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Honus Wagner T206 Breaks Another Record at REA ($6.6 Million)

The August 2021 auction for Robert Edward Auctions has ended. There were many hot vintage cards up for grabs, but yet again the T206 Honus Wagner has set another record. As of the post time this will remain an image only because the prices that were shown along the time of the auction were not rounded as so many others in the auction were. This was handily higher than the prior Honus Wagner personal best.

This article has been changed to reflect the buyer premium paid on top of the stated auction price. The initial tally had been over $5.5million (see image below) but the final price after including the premium came to a record $6,606,296.40. This was the original final sale price at the description page on Robert Edward Auctions prior to adding in the buyer premium:

And, here was yours truly with this exact card on display at the 2021 National Sports Collectors Convention. And admittedly, the Honus Wagner card has more eye appeal but that is a different matter entirely.

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