Nothing wrong here. Your just looking as the most versatile cymbal Zildjian ever created, that's all.

And I'm sure it's worth every penny out of those two grand...

If you notice, the original price was $9,400, but they have generously knocked $7,050 off that.

It is no longer usable as a musical instrument due to the damage, and is not something that would make an attractive decoration, so what the heck would I use it for?(at any price).

Hey, I think I'd give some 5 dollars for it. Still could be usable.

If you have a plane saw, you could turn it into an expensive Rocktagon.

It would be unique for its stamps if it didn't have the "toothless" factor. Too many GOOD cymbals out there to even consider this load of bull.

Here's a theory.

This was created during a "bring your child to work day" at the Zildjian factory, and some 8 year old kid got to play with the stamping machines.

This would also explain the crayon marks.

Little did that child know that someday this cymbal would come up for sale, priced as though it were a valuable double struck coin.

Just a theory.

Forgetting the ridiculous price for a moment, why do you assume it's no longer usable as a musical instrument, because of the cut out? It could still sound incredible (or it could sound like crap), but the presence of the cut out should not be the sole criteria for judging this cymbal. Here is a picture of Mel Lewis playing a cymbal with even more "damage". I doubt he would have played it if it wasn't musical. Bill Stewart also played a heavily damaged old K which looked a lot worse than even Mel Lewis's cymbal if I recall correctly.

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Melqus20Avedis2020 by mwsilver, on Flickr

You are right. Even though I have never been happy with the sound of a repaired cymbal, some people have ended up with a sound they still liked.

I will say I have never heard a cymbal sound better after being repaired than it did before, so a repaired cymbal to me will always be worth much less than one that had not cracked.

So yes, it is still usable, but I would not buy it unless it was priced less than a new cymbal.

I should have said it is less desireable as a musical instrument now.

I don't want extra holes in my cymbals any more than I would want extra holes or repairs in my drums.

If I had a cymbal that cracked, I would try to fix it simply because I already own it. I would not purchase a cymbal that already had cracks, and most likely Mel Lewis would not have either.

Nothing wrong with the cymbal,,,the repair on the other hand is not a good one. The price,,,Hmmmmmm,,,I don't see it. I thought Washington and Colorado were the only two states where you get get high legally LoLoLoLoLoLoLoLoEye Ball