909 by the American Tobacco Company.

John Rogers, 35, of North Little Rock, Ark., said his winning bid for the T206 Wagner card is the realization of a decades-long dream.



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i will never understand collectibles... 1.62 millions for a piece of paper.I think all starts from human imagination...not the need.Ho! its rare,great,old...put value on.That card is more important then put that money to help cancer association? see.... human is a funny race.But that really are my own opinion.
 
Darkcowboy said:
i will never understand collectibles... 1.62 millions for a piece of paper.I think all starts from human imagination...not the need.Ho! its rare,great,old...put value on.That card is more important then put that money to help cancer association? see.... human is a funny race.But that really are my own opinion.
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same point over here. Don't get it and i think i will never. But it's a hobby like any other. I f i had that amount of money i would have bought someting else with it ...
 
Damn. I never knew hill jacks in Arkansas had that kind of money!
 
Legzman said:
Damn. I never knew hill jacks in Arkansas had that kind of money!
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Judging by this statement, I will wager there is a lot you do not know.



What a lucky guy. I have wanted this card since I was a ***. Maybe one day he will be kind enough to look me up and pass the card onto me in his will. I can only hope. :D
 
I'm actually kind of amazed a man from Arkansas has that much money.

I've seen that card before, and I'll never get it, but that's an expensive one...
 
That's obvious that many of you don't understand the 'hobby'. It's no different than driving to a neighboring state to see a concert of your favorite artist or ******** away your money at the ***** races or casinos. It's a matter of fulfillment. The rarity of the card is what gives the fulfillment, not the money spent. I am also from Little Rock and own 2 valuable cards from that same set, a Christy Mathewson and a Cy Young. And while these 2 cards are only valued at $2500 apiece, the rarity of a 1909 tobacco card makes these two the gems of my personal collection. And apparently Arkansas is where the rich, down to earth people go to get away from all of the "I think I'm better than you" folks. This is just another example of whats wrong with message boards. People who do not understand the topic, think that by putting in their two cents makes them hilarious.
 
Spunner said:
Yep. He is a moron. He spent his earned money on something he wanted. That is his choice, and it is not your place to judge someone's interests. Do you get envious much?
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Maybe if he spent in on having Gianna Michaels as his sex slave for a day. :1orglaugh

It's his money and everything sure, but you do not see the idiocy of spening that much on a simple playing card? Chances are, he's not going to resell it. He spent over a million dollars on a card, which doesn't have much use save for the "Holy **** I own a famous card" feeling.
 
PlasmaTwa2 said:
Maybe if he spent in on having Gianna Michaels as his sex slave for a day. :1orglaugh

It's his money and everything sure, but you do not see the idiocy of spening that much on a simple playing card?
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He may have spent $1.62 million on the card but since he's very wealthy relatively speaking that's probably equivalent to any of us spending $100 on something.
 
PlasmaTwa2 said:
Maybe if he spent in on having Gianna Michaels as his sex slave for a day. :1orglaugh

It's his money and everything sure, but you do not see the idiocy of spening that much on a simple playing card? Chances are, he's not going to resell it. He spent over a million dollars on a card, which doesn't have much use save for the "Holy **** I own a famous card" feeling.
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There is more to it than the "Holy **** I own a famous card" feeling. That card is a piece of baseball lore.
 
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