collectibility of cut-up 4-on-1's?

[drc]

You can collect whatever you want. Their market value and hobby 'acceptability' are secondary issues.

I don't see anything wrong with collecting them. I assume you won't be cutting down whole cards to fill your need. Duly note that T202 panels and Allen & Ginters cut from albums are bought and sold in the hobby.

[Leon]

As long as you know what you are buying then it's all good. As everyone says, collect what you want to. Collecting these cut outs can be done on a budget too.

[HercDriver]

I also like cards like that, especially T202s! As a matter of fact, I have a few T202s that are actually three separate panels, acquired at different times, but now living together as a "complete" card. Who knows, maybe they were together at one time. Other than the Cobb (which goes for about $100), you can get most of the other panels for under $10 - great way to build a set if you aren't picky!

If the cards make you happy, then no need to ask the question!

Take Care,
Geno

[dabigyankeeman]

I have a Leo Durocher cut from one of them. I bought it because i wanted a card of him showing him as a Yankee.

It wasnt expensive, and i knew what i was buying, so for me all is fine.

[dougscats]

For a hall-of-fame collector on a budget, cut out cards can be great. You can get a genuine, classic Cobb for $60 [I'm thinking of the Conlon icon of Cobb sliding into third, as in the T202 middle panel].

I have a collection of T202 middle panels that I love [Was Conlon the main photographer? I wonder; and the text on the back is simply great], needing only four to complete the set of 78. I could buy the whole card and break it up to complete the set, but I don't think that would be right, somehow; it's just not in the spirit of the collection, so I won't.

Most of what I have I've bought over the last ten years, and these cut-outs are one of the last kind of things you can still buy cheaply, occasionly, on ebay. So you can sell them cheaply, too.

When I sold a bunch of 1935 Goudey cut-ups to Dave, the ones with the jigsaw-puzzle backs, I realized that the puzzle became exponentially harder to do, with four times the number of pieces. Those were dark days, deep in the Depression, not much entertainment money, then; it makes you wonder.

So, if you enjoy authentic cards at a bargain, cut-outs can be great.