In my opinion...this is exactly what destroys the hobby...If a long time collector of banknotes can be fooled, how in the world can us newbies in the hobby ever know when we are being fooled. One thing is if a note is described as being restored or as you say "ressurected", but otherwise we assume it is what it is...
Would not the auction company have some obligation to disclose this if informed or would they only be interested in the bottom line....how much can they get?
Especially since this item will be auctioned at the yearly show, how much faith will anyone put in other so called "rare notes" that become available at other auctions?
I guess doing your reasearch always helps, but not all of us know where to look, who to ask when we suspect something is just not right....I guess that's why we have the forum.
Unfortunately, I would think should this note sell for a large amount of money, and the buyer later learning that it was not as described, whether it is buyer beware or not, personally I would not hold much trust in the auction company themselves.
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Anyways have to leave now, the new BER plates are in from China...the old ones where too worn to be of any use anymore
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