Old Judge/Tobacco Card Scrapbook

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Posted By: Tom Boblitt

DGS.......

BEAUTIFUL book..........
Can we bother you for more scans--especially the Yum Yum's or other than Old Judge cards? I can post if you want to email them to me.

As for skinned, I was fortunate enough to pick up a scrapbook with about 600 cards in it--30-40 Old Judges (skinned), 12 Buchner Gold Coins, a S.F. Hess Newsboy and 10 N162's. The rest were all non-sports cards from late 19th/early 20th century.

I was able to soak all of them out (over a LONG weekend) using distilled water and typing paper changing the paper every 5-15 minutes until the cards were dry pressing between 2x4's with a clamp. They came out well enough that the N162's are currently encased in holders from one of the preferred major grading companies (in VG to EX+ holders). Mine soaked out fine since the glue used was water soluable. If the glue is not, they will not soak so well.

Anyway, as for price, I sold all the Old Judges as they had been skinned but the Old Judge tag line was still at the bottom (not trimmed). Most of the cards I had were 'commons' but there were 4-5 hall of famers including Kid Nichols and Buck Ewing. The average commons sold in the $45-$65 range and the Hall of Famers sold in the $100-$350 range on ebay and via private sales. I was relatively happy with the prices and they pretty much held with what skinned cards were selling for on ebay. A couple of the commons went higher than $65 but overall they were in that range.

$50 sounds like the deal of the decade on that book. Also sounds like you have a lot of hall of famers in your lot where I did not. And.......I paid WAAAAAYYY more than $50 for mine even though it was a good deal, it wasn't as good as your deal.

Congrats on the book, it looks like it was well constructed.