Jim Thome seems like a fantastic dude, player and teammate..

olb31

why are his cards not very valuable, other than over production? There are some auto's and stuff out there that are hard to come by.

Ironmanfan

Thome is a great, consistent ballplayer & from what I hear, a heck of a guy......I think the majority of it is that he has played his entire career in smaller markets (Cleveland, Minnesota, etc.).

IMF

GR

Sort of the Chas. Gehringer effect, perfect player with huge numbers but the Ruths and Gehrigs of the era over shadow him the way McGwire and Bonds did although we now know the sad truth and hopefully Thome will garner more and more respect for a great career.

JJacks

Jim Thome is my favorite baseball player. I think the fact that he wasn't a Yankee or Red Sox has hurt, combined with both overproduction of his cards, and the fact that some "better"cards are after his RCs - for example 1992 Bowman is possibly his best regular type card, but the 1991 Bowman and 1991 Upper Deck FE is the RC, etc. If the 1992 Bowman were the only and true RC, it would be worth a lot more IMO.

royalbrett

Just 67 more strikeouts to become the all-time leader.

jswieton

Thome is a real class act and is/will be a great embassodor for the game of baseball. The only reason his RC's have no real value is do to overproduction. His rookie year just happened to be a year when there were no premium or limited run sets like Topps/Bowman Tiffany, or Fleer/Score Glossy. I think there will be a spike in prices for high grade PSA 10's when he gets into the HOF but will probably steadily decrease again soon after that.

RookieWax

His limited production early cards are his 1992 Topps Regular Gold and his 1992 Leaf Black Gold card. Both are pretty tough in high grade, as the Topps were usually off-center and the Leaf Black Gold cards typically had chipping on the back - even pack fresh. Both are very tough in a PSA 10.

LarkinCollector

Old thread revival... I just noticed what some of his cards are selling for and there must be several people expecting a HOF induction in 2018.

Guru

When he played for the Indians he lived in the neighborhood next to mine. I would often see him at the grocery store and he was always polite and nice to those seeking autographs. I finally got up the nerve to say hello and talk to him one time in the parking lot. He went and got a baseball out of his trunk and signed it for me. Stand up guy.

dennis07

"When he played for the Indians he lived in the neighborhood next to mine. I would often see him at the grocery store and he was always polite and nice to those seeking autographs. I finally got up the nerve to say hello and talk to him one time in the parking lot. He went and got a baseball out of his trunk and signed it for me. Stand up guy."

Great story.

lawnmowerman

<< <i>"When he played for the Indians he lived in the neighborhood next to mine. I would often see him at the grocery store and he was always polite and nice to those seeking autographs. I finally got up the nerve to say hello and talk to him one time in the parking lot. He went and got a baseball out of his trunk and signed it for me. Stand up guy."

Great story. >>



Yeah..awesome!