Grover Cleveland Alexander, very few cards, why?? [Archive]

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11-22-2008, 07:55 AM

Posted By: JB There does not seem to be many of his cards around (certainly not graded), anyone that can explain the low production of his cards please enlighten me. ") I have found a few, but there certainly doesn't seem to be as many as other players from his era. thanks....

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11-22-2008, 08:09 AM

Posted By: AnonymousI can't comment about graded, but I have about ten different Grover Cleveland Alexander cards. They are a little harder to come by given supply and demand.

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11-22-2008, 08:24 AM

Posted By: Dennisjust the era he played in ....he started in 1911 and missed the t sets and e sets and quit in 1930 b4 the boom of the 30's gum cards

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11-22-2008, 08:40 AM

Posted By: barrysloateDennis beat me to it. There were two golden ages of baseball cards- 1910 and 1933- and Alexander's career missed them both.

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11-22-2008, 09:42 AM

Posted By: JBI suspected that was the case....its kind of odd. Thanks for the info guys.

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11-22-2008, 12:39 PM

Posted By: Phil GarryAlthough not a traditional baseball card, here is GCA's earliest issue............ <img src="http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s120/bcbgcbrcb/AlexanderGrover-1.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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11-22-2008, 12:45 PM

Posted By: Brian TI agree. I have this one from my HOF RC collecting days (and it is available for trade), but I had a tough time finding any of his cards. I know that the 2 game cards predate it, but they never appealed to me. I can't remember the last time a 1914 CJ Alexander hit ebay. Well despite several attempts to insert or link to the image, I have apparently failed in that endeavor. If you are interested in a SGC A 1914 Cracker Jack Grover Alexander, just let me know. "<img src="http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/terjung/?action=view&current=GroverAlexander.jpg" alt="[linked image]">"

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11-22-2008, 01:31 PM

Posted By: davidcyclebackAlexander was one quarter vampire from his maternal side, which meant his image couldn't be captured by a lithograph. This is why all his vintage cards are photoengravings.

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11-22-2008, 01:37 PM

Posted By: Brian T.That must be why I can't post his picture.

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11-22-2008, 02:26 PM

Posted By: AnonymousOnce the problem with posting an image to this post is resolved, I will put up my ten cards as well as a couple of duplicates.

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11-22-2008, 09:29 PM

Posted By: Anonymous<img src="http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr43/Brian15234/1914-1.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr43/Brian15234/1916.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr43/Brian15234/1917.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr43/Brian15234/1921_1.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr43/Brian15234/1921_2.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr43/Brian15234/1921_3.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr43/Brian15234/1921_4.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr43/Brian15234/1921_5.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr43/Brian15234/1922.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr43/Brian15234/1923.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr43/Brian15234/1927_1.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr43/Brian15234/1927_2.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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11-23-2008, 08:41 AM

Posted By: JBGreat cards! I do like that Cracker Jack...........

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11-23-2008, 02:21 PM

Posted By: Brian TI agree. Those are some sweet Grover cards. Your CJ is much nicer than mine. Is it a 1914 or a 1915?

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11-23-2008, 02:34 PM

Posted By: octavio44YOU DONT SEE MANY ALEXANDER CARDS IS THAT THEY ARE IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS ,,NEVER FOR SALE ,,,I OWN ONE BEAT UP CRACKER JACK AND WILL NEVER SELL ,,,OCTAVIO

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11-23-2008, 04:21 PM

Posted By: Anonymous1914.

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11-23-2008, 06:20 PM

Posted By: Jerry Spillman Has anyone ever seen an S81 Silk #89 Alexander? I've been looking for one for some time but no luck yet.

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11-23-2008, 06:34 PM

Posted By: JimiHere's my lone example which I may selling off very shortly. <img src="http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee269/jimivintage/T222AlexanderSGC20.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> Jimi Always looking for T222 Fatimas!

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11-23-2008, 07:02 PM

Posted By: Rhett YeakleyJerry, I know Rand Bailey (from West Virginia) had purchased one at the Pittsburgh show a few years ago and he showed it to me at the show while we were chatting. I believe it had a small amount of paper attched to each corner on back but was pretty nice otherwise. He had just picked it up and wasn't sure what he wanted for it at the time. He has probably sold it since but I remember seeing it. -Rhett

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11-23-2008, 07:04 PM

Posted By: MattREA had this beauty in '05 with an Alexander: <img src="http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/auction/images_items/Item_2052_1.jpg" alt="[linked image]">

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11-25-2008, 07:06 PM

Posted By: TONY IIII have a PSA 2 1914 Alexander that I might be interested in selling. If you are interested in buying. Please e-mail me at tonyiii@roadrunner.com

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11-25-2008, 11:20 PM

Posted By: Greg EcklundMaybe it doesn't fit everyone's definition of a card, but close enough for me... <img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/Gecklund311/GroverAlexander.jpg" alt="[linked image]">