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Baseball card sells for $1.62 Million! - iTaggit's Sports Newsletter, August 2008 RSS

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Feature Story: Arkansas man buys baseball card for $1.62 Million!
Honus Wagner
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. Though the record price for a baseball card is $2.8 million, paid in 2007 for a near-mint condition Wagner card released in 1909, collector 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.

"Since I was 8 years old, I've hoped and dreamed that one day I'd be able to get one," Rogers said.
To view the entire YahooNews article and a run down on the rest of the prized field, just click this link.
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Bob WillCollector bluehawk3434 has a HUGE collection of baseball cards.  Each player is given his own collection, and there are many players, including Vinny Castilla, Tony Gwynn, Tom Glavin, Ryan Sandberg, Ryan Klesko, Bob Will (pictured at right), and more.

To view his collections, go to his profile view and browse your options by clicking here.
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Rare Baseball Cards (Tozer, Suter, Delhi, Carlisle & Slim Nelson)

This set of rare cards dates from the 1910/1911 Pacific Coast League season, and all are in good condition.  Click the link above to view.








Eli Manning
Eli Manning Autographed Helmet

In honor of the NFL pre-season, which begins this week, I highlight once again sprotsmem's collection of the defending Super Bowl Champs, the Newy York Giants.  In particular, this helmet autographed by Eli Manning.



Wiggle KingWiggle-King, antique fishing lure

Owner dcutherell writes: The Wiggle King was introduced in 1918, and came in this wonderful special box. "The Wobble makes em Gobble" is one of my favorite box jingles.
 
 
 
   
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Published Friday, August 08, 2008 2:28 PM by ikonono  

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bluehawk3434 said:

Thanks Chris for making me the Featured Collector today. Thanks again

August 8, 2008 5:03 PM

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