It was bound to happen, with individual comic books selling for over $3 million, the same price escalation was destined to hit the baseball world. And the most likely candidate had to be a Honus Wagner card. Although not a particularly legendary player, Honus Wagner’s baseball cards from the American Tobacco Company?s T206 series are the […]The post The World’s First $3 Million Baseball Card appeared first on Pursuitist.

It was bound to happen, with individual comic books selling for over $3 million, the same price escalation was destined to hit the baseball world. And the most likely candidate had to be a Honus Wagner card.Although not a particularly legendary player, Honus Wagner’s baseball cards from the American Tobacco Company?s T206 series are the most valuable baseball cards in the hobby. They have scarcity on their side (only 50-60 in circulation and a great origin story. The reason they are rare is because Wagner demanded to be taken out of the card series, either because he didn?t like the cigarette company marketing the cards.It was a record-setting night at The Goldin Auctions Great American Trading Card Auction as more than 20 new records were set with just 50 lots of trading cards recording $6.7 million in sales. The 1909-11 T206 White Border Honus Wagner PSA EX 5 (MC) sold for a record $3.12 million, making it the first $3 million sports trading card. The record surpassed the previous record of $2.8 million for the “Gretzky ...