As someone who ran auctions for years, it was my responsibility to offer the consignor all the possible options regarding the disposal their collection. But in the end it's the consignor who makes that decision. The family wanted it intact; if the cards were loose it would be easy to make groups. But they are glued into albums and have been for 125 years. If the new owner wants to remove them from the album, he is free to do so. But there is a high probability that nearly every card will have a technical grade of Poor. Maybe that is less appealing than leaving them as is. We shall see.
Last edited by barrysloate; 10-05-2013 at 04:35 AM.
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