SportsWhale AlertVintage Vault$451,000
In 1991, Wayne Gretzky and Bruce McNall paid $451,000 for a T206 Honus Wagner baseball card; 16 years later, it sold in a private sale for $2.8 million
What happened
Athlon Sports carries the lead headline, “In 1991, Wayne Gretzky and Bruce McNall paid $451,000 for a T206 Honus Wagner baseball card; 16 years later, it sold in a private sale for $2.8 million”. It was first reported in our feed on Oct 28, 2026 at 8:38 AM CT.
Only one outlet in the Insider.Cards feed has reported this so far; this page updates automatically if more outlets, auction houses or creators follow.
The lead headline cites $451,000 — as published; check the source for context before relying on the figure.
Who’s covering it
Why it matters
- Whale Alert. The headline carries a six-figure-or-larger dollar figure ($451,000); big-ticket results are the ones that reset comps.
- Vintage Vault. Vintage and pre-war material anchors the high end of the hobby, so big results here echo across the market.
- Sports. It sits in the sports-card side of the hobby, which Insider.Cards ranks first on the front page.
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