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Title: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: ausjack on April 24, 2013, 01:25:44 PM
just wondering who collect polly notes and what do you collect?
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: trout on April 24, 2013, 02:08:55 PM
I used to collect them but sold them to fund my other habit (coins).
I only have a few left and don't really bother with the plastic notes.
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Post by: Goldseeker on April 24, 2013, 03:19:58 PM
Any poly note that comes into my hands is inspected for radar/solid/repeat numbers.   Other than that, I am not interested.
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Post by: Bigfellani5 on April 24, 2013, 05:14:21 PM
First last and standard prefix of each
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Post by: Fulvio on April 24, 2013, 06:19:58 PM
I'm with Goldy. If its worth keeping, its stashed. Maybe if its in absolute perfect condition it gets stashed as well. Otherwise it gets crumpled (to save the next guy looking too hard) and spent.
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Post by: enworb on April 24, 2013, 06:33:48 PM
Only radars or repeaters for me really. I do like the federation $5 notes as well. I cant say no to them.
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Post by: accumulator on April 24, 2013, 07:39:35 PM
first & last prefix of all denominations except $100's but have'nt collected any for ages,i'm fixed on coins at present.
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Post by: Mister T on April 24, 2013, 08:55:23 PM
I have a few but coins are what I really care about. I go by year rather than by prefix or anything like that though.
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: ausjack on April 25, 2013, 08:40:04 PM
I'll list a few notes next week to see what you's think :good:
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Post by: trout on April 25, 2013, 08:47:53 PM
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='12980' dateline='1366888204'I'll list a few notes next week to see what you's think :good:

Post a list of what you want and if I find any I will send them over to you fer face value :ok:
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: ausjack on April 25, 2013, 09:44:33 PM
thanks trout :good:
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Post by: interest on April 25, 2013, 10:45:50 PM
I had a thing for 1993 $10.00 notes the bluer the better.
I have them from grey to all shades of blue.
Can't get any more they are all out of circulation

(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb22/interest88/blue93.jpg)
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb22/interest88/ten-dollar-blue-2-1.jpg)

(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb22/interest88/006.jpg)

I own these two on the bottom right.
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb22/interest88/AA-blue--grey.jpg)
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: ausjack on April 25, 2013, 11:17:04 PM
:laugh2: just a little "thing" interest looking at that dirty great big wad of notes..done well to get so many together and better to get them published, well done mate :good:

Ya wouldn't credit that there'd be so much difference only being 100 notes apart..something wrong with he printer or ink cartridge :dance2:
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: Nevol on April 26, 2013, 06:32:36 AM
I collect any first/last prefix, test notes, RADAR's, high/low serials, errors etc that find their way into my purse.
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: ausjack on April 26, 2013, 07:29:53 AM
:shock: WHAT WHAT WHAT..NEVOL doesn't have a badge..I want this fixed ASAP :big_boss:

:beg: PLEASE
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: MobOfRoos on April 27, 2013, 10:46:39 AM
:drooling:

Love your notes interest. I also have a fascination with the blue dobell $10. There was a KE93 $10 on eBay last weekend with a wicked wet ink transfer. I was outbid on it and have been grumpy all week as a result :ireful:

I collect first and last prefix UNC notes. At the moment I am concentrating on the 90s which is very challenging.

With circulated notes I collect high and low serials and always keep an eye out for a solid.
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: accumulator on April 27, 2013, 11:28:38 AM
I forgot to add,i also collect Radars & some Repeaters,it depends on the numbers.


(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo339/appeangel07_photos/IMG_0001-8.jpg) (http://s389.photobucket.com/user/appeangel07_photos/media/IMG_0001-8.jpg.html)
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Post by: enworb on April 27, 2013, 05:10:47 PM
I have one from the same group of 4 and its my favourite note. I cant look past $5 radars.
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: interest on April 27, 2013, 05:23:43 PM
Quote from: 'MobOfRoos' pid='13117' dateline='1367025399':drooling:

Love your notes interest. I also have a fascination with the blue dobell $10. There was a KE93 $10 on eBay last weekend with a wicked wet ink transfer. I was outbid on it and have been grumpy all week as a result :ireful:

I collect first and last prefix UNC notes. At the moment I am concentrating on the 90s which is very challenging.

With circulated notes I collect high and low serials and always keep an eye out for a solid.

Hi Mob, What did that KE93 go for?

This is just my opinion for what it's worth.
If you are keeping the first & last serial numbers it would not hurt to keep at least one of the circulating notes from the same year.
Only saying that because they could become as hard to get in uncirculated condition  as the first & last serials.
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: MobOfRoos on April 28, 2013, 10:39:43 AM
Quote from: 'interest' pid='13130' dateline='1367049223'Hi Mob, What did that KE93 go for?


It went for $725.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/161007892423?nma=true&si=8onFDLA3XshT%2Bgge%2Bm6%2BiMpA1Rw%3D&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2557&orig_cvip=true

Quote from: 'interest' pid='13130' dateline='1367049223'This is just my opinion for what it's worth.
If you are keeping the first & last serial numbers it would not hurt to keep at least one of the circulating notes from the same year.
Only saying that because they could become as hard to get in uncirculated condition  as the first & last serials.

Yes I've heard of that as a collecting theme, and it has crossed my mind as something I might do once I've got all the first and last prefixes.
But gee that makes a lot of notes. For the year 2008 alone that would mean 15 notes.
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: eirrab on April 29, 2013, 10:27:54 AM
If you collected the 2008 first & last you would be quite happy. The prices were suprising.

I'm another one who collects first & last and some standard - but only interested in unc stuff. Slowly building up a set, just the very difficult i.e. expensive, ones to go
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: MobOfRoos on May 02, 2013, 09:23:33 PM
Quote from: 'eirrab' pid='13305' dateline='1367197074'If you collected the 2008 first & last you would be quite happy. The prices were suprising.


Yes, especially the last prefix $5 and $10. It will be interesting to see what happens to the market in a few months time when the RBA starts releasing 2012 first and last prefix $10 and $5 notes. Up until now the 2008 $5 and $10 were the last printed.

Baz, its good to see some other people collecting polymers :good:
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Post by: eirrab on May 03, 2013, 10:40:47 AM
Absolutely, MORs, the 2008 turned out to be a real surprise. Not going to let the 2012 ones to slip through unnoticed ;-)

Time to start saving up for this year's Reserve bank special release of 1st and last prefixes. Any one have any word on when?
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Post by: Dusk1 on May 03, 2013, 01:52:14 PM
Quote from: 'eirrab' pid='13305' dateline='1367197074'If you collected the 2008 first & last you would be quite happy. The prices were suprising.

I was lucky enough to buy some of these first & last 08 notes & able to sell some some on eBay for a nice profit.

Prices went off after B&J Shaws site listed them at a premium, then a thred on the old ACBF fueled the hype, which trickled down to eBay.

Although there is good reasons for the relativly high price (GFC concerns & the full set of denominations released making people hesitant to buy them that year from the RBA) there still appears a never ending availbilliy from eBay sellers.

Makes me wonder how scarce they really are, but still good for increasing interest in polymer note collecting.

PS I don't have any more for sale.
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: JeffH on May 03, 2013, 02:19:34 PM
I don't have many notes and they are mostly paper.
Here is a "double polly". I purchased one of these on a recent visit to Fiji. Reserve bank in Suva is worth a quick visit if ever you are there.
[attachment=1820]
Polly #1 is  Fiji’s endemic Kulawai, (red throated lorikeet), the smallest member of the parrot family, a very rare inhabitant of the mountain forest canopy which feeds on nectar and pollen. The last sighting of the
Kulawai was in 1993. It could now be extinct.
Polly #2 is that is is a poly note -ignore the watermark; it is misleading.

Jeff
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: Fulvio on May 03, 2013, 03:18:29 PM
Think of it as a non-interest earning account with potential capital appreciation. Doesn't seem so bad that way. ;)
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: eirrab on May 08, 2013, 03:06:24 PM
Nicely put, Fulvio.

Can I use that line when talking to my wife next time she wonders what I am doing putting aside all these very spendable notes?

She certainly was in agreement when I sold a few 08 first and last prefixes on ebay! A nice boost to my argument for collecting polymers.
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: MobOfRoos on May 08, 2013, 08:53:00 PM
Quote from: 'Dusk1' pid='13596' dateline='1367554934'Prices went off after B&J Shaws site listed them at a premium, then a thred on the old ACBF fueled the hype, which trickled down to eBay.

Although there is good reasons for the relativly high price (GFC concerns & the full set of denominations released making people hesitant to buy them that year from the RBA) there still appears a never ending availbilliy from eBay sellers.

Makes me wonder how scarce they really are, but still good for increasing interest in polymer note collecting.


I think the reason given for the high price of 2008 $10 and $5 was a low print run. But when it comes to collecting uncirculated notes, print runs are irrelevant. All that matters is the numbers of uncirculated notes the RBA hands out to collectors and dealers.
I think they are overpriced (or maybe I'm just bitter because I haven't got any yet :stinker:.
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: Fulvio on May 08, 2013, 08:53:41 PM
Feel free. :)
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Post by: interest on May 09, 2013, 12:18:46 AM
Quote from: 'MobOfRoos' pid='14021' dateline='1368012180'
Quote from: 'Dusk1' pid='13596' dateline='1367554934'Prices went off after B&J Shaws site listed them at a premium, then a thred on the old ACBF fueled the hype, which trickled down to eBay.

Although there is good reasons for the relativly high price (GFC concerns & the full set of denominations released making people hesitant to buy them that year from the RBA) there still appears a never ending availbilliy from eBay sellers.

Makes me wonder how scarce they really are, but still good for increasing interest in polymer note collecting.


I think the reason given for the high price of 2008 $10 and $5 was a low print run. But when it comes to collecting uncirculated notes, print runs are irrelevant. All that matters is the numbers of uncirculated notes the RBA hands out to collectors and dealers.
I think they are overpriced (or maybe I'm just bitter because I haven't got any yet :stinker:.
Back in the old days the RAM used to sell them.
If you had some sort of relationship with the ladies on the counter you could get what you wanted.
AAh the good old days.
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: Fulvio on May 09, 2013, 12:52:46 AM
Quote from: 'interest' pid='14034' dateline='1368024526'AAh the good old days.

Ahhh, the good old days indeed.... back when I could swap for sacks of UNC coins at Armaguard, when Coles-Myer had one of their store managers ring me whenever they got UNC rolls in, when I could wantonly pillage K-Mart's roll stash.. *SIGH*
Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: Goldseeker on May 09, 2013, 03:57:48 PM
I believe personal customer service, regardless of where one shops these days, went out the window ages ago.
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Post by: keldaw on May 09, 2013, 07:00:56 PM
I got these today , just  in  avg con but good numbers ,

   1 x $ 10.00   , BK   07   952-952

   1 X $  5.00   , DA   08   043-340
.

  ,, kel ,,

(http://i44.tinypic.com/2i6ntbc.jpg)
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Title: RE: so who here collects polly notes?
Post by: Goldseeker on May 09, 2013, 07:21:47 PM
Nice numbers, particularly the radar.......