Negro League cards never produced or didn't survive

Yankeefan51 · #1 06-13-2013, 08:40 PM

I have collected Negro League items for 30 years. With the exception of Cuban cards and one off minor league cabinets there are no Negro League baseball cards

You have a better chance of having dinner with Elvis on Father's Day that you do of discovering a set. Good luck, and if you do find the cards, please give my very best to Elvis

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List
bdorskind@dorskindgroup.com

RCMcKenzie · #2 06-14-2013, 12:46 AM

I know Travis had a Lane College team photo on BST. We did not make a deal, but I think it is still available on there.

Years ago, I lobbied for the possibility that some new-found Cuban issues were possibly legit, but Christoff shouted me down. Even if issues are found, I doubt they would be accepted.

bcbgcbrcb · #3 06-14-2013, 07:03 AM

In the days of the Negro Leagues, baseball cards were produced strictly to promote products not to be collected in and of themselves. Since segregation in America lasted throughout the Negro League days, no company would advertise only African American baseball players to promote their product to a population that was still heavily weighted toward Caucasians unless the product was being marketed strictly to African Americans, which I don't believe ever happened. Thus, no cards of Negro Leaguers were ever issued so none can ever be found, minus a real photo postcard here and there.

Jason19th · #4 06-14-2013, 07:50 AM

Phil I would agree with your statement regarding regional or national issues, but it still seems to be odd there there never a set issued for a team. We have to remember these teams made there money barnstorming and for that they needed advertising. Think also of the Page Fence Advertising Trade Card. Also remember that a lot of these teams were supported by owners in the numbers game and in the case of Gus Greenly numbers and clubs. So these some owners did have large customer bases

Kenny Cole · #5 06-14-2013, 08:12 AM

There is occasional oddball stuff out there. For example, I bought this off eBay years ago. There were two others, Bill Byrd and another that I can't remember. I suspect that they were some sort of newspaper insert but don't know.

bigtrain · #6 06-14-2013, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yankeefan51

I have collected Negro League items for 30 years. With the exception of Cuban cards and one off minor league cabinets there are no Negro League baseball cards

You have a better chance of having dinner with Elvis on Father's Day that you do of discovering a set. Good luck, and if you do find the cards, please give my very best to Elvis

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List
bdorskind@dorskindgroup.com

After faking his own death, Elvis changed his identity so he could continue his work with the CIA. He took all of the Negro League cards with him to a very special place. Someday, he will reveal himself and bring back the cards.

Hankphenom · #7 06-14-2013, 03:54 PM

What really happened to Elvis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DZ1R4-dxk4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjHyF_5ntp8

(With the immortal Bruce Campbell)

novakjr · #8 06-14-2013, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

What really happened to Elvis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DZ1R4-dxk4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjHyF_5ntp8

(With the immortal Bruce Campbell)

Beat me to is. Gotta love Bruce...

Bocabirdman · #9 06-15-2013, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigtrain

After faking his own death, Elvis changed his identity so he could continue his work with the CIA. He took all of the Negro League cards with him to a very special place. Someday, he will reveal himself and bring back the cards.

No I didn't and no I won't.

bigtrain · #10 06-16-2013, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigtrain

After faking his own death, Elvis changed his identity so he could continue his work with the CIA. He took all of the Negro League cards with him to a very special place. Someday, he will reveal himself and bring back the cards.

Oops! I made the mistake of quoting a remark made by "the Dorskinds" about one having as much chance of having Father's Day dinner with Elvis as finding an undiscovered Negro League card set. My response was in fun and not at all intended to be critical of Bruce.

Today, I get this Private Message:

"Whilst we are quite certain that you were at the end of the line when it came to distributing grey matter, before you are so quick to be critical, you should note we have one of the largest early Negro League collections in the country. We have donated a number of items to the Negro League Hall of Fame and our collection has been seen in a number of museums and books.

Perhaps your problem is you are drug attic like Elvis. Do let us know when the Big Train gets back on the track.
Bruce"

For the record, I have never been critical of Bruce. In fact, I have enjoyed his posts and respect him as a collector. Clearly, however, he is a paranoid, psychotic, anti-social, humorless nutjob. No, Bruce I am not an attic, nor am I an addict, but I do know how to spell it. I did not dislike you before now.
It is quite obvious that you could not possibly have many friends but here is some free advice. Choose your enemies more carefully.

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