Trading Cards

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 Trading cards can be a great investment if you have the correct card and quality grade.

Trading Cards (1996)The T206 Honus WagnerIn 1996, a T206 Honus Wagner baseball card sold for $640,000, a world record card sale at the time - though it was never intended to be sold. As part of a promotion by department store Wal-Mart known as “The World's Greatest Trading Card Give-Away,” the card was given to one lucky participant as a free prize. The winner of the give-away, however, could not afford the taxes associated with it, and it ended up being sold at auction to a Chicago businessman.Most Recent Record Sale:$7.25M (+1,032%, SGC 3, Goldin, 2022)

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