As we reported two weeks ago, the Honus Wagner T206 card sold yet again for a record amount. Apparently the card has been dogged by controversy for some time now, although it hasn’t seemed to affect its desirability:
Gretzky’s T206 Wagner baseball card sold again
BY MICHAEL O’KEEFFE
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Friday, September 7th 2007
“As reported in “The Card,” a book by two Daily News reporters released earlier this year, the Gretzky T206 Wagner has been dogged by persistent rumors that it was cut from a sheet long after it left the factory – a major taboo in the world of vintage cards – and later trimmed to enhance its value.
In June, the Daily News published photographs that experts say prove the card was trimmed to improve its condition. And in a 2005 interview, Bill Hughes, a member of the grading service team that issued the card’s high grade – Professional Sports Authenticator gave it a PSA 8 on a scale of 1-10 – admitted he knew the card had been cut from a sheet when he graded it.”
