Old Judge for sale on ebay

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Posted By: Judge Dred

I've been watching this auction and I've finally decided not to bid on it because something just doesn't fit. Has anyone ever dealt with this seller before? Any opinions on the card? I can't figure it out when someone states that the card was probably produced after the original release (in this case around 1887) and then states that the card has been in their collection for 25 years. To me it sounds like a reprint but it looks pretty darn good, albiet a little faint in the image.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5221038527&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

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Posted By: Daniel Bretta

Interesting card. Joseph Royer was a candy confectioner in Lancaster, PA. Milton Hershey was his apprentice at age 14 in 1871.

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Posted By: J Levine

I also looked long and hard at this auction and something does not feel right about it. I have indeed seen ads and stamps on backs of OJs before but not like this and the description practically screams reprint...so I am passing on this Phillie...

Joshua

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Posted By: warshawlaw

The text and image are displaced but no split is discernable, suggesting that the card is a 2nd generation image of another card.

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Posted By: Jim Clarke

Miles Bafoon sent all 12 of them to me to inspect and make an offer on. I told him that they were not worth the postage to get them back... They are NOT old judges and they are not even close on size. Very small and had the image on some kind of hard cardboard. I think they were all dipped into oil to give them an old look.. Stay Away!!! JC

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Posted By: Julie

of the card, which I thought belonged in the frame of the picture? Apparently a lot of other people have doubts--selling for less than $60. My McCarthy:


I really don't care about the borders of my OJs, and not much about the backs (the confectioner's stamp--period--is interesting), but I like to be able to SEE the subject of the picture!

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Posted By: Daniel Bretta

This site must have a huge number of lurkers because that auction has over 100+ page views since this thread was started this morning.

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Posted By: Daniel Bretta

Scott Brockelman just bought this card for $160. The underbidder was Lyman Hardeman (Old Cardboard).

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Posted By: jay behrens

Hopefully, Scott will enlighten us after he gets the card.

Jay

My place is full of valuable, worthless junk.

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Posted By: Judge Dred

I would have to be wondering about the cards after JC's comments. I suppose this would have been a better thread a few days before the end of the auction.

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Posted By: Daniel Bretta

I suppose it's a no win situation. If indeed it was legitimate (I'll trust JC that they are not real) then someone would have gotten mad that you outed the auction.

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Posted By: rob

The item appears to be legitimate,early 20th century reprint. Seller provided a full description, and checking his feedback, you can see he's knowledgeable about the old paper which he sells. The cards certainly worth more than than the postage to mail the card, as had been suggested, far less than $1000+ a real card would bring.