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tbobI know the seller, Joshua, and so didn't really even need to look to know that they are real, but I eyeballed them and they are 100% legit.
The obaks set have never been reprinted but there are two things for collectors to watch out for. The 1910 and 1911 sets have been reproduced and there is a seller on ebay selling them but they are far, far larger than the originals and he relates this in his ad. Nice guy, not trying to fool anybody, just selling beautiful artwork.
The other thing to watch out for is there was a seller 2 years ago on ebay who reproduced some 1909 Obaks and was selling them as the real thing. Anyone who collects the set could spot them as fakes but unfortunately bidders were paying $100-200 each for them. A couple of us finally managed to get the clown thrown off ebay but they may still be floating around. 1909s are extremely rare and the backs come with and without framelines. They also are usually hand cut and thus, sadly, the grading card companies won't grade them. About 25% of my set falls in to this category and many are vg to ex cards otherwise, extremely rare for this set. Hopefully the grading companies (which grade 1913 and forward Zeenuts which have their coupons ripped off the bottom leaving jagged edges) will someday change their minds...