N172 Old Judge - Thin Paper Stock (help needed)

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by ocjack

What type of value do the skinned Old Judges have? I have 6 or 7 that have outstanding photo quality on the front, but ..... no backs.

A bit less then half of a poor example... To me. Maybe 40%? And only because of the photo quality. I would pay more if you rebacked them as it saves trouble. Some collectors avoid these cards... I try to keep the number I have to a minimum, and will consider them more if there aren't many of a certain player out there.

[z28jd]

I take skinned versions if they are priced right and/or they are a rare card. It's better than nothing and some do have outstanding photo quality. Some cards are just too rare to be picky

[Joe_G.]

The albumen photos are very thin and fragile, so a skinned OJ is high risk of being damaged and therefore I recommend finding it a back. I have owned skinned OJs but have managed to upgrade them over the years to whole examples. If a skinned card of a pose I need surfaced, I wouldn't hesitate purchasing it.