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Baseball Card Bought For Record $2.3 Million (1909 Honus Wagner Card)
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| Feb 26, 2007
Posted on 02/27/2007 2:38:46 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
If only I had kept that damn shoebox. :-(
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posted on
02/27/2007 2:50:52 AM PST
by
Thrownatbirth
(.....when the sidewalks are safe for the little guy.)
To: nickcarraway
My great-grandfather is on baseball cards of that era. I'm not into baseball, but I keep an eye out for one of his cards- it'd be a cool family-history keepsake.
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posted on
02/27/2007 3:01:41 AM PST
by
Riley
(The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
To: Riley
That's a 'WOW'! What was his name and who did he play for?
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posted on
02/27/2007 3:27:22 AM PST
by
moonman
To: nickcarraway
He said Honus!
Like, what's up Honus?
Heh-Heh. That's Cool.
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posted on
02/27/2007 3:30:54 AM PST
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: moonman
That's a 'WOW'! What was his name and who did he play for? His name was Fred Carroll.
"Frederick Herbert (Fred) Carroll (July 2, 1864 - November 7, 1904) was a catcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball. From 1884 through 1891, he played with the Columbus Buckeyes (1884) and for the Pittsburgh teams Alleghenys (1885-89), Burghers (1890) and Pirates (1891). Carroll batted and threw right handed. He was born in Sacramento, California."
(Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Carroll
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posted on
02/27/2007 3:36:08 AM PST
by
Riley
(The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
To: nickcarraway
Bet my Jim O'Rourke card is worth more!
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posted on
02/27/2007 3:51:24 AM PST
by
AZRepublican
("The degree in which a measure is necessary can never be a test of the legal right to adopt it.")
To: nickcarraway
The card in question....
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posted on
02/27/2007 4:00:09 AM PST
by
xp38
To: nickcarraway
Every time that card changes hands, the IRS gets a piece of it.
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posted on
02/27/2007 4:03:32 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(Vaclav Klaus: "A whip of political correctness strangles their voice")
To: Fresh Wind
How does that work? Is it a capital gain?
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posted on
02/27/2007 4:22:33 AM PST
by
angkor
To: angkor
I have an old Hector Lopez card from the 1961 New York Yankess.
Does anyone know how much that is worth?
To: nickcarraway
Now watch the buyer's mother throw it away the next time she cleans his room.
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posted on
02/27/2007 4:31:23 AM PST
by
tlb
To: DeerfieldObserver
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posted on
02/27/2007 4:32:34 AM PST
by
BushMeister
("We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around." --Ronald Reagan)
To: angkor
Yes, it is a capital gain. As I understand the tax code, the profit (less expenses) will be taxed at a 28% rate.
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posted on
02/27/2007 4:37:57 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(Vaclav Klaus: "A whip of political correctness strangles their voice")
To: Riley
Thanks. Very interesting, indeed. Shame he died at such a young age of 40.
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posted on
02/27/2007 4:40:23 AM PST
by
moonman
To: nickcarraway
The anonymous buyer has only been identified as a Southern California collector.
Idiots, I'm from Texas and currently live in Alabama. Get it right!
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posted on
02/27/2007 5:18:11 AM PST
by
Jaysun
(I took one look at her unfashionable eyebrows and thought to myself, "she's literally crazy.")
To: Riley
My great-grandfather is on baseball cards of that era. I'm not into baseball, but I keep an eye out for one of his cards- it'd be a cool family-history keepsake.
What's his name?
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posted on
02/27/2007 5:20:02 AM PST
by
Jaysun
(I took one look at her unfashionable eyebrows and thought to myself, "she's literally crazy.")
To: Fresh Wind
Yes, it is a capital gain. As I understand the tax code, the profit (less expenses) will be taxed at a 28% rate.
I thought it was 15%.
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posted on
02/27/2007 5:21:22 AM PST
by
Jaysun
(I took one look at her unfashionable eyebrows and thought to myself, "she's literally crazy.")
To: DeerfieldObserver
I have a Fleer Billy Ripkin "face" card. Sorry, don't even ask.... I ain't sellin' ;-)
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posted on
02/27/2007 5:28:52 AM PST
by
Hatteras
To: DeerfieldObserver
Go to a store that sells magazines and look for Beckett's Baseball. Your card will be in there with price ranges depending upon condition.
I currently do not have a Beckett's or I would have gladly looked it up for you.
Hope this helps!
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