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<p>[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 1023364, member: 57463"]Again, the Wikipedia article cited says that the bills would be passed from one drawee to another. This paper in particular was pre-printed with that very expectation. Nice as it is, I now must sense that Maggie is "flogging" this. In other words, Maggie123 wants to sell and is hoping to create some interest, though, admitting an inability to actually record the images and admitting not having done any research.</p><p><br /></p><p>See, here's the thing... It is sort of an "anti-capitalist mentality" that if Mags owned the note and wanted to enjoy it more, that's fine, but if Mags want to sell it, then I feel put upon. But, then, too, I have to ask like a hero from Atlas Shrugged, "What's in it for me?" If I identified all the signatures and provided their life stories, when Maggie123 unloads this scrap paper on eBay, do I get a cut of the pie?</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Or is Mags just using me and us as sheep to be shorn for our knowledge?</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 1023364, member: 57463"]Again, the Wikipedia article cited says that the bills would be passed from one drawee to another. This paper in particular was pre-printed with that very expectation. Nice as it is, I now must sense that Maggie is "flogging" this. In other words, Maggie123 wants to sell and is hoping to create some interest, though, admitting an inability to actually record the images and admitting not having done any research. See, here's the thing... It is sort of an "anti-capitalist mentality" that if Mags owned the note and wanted to enjoy it more, that's fine, but if Mags want to sell it, then I feel put upon. But, then, too, I have to ask like a hero from Atlas Shrugged, "What's in it for me?" If I identified all the signatures and provided their life stories, when Maggie123 unloads this scrap paper on eBay, do I get a cut of the pie? [B] Or is Mags just using me and us as sheep to be shorn for our knowledge?[/B][/QUOTE]
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