$2.35 Million seems awful steep for a baseball card

There's only one sports card that makes news every time it gets sold, and it's the famous Honus Wagner 1909 tobacco card. It was sold again today for $2.35 million. That's ridiculous. For perspective, the follow Pirates made less than $2.35 million last year: Damaso Mart, Salomon Torres, Ollie Perez, Jason Bay, Jose Hernandez, The White Flag, Victor Santos, Weapon X, Jose Castillo, Gonzo, Humberto Cota, Freddy Sanchez, John Grabow, Zach Duke, Ryan Doumit, Chris Dufffy, Ian Snell, Nate McLouth, Paul Maholm, and Matt Capps (list compiled using Baseball Refererence salary numbers).

Perhaps even more telling is the fact that the players on the team that made more than the card is worth were Sean Casey, Jeromy Burnitz, Jack Wilson, Joe Randa, Kip Wells, Craig Wilson, and Roberto Hernandez. Hooray for fiscal responsibility!