As you can imagine, being die-cut, Honus portrait was cut around his head and shoulders, its in the name, die-cut, and we could see where that was put together, we could see some of the adhesives that were used, we could see where color was rematched in painting to essentially make it seamless, and we were able to detect that the parts were of the card were from a donor T206 card and matched up beautifully, and so we just confirmed what Keith figured out after many years, that this in fact was whats known as the die-cut Wagner that has been restored. While restoration work is common in fine art, luxury watches and other parts of the larger collectible business, it is still somewhat scorned in the world of baseball cards, where trimmed and altered classics (including a T206 Wagner or two!) have left buyers burned
Its the one thing that doesnt really fluctuate in the economy, and is worth around a consistent 4 to 5 figurative dollars
Vinis Giratina VSTAR list was nothing unusual, but its probably the pinnacle of the deck right now
Magic takes on a slightly darker tone overall
Pay attention to whats happening in the community, watch popular YouTubers, and see whats generating buzz
I think it tells a cool story of progression though the games
