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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 2627599, member: 6986&quot;]The difference of opinion can be summed up like this:</p><p><br /></p><p>Experienced collectors: not a ladder, minimal value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Others: missing rung ladder, ebay premium.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem with these almost notes is when the eBay buyer goes to sell their collection to a dealer or an auction house or some other traditional venue they will be disappointed to learn that they have been holding notes with minimal value and no place to sell them except on ebay and similar sites where the fees will likely result in a loss even from face value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, having said that, I am not trying to be critical of someone who wants to collect these items.&nbsp; They just have to be realistic.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I have a significant collection of German notgeld that is never going to appreciate in value much and I know when I sell it I will probably take a loss.&nbsp; I do understand collecting for the joy of collecting.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, what I frequently shake my head at isthe puffery that goes on on these discussion boards when almost radars and rungless ladders and mixed quad pairs get multiple posts praising what great finds they are while substantive posts with truly scarce notes and significant historical or other information are met with crickets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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