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<p>[QUOTE="Endeavor, post: 3559990, member: 60292"]So many ways to answer your question Steve. To begin though, let's start by addressing the mere fact that collecting is subjective. What might be a poor monetary investment for one collector might be of great value for another.</p><p><br /></p><p>Without knowing the reasons in the previous owner's head as to why they submitted these notes for grading (I bought them already graded), I can only speculate. If I had to guess, I would say it's more likely that they thought the notes would grade higher. Perhaps they thought there was the potential for top pop status. In that case it would have paid off to invest in the cost of grading. A gamble if you will. However, that would assume that they were looking for a positive return on investment.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's possible they don't care about monetary value. Maybe they were notes given to them by their late grandmother and wanted to get them encapsulated and registered. Maybe they were a pair of notes they had in their night stand drawer the night they lost their virginity. Hell, maybe they just like the way they look graded in a TPG sleeve. Who knows.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again odds are (and if I had to bet on it) that it was a dealer looking for a monetary return. All I'm saying is who knows really.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd also like to point out that the notes are not totally "random". The two of them together do make a consecutive serial number pair. Had they graded top pop then boy that would have really been something. I know you've stated in the past that consecutive serial numbers are nothing special for you, but there are collectors that are willing to pay more for them. I know this for a fact as a seller.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, so many ways to answer this. As I'm writing this more and more possible reasons come to mind. It's possible that the seller was looking to stash these notes in a safe for 20+ years thinking they could appreciate in market value. Maybe they are banking on the TPG to change their labels and someday these will be "old label" notes that collectors pay premium for. Maybe they are the birth year of their son/daughter or grandson/granddaughter?</p><p><br /></p><p>And yes, maybe they are just a dumbass.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Endeavor, post: 3559990, member: 60292"]So many ways to answer your question Steve. To begin though, let's start by addressing the mere fact that collecting is subjective. What might be a poor monetary investment for one collector might be of great value for another. Without knowing the reasons in the previous owner's head as to why they submitted these notes for grading (I bought them already graded), I can only speculate. If I had to guess, I would say it's more likely that they thought the notes would grade higher. Perhaps they thought there was the potential for top pop status. In that case it would have paid off to invest in the cost of grading. A gamble if you will. However, that would assume that they were looking for a positive return on investment. It's possible they don't care about monetary value. Maybe they were notes given to them by their late grandmother and wanted to get them encapsulated and registered. Maybe they were a pair of notes they had in their night stand drawer the night they lost their virginity. Hell, maybe they just like the way they look graded in a TPG sleeve. Who knows. Again odds are (and if I had to bet on it) that it was a dealer looking for a monetary return. All I'm saying is who knows really. I'd also like to point out that the notes are not totally "random". The two of them together do make a consecutive serial number pair. Had they graded top pop then boy that would have really been something. I know you've stated in the past that consecutive serial numbers are nothing special for you, but there are collectors that are willing to pay more for them. I know this for a fact as a seller. Again, so many ways to answer this. As I'm writing this more and more possible reasons come to mind. It's possible that the seller was looking to stash these notes in a safe for 20+ years thinking they could appreciate in market value. Maybe they are banking on the TPG to change their labels and someday these will be "old label" notes that collectors pay premium for. Maybe they are the birth year of their son/daughter or grandson/granddaughter? And yes, maybe they are just a dumbass.[/QUOTE]
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