Slayed My White Whale Today: Autographed 1995 Taco Johns Iowa Barnstormers Kurt Warner RC

daddymc · December 12, 2011 11:27AM

This is perhaps my favorite autographed card now and was a white whale of mine. For those that don't know, I am a very big Kurt Warner fan and have the #1 registry set so far. This is one of Kurt's more difficult RCs to find, and I have never seen a signed version until I got this back today:

1995 Taco John's Iowa Barnstormers Kurt Warner

I also had a pair of his most recognized RC signed, the 1999 Pacific:

thenavarro · December 12, 2011 11:43AM

Great card! Congrats on harpooning the whale.

Mike

Dboneesq · December 12, 2011 11:59AM

Congrats Don ... always love to see one of the good guys get something they have been after for a long time.

prthd · December 12, 2011 12:00PM

Kurt is a class act. Very nice.

brendanb438 · December 12, 2011 12:16PM

Yum.... Taco John's....

eagles33 · December 12, 2011 1:10PM

Nice pick up. I've been looking for this card to add to my football rookie card collection for a while. I love cards like this that are issued prior to major releases

wrestlingcardking · December 12, 2011 2:00PM

what an awesome card.....congrats!

grote15 · December 12, 2011 2:10PM

Congrats Don! I believe Kurt will wind up in canton, too, someday..

Dpeck100 · December 12, 2011 7:44PM

That is sweet! Got to love an early issue that is super rare and signed to boot. From the scan it looks like the card is in great condition too which is a major bonus.

Nice work!

chromerookies · December 12, 2011 10:57PM

very nice! Congrats! One of my favorite FB cards is that 99' Pacific Warner

-Dan

Goodsport40 · December 13, 2011 2:39AM

Congratulations on getting the 95!

One of my favorite players.

Robert

jswieton · December 13, 2011 3:22AM

Congrats on getting the 95 Warner signed!! What a terrific signature too, I would guess that will be a 1/1 once you get it slabbed.

MrKnowthanx · May 31, 2012 5:27PM

Don you wouldn't happen to have an xtra 95 Barnstormers card you would be willing to part with would ya?

Or maybe know where I could get one. I have been searching for one for a while now, recently missing out on a PSA 5 on eBay the other month.

gregm13 · May 31, 2012 7:47PM

Sweet, sweet card. Thanks for sharing.

Greg M.

fur72 · June 1, 2012 3:22AM

Congrats! As a Long time Taco John supporter I remember these cards vividly as the indoor team was a big deal back then since Iowa doesn't have any professional sports. I think the cards went down the toilet just as fast as the Taco Johns I consumed.

On a side note a co-worker of mine worked with him at Hy-Vee back in the early 90's while studying at the University of Northern Iowa.

custom352 · June 1, 2012 6:21AM

Hope it came with some Super Potato Ole's!

Gilly · July 18, 2012 1:34AM

Hey, I have the Kurt Warner Iowa Barnstormers Rookie card from 1995 like the one above, except it's not signed. What is this worth? It's not sealed, but in good condition. I had someone offer me $50 for it. Should I take it? Thanks.

MrKnowthanx · July 18, 2012 1:27PM

Gilly this is one of my "WHite Whales" and if you would like to sell it please contact me. I have been trying to find one forever now and just a few months ago lost out on one with a heartbreak of a PC Issue. PM or I can PM You with my email or phone number!

StarPaxMan · July 18, 2012 6:15PM

I'm a Kurt Warner fan to, but i'm not into autographs unless they came in a pack,
so one of my favorite Warners is this play-off that came with-out an auto

tkd7 · July 18, 2012 8:05PM

Congratulations!

daddymc · July 18, 2012 8:50PM

<< <i>Hey, I have the Kurt Warner Iowa Barnstormers Rookie card from 1995 like the one above, except it's not signed. What is this worth? It's not sealed, but in good condition. I had someone offer me $50 for it. Should I take it? Thanks. >>

Price will depend on the condition of course. Can you post or pm me a scan.

MrKnowthanx · July 19, 2012 6:20AM

Anyone out there have this card they would like to sell or trade? I know this should probably be in the BST Forum, but I wanted to keep it in this thread so people could see the couple posts I made in it. I am currently looking for this card and feel this may be the best place to ask. Please let me know. Thanks!

daddymc · July 19, 2012 9:28PM

<< <i>Anyone out there have this card they would like to sell or trade? I know this should probably be in the BST Forum, but I wanted to keep it in this thread so people could see the couple posts I made in it. I am currently looking for this card and feel this may be the best place to ask. Please let me know. Thanks! >>

Keep your eye watching eBay too. You can expect to see 1-2 there per year. I'll be bidding too though. Looking to improve on my current PSA 8.

. The card above graded a PSA 4 due to an impression that runs vertically through the thin-stocked card.

Gilly · July 25, 2012 1:03PM

MrKnowthanx - I don't know how to PM you. But if you know how to PM me, please do so. Thanks.

Gilly · July 25, 2012 1:11PM

BTW...here's a pic of my card...

Gilly · July 25, 2012 1:13PM

Well...it didn't upload the file. Don't know why. I tried it several times. It's under 50k in size. PM me with your email address. Thanks.

daddymc · July 25, 2012 2:24PM

Gilly - I'm interested if he passes.

MrKnowthanx · July 27, 2012 7:42AM

Gilly please email me. Your PMs are not set to accept any messeges. Here is my EMAIL Address : nothanks3@gmail.com

MrKnowthanx · August 28, 2012 1:03PM

Gilly!!!! You out there?

Bumping while hoping he is still reading these forums? Still looking for this card if anyone has any leads.

Ronster · September 11, 2013 8:55AM

I hate to revive a old thread but I have searched high and low on the internet for the value of a Kurt Warner 1995 Iowa Barnstormer rookie card and I cant find anything. My wife gave me one years ago and I had it graded at a PSA 9, it isnt autographed, but still nice.

Ive had thoughts of selling it, maybe here or ebay but I dont have any idea as to what it should go for. Hoping one of you guys can help. Thanks.

Ron