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<p>[QUOTE="vibr0nic, post: 1252473, member: 29338"]I hate to be Debbie Downer here, but this note was previously sold twice in the last 3 months. Both times it was in a PCGS 8 holder, and both times it looked distinctly different from the note when n777mwood sold it to you, Legolas.</p><p><br /></p><p>First it sold at Heritage for ~$1600 - <a href="http://currency.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=3513&lotNo=16909" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://currency.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=3513&lotNo=16909" rel="nofollow">http://currency.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=3513&lotNo=16909</a></p><p><a href="http://currency.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=3513&lotNo=16909" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://currency.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=3513&lotNo=16909" rel="nofollow"></a>Then it sold on eBay for ~$2000 - <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F200604097635" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F200604097635" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/200604097635</a></p><p><br /></p><p>n777mwood, along with rayal454, jimrob23, and currencycounter are notorious eBay sellers who doctor notes precisely like this. They remove perfectly respectable notes from TPG holders, and doctor them up to give the appearance of a higher grade. Effectively, this note has been put through the chemical and physical ringer (bleached, pressed, and trimmed) to make it look far different from its true original state. </p><p> </p><p>If that is not an issue for you, and you feel like the note was fairly represented and you paid a fair price, then please don't let me stop your enjoyment of the note. If it is an issue, then I suggest you explore options available to get your money back ASAP before your window of opportunity is completely gone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Either way, at least you really know what you have there. Good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="vibr0nic, post: 1252473, member: 29338"]I hate to be Debbie Downer here, but this note was previously sold twice in the last 3 months. Both times it was in a PCGS 8 holder, and both times it looked distinctly different from the note when n777mwood sold it to you, Legolas. First it sold at Heritage for ~$1600 - [URL="http://currency.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=3513&lotNo=16909"]http://currency.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=3513&lotNo=16909 [/URL]Then it sold on eBay for ~$2000 - [URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F200604097635"]http://www.ebay.com/itm/200604097635[/URL] n777mwood, along with rayal454, jimrob23, and currencycounter are notorious eBay sellers who doctor notes precisely like this. They remove perfectly respectable notes from TPG holders, and doctor them up to give the appearance of a higher grade. Effectively, this note has been put through the chemical and physical ringer (bleached, pressed, and trimmed) to make it look far different from its true original state. If that is not an issue for you, and you feel like the note was fairly represented and you paid a fair price, then please don't let me stop your enjoyment of the note. If it is an issue, then I suggest you explore options available to get your money back ASAP before your window of opportunity is completely gone. Either way, at least you really know what you have there. Good luck.[/QUOTE]
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