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Posted By: barrysloate

Would anybody who purchased a rare sheet at auction, say for tens of thousands of dollars, dare take the chance of cutting it up, knowing that the cut cards could potentially be worth just a fraction of the cost of the sheet? So I think it is entirely theoretical.

Edited to say Jim and I were posting at the same time, and after reading his post, I will assume the Ramlys were cut up at a time when the stakes were lower and sheets weren't all that expensive. And if those cards were graded, it was another example of carelessness, because an examination of the edges would have revealed freshly cut cards.