Are These Old Judges Good or Reprints??

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Posted By: Adam J. Baxter

I'm no big expert on Old Judges, but compared to the few I have and the many I've seen on ebay and Lipset's auctions, etc., these really don't look legit to me. If that's the case, I feel bad for the last seller who recently won an Old Judge auction, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4120&item=3220466930&rd=1, from this seller a few days back. That auction had a Clarkson, Bastian and a Greenwood. I actually bid on that auction at the beginning because the scan was a little less clear then the more recent offering and I figured I'd take a risky chance that the Clarkson was real. Of course I was later outbid - thankfully - as the winning bidder paid just under 800.00 for the three card lot. I haven't been in the vintage game as long as some of the other collectors on this forum, But when it came to the Old Judges being offered by this seller, I should have known better, I'm just lucky I didn't get stuck with 800.00 worth of fake crud. It's been said before too many times that you really have to stay on your guard as ebay really is like the wild west for unwary collectors.