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Jim Thorpe Rookie?

eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭
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Does anyone know anything about Jim Thorpe 1916 M101-5 Sporting News card? Looks like this is his his first card but i'm not so sure its going to be attainable. Anyone know what these have sold for? I have a feeling its well beyond my budget and will prob end up using his 1933 Sport Kings card. If anyone has any other suggestions i'd love to hear them.
Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here

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  • FavreFan1971FavreFan1971 Posts: 3,103 ✭✭✭
    The only PSA 5 sale was $7800 in 2008 and a PSA 6 sold for $36,000 just last month. An authentic SGC sold for $1000 in 2011

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  • vladguerrerovladguerrero Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭
    I like the baseball pose on that one!
  • LeonLuckeyLeonLuckey Posts: 123
    The Sporting News Thorpe routinely sells in the 5k range in gd-vg condition.
  • ReggieClevelandReggieCleveland Posts: 3,818 ✭✭✭✭✭
    He has other cards before the SK but you're going to have to hunt real hard and cross your fingers. You could always use a nice PC, but those aren't cheap either.
  • DavemriDavemri Posts: 2,011 ✭✭✭
    Much cheaper, and earlier issued postcard. I used to own this one but sold it last year for $400

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  • eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭


    << <i>He has other cards before the SK but you're going to have to hunt real hard and cross your fingers. You could always use a nice PC, but those aren't cheap either. >>



    Hunting down hard to find cards is the best part... But I don't want wast time searching for something that costs 5gs when I find it. 500-1000 is really the top of what I could spend. The post card is a nice option... Ill keep searching but I think I'm still leaning towards the sports kings card.
    Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here
  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,615 ✭✭✭✭
    Given your budget you can safely eliminate the Thorpe Sporting News card as an option. The Thorpe SK is still a great card, and a (football) rookie too. You can't go wrong with that classic issue.
    "My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. Our childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When we were insolent we were placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds - pretty standard really."
  • ReggieClevelandReggieCleveland Posts: 3,818 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My point was that he's got a few cards that almost all of the hobby doesn't know about. It may take you forever and a day but if you were to come across one, I'd say chances are pretty good it would scoot under the radar. In which case, it wouldn't cost you 5gs. You better fall in love with ebay's search process though.

    Have you thought about checking out foreign issues? There's still a TON of foreign issues that are pretty much unknown to the American collecting community and you can find some great tough cards of American athletes in them for cheap.
  • AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭


    << <i>
    Have you thought about checking out foreign issues? There's still a TON of foreign issues that are pretty much unknown to the American collecting community and you can find some great tough cards of American athletes in them for cheap. >>



    Yeah, eagles, ever thought about checking out foreign issues? Just kidding. You are like the king of finding foreign issues. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
  • msassinmsassin Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭
    A little off topic but the 1913 T200 New York Nationals Team is pretty popular with collectors because Thorpe is on it (also has 3 HOFers: Mathewson, Marquard, McGraw) and only cost a couple hundred.
  • LeonLuckeyLeonLuckey Posts: 123
    The T200 does seem like an option...



  • eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭
    Stumbling across a foreign card pre sports kings would be ideal.. I just wasn't aware of any but will start searching. Do you know of any in particular?
    Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here
  • ReggieClevelandReggieCleveland Posts: 3,818 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Stumbling across a foreign card pre sports kings would be ideal.. I just wasn't aware of any but will start searching. Do you know of any in particular? >>



    No. But I'm at the point now where I'd be shocked if there wasn't one. There's simply too much that hasn't been catalogued yet for there not to be, imo. I'd at least say the odds are good. I'd guess Germany or France.

  • PubliusPublius Posts: 1,306 ✭✭


    << <i>Much cheaper, and earlier issued postcard. I used to own this one but sold it last year for $400

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    And a beer and hotdog for you and your boy at the baseball game Dave. image

    I love this Thorpe PC from the 1912 Olympics as well.

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    Ive always loved the pose of this M101 as well, one of my favorite Thorpe cards.
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    My Steve Largent Master Set
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