Honus Wagner never much cared for his baseball card to be included in cigarette packs and had them pulled. Although we don’t know historians theorize among other things he didn’t receive enough compensation. Even in those days ball players wanted to be paid . Supposedly less than 100 of these cards are known to exist , fewer than 10 in excellent conditon That motivated an Arkansas man to pay 1.62 million dollars for the 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card.

What enters a persons mind when the decision is made to pay 1.62 million for a piece of cardboard. Can you imagine explaining that to you significant other? Can you imagine the buyers remorse one might experience the morning after? I am going to assume that the Arkansas man has plans to monetize and market the Honus Wagner baseball card , but recovering 1.62 million is a long way from break even. Baseball card collectors have long been known for their obsession with cardboard. I myself once paid 700.00 for a Nolan Ryan rookie card, but I had a plan. I sold it the next day for 1200.00 . I wonder what pan from Arkansas can have for his Honus Wagner baseball card