Leonard Schneir, in his book/w price guide Gambling Collectibles - A Sure Winner has this item (in better condition) at $200-$300. 1993 copyright. I believe Schneir's eBay ID is nycdixie. The book describes this catalogue as 1929 and has several pages of "hold-out" devices if'n you wanted to keep some extra cards on your person. The pages showing how decks of cards are marked are fun to read but... $200 worth of fun?