1952 Topps Sheet

[Volod]

Musings of a mad cartologist, I guess, but what if one had one of these and was interested in liquidating it. Assuming it would bring a higher return if cut up into individual cards - by a very precise, professional type slicer, of course - since, after all, there have to be many, many more set collectors than there are uncut sheet collectors, would it be worth considering? The only ethical thing to do on such a course, would be to inform the grading company that the perfectly centered cards were newly cut, but what would they be - altered, authentic? In that grade, would they be more or less valuable than the uncut sheet?

[ALR-bishop]

Speaking strictly for me as a collector I would keep the sheet.... for me

[steve B]

The "right" thing to do is to keep it together.

If... there was a grading company that could tell, they would all grade "A"

From the look of the right border, and maybe the bottom, all the cards would have to be cut off center to be the right size, unless you lost the right column and maybe bottom row, making for only 16 cards instead of 25.

[irv]

Wow!
All high numbers too!

No real answer on your dilemma but it sure would be a nice piece to own.

[Volod]

Originally Posted by steve B

The "right" thing to do is to keep it together.

If... there was a grading company that could tell, they would all grade "A"

From the look of the right border, and maybe the bottom, all the cards would have to be cut off center to be the right size, unless you lost the right column and maybe bottom row, making for only 16 cards instead of 25.

Right, Steve - but can you imagine how steely your nerves would have to be to put that thing in your local library's guillotine cutter?

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Volod

Right, Steve - but can you imagine how steely your nerves would have to be to put that thing in your local library's guillotine cutter?

That's not the cutter I'd use...

[mikemb]

Originally Posted by steve B

That's not the cutter I'd use...

Maybe Bill Mastro?

Mike

[Volod]

Originally Posted by steve B

That's not the cutter I'd use...

Yeah, I know, but it will not be chopped up in any case... I was just speculating to get a thread going. Incidentally, I think actually it was a sales promo item, not part of a full printing sheet, since the top and left side borders are much wider than would be found had it been cut from a larger sheet.

[Jcfowler6]

I would be a crime to cut that up.


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[Republicaninmass]

A sheet of low series with May's did 50k. You should consign it as is in a major auction house immediately at the top of this crazed market.

[hcv123]

Awesome sheet. If cut and disclosed or not disclosed and determined would all grade "A" as previously stated. It is unique (I don't recall seeing or hearing of a high number sheet before) - I think it would do really well as is at auction.

[profholt82]

Please don't cut that sheet, sir.

[tedzan]

Back in 1982, Bill Bossert, who had a BB Card Shop in Swarthmore, PA had a complete 100-card sheet of the 1952 TOPPS Hi #s.
It was quite a sight to be seen with Double-Printed Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, and Bobby Thomson cards on it.
The partial sheet in Post #1 here represents the lower-most right quarter of the complete Hi # sheet.

Whatever you do....leave it intact.

I collect uncut sheets BOWMAN, FLEER, LEAF, TOPPS, and a few pre-war sheets. Needless to say, the older they are, the scarcer
they are, nowadays.


TED Z

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