Jim Thorpe

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by peter_spaeth

psa 2.5 last night for 6k in rea.

wow...

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by Brent G.

I know people don’t like team cards, and Thorpe isn’t associated with baseball, but with 3 HOFers and the U.S. rookie issue of perhaps the greatest all-around athlete in the history of the planet, I’d take the ‘13 Fatima all day over the tribute cards that came 20 and 42 years later. If there’s a more undervalued card than that, I don’t know what it is. And yeah, with less than 50 graded copies, the 1912 PC is still a good deal despite big gains in recent years.

I have the Fatima but wouldn't take it over Thorp's Sport Kings or 1955 Topps AA because they are individual cards and depict him in his football uniform. There are also older postcards from his playing days at Carlisle that I would definitely prioritize over his Fatima card. Plus they are much much rarer.

jeff

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by jefferyepayne

I have the Fatima but wouldn't take it over Thorp's Sport Kings or 1955 Topps AA because they are individual cards and depict him in his football uniform. There are also older postcards from his playing days at Carlisle that I would definitely prioritize over his Fatima card. Plus they are much much rarer.

jeff

The postcard of Thorpe putting the shot is such a great image. I would rather have that postcard than the Olympics postcard, but that postcard is now out of my price range.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Here's the Olympics PC. To be sold in favor of the SK, just like it a lot more.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Here's the Olympics PC. To be sold in favor of the SK, just like it a lot more.

Great copy, Peter — mine is the same grade. Wearing the mismatched shoes and all (Brundage sabotage??).

Are you going eBay auction or BIN? GLWS!

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by jefferyepayne

I have the Fatima but wouldn't take it over Thorp's Sport Kings or 1955 Topps AA because they are individual cards and depict him in his football uniform. There are also older postcards from his playing days at Carlisle that I would definitely prioritize over his Fatima card. Plus they are much much rarer.

jeff

I’d definitely love to have a Carlisle postcard, but they sure are hard to find.

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by Brent G.

I’d definitely love to have a Carlisle postcard, but they sure are hard to find.

They are!

There are also some postcards that show Thorpe batting and walking in a parade during the MLB New York Giants tour across the US, which are really cool as well. Also a mid 1910s image of Thorpe in Action while playing pro football for Pine Village. I missed on this postcard once and have never seen it again :-(

jeff

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Brent G.

Great copy, Peter — mine is the same grade. Wearing the mismatched shoes and all (Brundage sabotage??).

Are you going eBay auction or BIN? GLWS!

I think very aggressive BIN to start just to see what interest comes in. What's hard to gauge is whether the big SK jump carries over to other Thorpes.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I think very aggressive BIN to start just to see what interest comes in. What's hard to gauge is whether the big SK jump carries over to other Thorpes.

Let us know how it comes out!