Auction for a 1912 L1 Helmar Grover C. Alexander Leather Baseball Card Goes for $10,098.00...

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• Carew29 Posts: 4,025 ✭✭

  June 22, 2008 3:53PM

  
  They are rare and go for extreme amounts...Only time i have seen them were at the National show ( usually at 1 table).

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• SDSportsFan Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭✭✭

  June 22, 2008 5:12PM

  Well, considering that the winning bidder on the Alexander is none other than PSA Hall of Famer Don Louchious, it is definitely NOT BS!
  
  L1 Leathers are very rare.
  
  Steve

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• fkw Posts: 1,766 ✭✭

  June 22, 2008 5:53PM

  Seller left $$ on the table
  
  IMO The seller screwed up bigtime by listing 5 different L1's in the same week.
  
  They are extremely rare and highly desired, but by listing a Lajoie, Baker, McGraw, Mitchell, and the Alexander all at roughly the same time (4 ended within an hour of each other), he killed the competitive bidding wars by fat wallets associated with highly desired rare items.
  
  He would have made 25% more total if he waited and listed them once every 3-4 months.
  
  PS A L1 Walter Johnson (with pinholes) sold for $22,000+ 3 years ago (REA, 2005).
  The GC Alexander is IMO a better item than the $10,000+ bid........ mainly because it is considered his rookie.

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• RipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭

  June 23, 2008 1:20AM

  Haven't seen another Alexander in my life, though rumors are there was one 5 years ago. Also, since the L1's are supposed counterparts to the t3's and there is NO t3 Alexander it adds to the percieved rarity of that specfic player.

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