Collectible of the Week: 2005 Retail Jim Thome Figurine
Inspiration for these features often come from many places: my personal collection, things I see on eBay or pieces shared through discussion with other collectors. Many times they are things I've never seen before, or know little about. A few weeks ago I was presented with that very opportunity...
Noted bobble-head collector/seller, Dr. Bobble's World posted a photo of variant figurines from his collection on Twitter - one of which was a Jim Thome that looked like the SGA given out May 12, 2005 except it did not have the Jeep sponsor plate. Turns out it was a retail variant only sold at Citizens Bank Park. Thanks to Dr. Bobble, we have some great pictures of the variant which will help collectors differentiate them in the future:
