1953 Stahl Meyer Set (Advice?)

[raulus]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but they would probably be a lot more valuable if you hadn't cut them up.

[sunspot22]

I didn't cut them as I stated in the original story at the top. I can only imagine how cool this would have been as an intact complete sheet!

[raulus]

Apologies - I misread that part.

In any event, my guess is that they would've been much more valuable as a complete sheet.

In this case, value is going to be dependent on finding a buyer who really wants them, or an ability to somehow market these as having some crazy provenance that makes them special.

Otherwise, my best guess is that value is basically going to be similar to the average trimmed Stahl Meyer piece. Not nothing, but probably also failing to capture the fact that these are something extra special.

Of course, I've been wrong before, and badly. So maybe someone will be willing to pay a lot extra for them.

[Beercan collector]

Gawd , almost makes a person want to break them out and trim them again 😬

[sunspot22]

I almost did trim them better. It was recommended by THE Rob Lifson that I leave them alone for now as the trim marks help tell the unique story and binds them as a set. This is a very abnormal situation.

[Beercan collector]

Did you try putting them back together 🙂 ?
It looks like the Campanella may have been to the right of the Snider

[sunspot22]

They didn't quite fit like a puzzle, so he must have cut them apart and then trimmed them a bit more. I wish he was better with the scissors!