Fake OJs on fleabay
 

Who ever bought these OJs is going to be a little disappointed. I haven't seen
these fakes on ebay for a while.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140649630471...84.m1423.l2649

Yes, I would not be buying these.

Joe

yeap
 

Whomever bought these is either not going to know or have the pleasantries of returns. Not good either way.

I collect Old Judge cards of Washington players. Many years ago (10-15?) a reputable (I think) dealer at a show (possibly Ft. Washington) had a group of these for sale. I knew they weren't real OJs, but I decided to buy the Washington players he had anyway, thinking that they were likely to be vintage repros, for not too much $$.

I recall asking an OJ collector whom I can't remember (Jay M.?) about them some years ago. Unfortunately, my early-Alzheimers-like memory doesn't remember what he told me.

So, my question is, can anyone enlighten me as to the origin of these? And, is anything known about Jos. R. Royer, the Lancaster, PA, confectioner whose name and address is stamped on the backs of some of my cards (same back stamp as the one on eBay)?

Thanks in advance,
Val

In the old N54 forum you could search the threads and there were a few regarding Royer. One was about Cracker Jacks with the Royer stamp and the other was on OJs with the Royer stamp o the back.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/153652/

Everything on the old forum was ported over to this one...it's all here.

http://www.net54baseball.com/search.php?searchid=239327


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Fred & Leon - Many thanks for your comments and for pointing me in the direction of the Net54 Archives. I just now searched the Archives and learned a lot about these cards and Jos. R. Royer, thanks to the members who did some research a few years ago. Sometimes, I fail to remember the Archives exists and what a wonderful resource it is!
Best,
Val

It looks like those first five OJs that were pointed out are now being broken up and sold individually on fleabay. Oddly enough the buyer of these cards lives in North Carolina like the person that sold them.

Yeah that was me...
 

I was the person who bought the lot of 5. I am relatively new to collecting OJ's and had never heard of the Royer Confectioners reprints...An eBay member contacted me and let me know about them, and then I read this thread. Obviously, I have since removed my listings and requested a refund from the seller. He actually has been very pleasant and gave me no problems in offering me a refund.

I'm just glad someone let me know, I have a very good history on eBay and don't want to tarnish that by selling fakes.