Before anyone criticizes me for not being a paper money expert I will concede that fact upfront. That being said I was under the impression that the mint issued uncut sheets and the sheets had serials that started with 99 or 98. Is that correct? If so wouldn't an item listed for like this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/One-Dollar-...018?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d2b3c2a1a be done so in an attempt to deceive a person into thinking they were getting a mint cut error, when in fact it could have been done after leaving the mint? I don't know the seller or their intent but was just curious.
You are correct, that has been cut from a sheet. He does say in the description "This is not a real error note", so I suspect that's how he can avoid the ebay police.
The title; One Dollar $1 Faux Miscut Error Note Says it all......emphasis on FAUX (not genuine; fake or false.)
I hate stuff like that because some person thinks they have a legit error and sometimes I'm the one who has to tell them It's not. Then they look as you with that look, like are you B.S. ing me?
These listings can be sneaky to those that don't read or interpret the title and/or description correctly. You could say they are borderline unethical - I'm not saying they are or not. Although the seller may get more return this way (as opposed to selling the sheet intact), I find it a bit of a waste to cut up a sheet. That should make those with uncut sheets happy though - since there is one less sheet out there each time one gets cut up.
This is "Borderline " deceitful but it has been described properly as "Faux". Trouble is, does a novice even know what faux means? And more than likely it will be a novice who winds up with this. It is also a "Genuine " note though it has been altered. So I guess the seller is probably in a safe (gray) zone here as far as the ebay police go. But it would be interesting to give them a call out on this and see what they say about it.
I just don't like auctions that possibly mislead. I've learned so much on here I feel I can make somewhat intelligent choices online, but that doesn't change the fact that I bought some rolls of unsearched wheat cents or Proof 70 coins graded by PCI or BS grading co.. Not that I was out any big money but since finding CT I know to look at the coin not the holder.
98 or 99? ok so then this guy is a ripoff... http://www.ebay.com/itm/2009-1-DOLL...818?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item418c952502
Well I informed the dealer this was cut from a mint issued uncut sheet after it left the mint. Just in case he was unaware.
The miscuts aren't even the beginning of it, there is one seller literring eBay with phony offset and double print errors that he acknowledges are fakes. The problem isn't with the first sale, it's the second one, when Grandma sells Grandpa's collection after he dies and this phony crap gets accidentally misrepresented as real, and an unsuspecting buyer pays more than he should. Phony errors are defacements and should be categorically rejected for sale.
