Anyone willing to throw out a guess as to what a cymbal like this one with the aforementioned fracture might sell for in today's market? Anyone here have an interest perhaps?
A singleton 14" cymbal would have an expected price of half of a hi-hat pair on eBay. That's half of $225 aka $112 with fairly wide margins of error (more on that later). If it were just plain old cracked then take 50% off which is around $56. However, it isn't yet clear to me from the pictures whether than is a manufacturing flaw which has been around for years and never moved, or something more recent.
Does it even show on the back? Get out your magnifying glass and have a close look.
Does it have any sound of rattling when you play it?
If it is minor (and especially if it doesn't show on the back) then you might still get $100 having revealed the flaw, but it is really hard to say. The expected values all come with a plus or minus 10-20% and you get what you get on the day with eBay. But this case is even more difficult to assess.
Note also it is worth a lot more if it weights 600 grams rather than 900 grams so you should make sure of the accuracy of your weighing equipment. If in doubt you can visit your local Post Office or Shipping place and weigh it there.
reference to my work published on Cymbalholic:
http://www.cymbalholic.com/forums/showthread.php?30271-New-Paiste-602-SC-value-rule-of-thumb
The analysis is a bit old now and I've been collecting data ever since, but there don't seem to be too many changes. I can do a more up to date analysis on anything somebody wants to know, but in this case of a flaw it won't get much clearer. Also the spreadsheet containing all the data is always available on request. 1650 entires and counting...