19th century cards prices realized

[oldjudge]

None of those cards are period. They are of minimal value and whoever bought them severely overpaid.

[barrysloate]

Agreed. Somebody actually asked me to appraise those cards for him as he intended to buy them for a client. I told him not to bid.

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

None of those cards are period. They are of minimal value and whoever bought them severely overpaid.

I believe you, but are saying they are fakes or later reproductions?

[barrysloate]

They are later prints, probably made sometime in the 20th century using the original glass plate negatives.

[kcohen]

Any experts out there have an opinion on the Babe Ruth Quaker Oats ad piece?
I'm always leery of such items.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by kcohen

Any experts out there have an opinion on the Babe Ruth Quaker Oats ad piece?
I'm always leery of such items.

I think it is period and good but they are quite common. They can be had, in nice condition, in the $100-$200 range most times...

[drc]

It is believed that these Old Judge items are old, say f rom early 1900s, just not from the 1880s, and I've seen them sell for decent money. So I would say they were not a steal, but the buyer didn't necessarily overpay either.

I looked at two in person (not two in this auction), and the images are really sharp. They have eye appeal.

[dstudeba]

I have a hard time believing that they the ones with the poorly drawn advertising for fake and real tobacco products are from the early 1900s.