Would you keep it or cut it? Uncut 1921 W551 Strip w/ Ruth, Cobb, ...

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by bnorth

That is way too amazing to cut up as a collector but as a seller I would cut it up in a second. Glad I am not a seller and have to make that decision.

+1 agree well said

As a collector it is great the way it is and I would keep it as such

[bbcard1]

While I agree with the idealistic sentiments, but I don't think the cards would grade all that high even if cut neatly, so pragmatically, there would not be an advantage to cutting them.

[Vintagedeputy]

I would see if it could be slabbed as is, but I could never bring myself to cut that. It’s gorgeous.

[philliesfan]

I would never ever think of cutting that.
Bob

[chuckw]

Glad to hear most people would keep it intact - I asked the question because I heard from a few people who said they would cut it and grade them. It has always shocked me that so many Babe Ruth and other legends game-used jerseys and bats are cut into pieces for current era baseball relic cards. The size of the uncut sheet is too large to fit into a slab - it is larger than and slabbed that PSA, SGC, and Beckett use. I also learned that some of the strip cards are considered variations due to colors or clarity of background images. It is interesting to see the value of 1920s strip cards really go up in the past couple of years, especially some of the higher grade Ruth and Cobb cards. The uncut strip originated from a large strip card collector who is selling a handful of PSA/SGC grade 7 to 9 strip cards from this set.

[Snowman]

I would never even consider keeping it intact. It was meant to be cut. I would cut it the moment it arrived in the mail.

[raulus]

I suspect it might sell for more in its current state than if you split it up.

So even if maximizing your value is your goal, I think you would be better off to leave it as-is.