Is the whole greater than the sum of their cut up parts? I say "yes"!
In spite of some problems with the sheet such as some apparent water damage in the lower left corner, a massive crease through the Jerry Lynch card and some dog-eared corners, this is still an incredible item to own.
If I had the choice of this uncut sheet or all the cards individually as Mint or 9 by any of the third party grading companies, I'd take the sheet for all the reasons discussed about cards earlier in this thread. In my opinion, card doctoring is so prevalent that you don't know what you are getting anymore when you buy graded cards. Even with the flaws on the sheet, it is still an extremely rare item and you know exactly what you are getting.
Congratulations in advance to whoever wins it and unless it goes for something totally outrageous, in my opinion someone will be getting it at a very undervalued price and hopefully that person will keep it intact.
(BTW, I don't own the sheet in case anyone is thinking I'm hyping it for my own gain).
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