Error $5 note on ebay

[jimmy1979]

Hi all,

Just saw this error note on ebay sell for $550+

Error $5 - 1992

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but when these notes came out 20 years ago wasn't there a huge controversy over how a school student could grab an error and rub of the Queen's face? Many notes were defaced etc. So are they really errors when all those notes could have been doctored? I'm not suggesting the seller is dishonest, because for all we know he/she bought it that way. I'm saying these are fake errors. Otherwise I could get a couple of erasers and flood the market with 500 of these "errors" tomorrow.

Just upsets me that some people fork out hard earned money on fakes

[Fr45h3R]

Welcome to the forum jimmy1979!
:welcome:

These same type of notes come up every now and then.
It really has to be buyer beware. People report the sellers to eBay but not much is done about them.
The other ones to watch out for are notes that are fully blank on one side.

-rob

[jimmy1979]

Welcome to the forum jimmy1979!
:welcome:

These same type of notes come up every now and then.
It really has to be buyer beware. People report the sellers to eBay but not much is done about them.
The other ones to watch out for are notes that are fully blank on one side.

-rob

Thanks Fr45h3R, been a lurker for a little while. Some great posters on here. Just felt I had to speak out tonight.

[Nevol]

The seller of that $5 note has been selling those types of 'error' notes for a while now.  There is always some uneducated buyer prepared to pay big bucks for this sort of rubbish. More money than sense. :dodgy:

[Fulvio]

Anything missing ink has to be suspect, especially when its localised. Now if the entire black plate was missing, or if bits of it were missing UNDER other colours, well, that would be different. But this thing? A cotton bud, some acetone and 30 sec work, tops...

[coxspau]

Wow!! 18 bids were placed on it and it sold for $553.  Shocking!

[runway]

jaime9760 ebay member is just another con man on ebay yes its shocking

[accumulator]

This guy needs a right proper flogging IMO,but collectors need to do more research too.

[trout]

This guy needs a right proper flogging IMO,but collectors need to do more research too.

NAH ,you got it right in the FIRST part of the sentence :diablo:

[Fulvio]

...collectors need to do more research too.

Caveat Emptor!
Which is why I don't play with predecimals, and won't until/unless I can upskill myself so I know what I'm doing.

Far too many people make victims of themselves.

[trout]

Which is why I don't play with predecimals, and won't until/unless I can upskill myself so I know what I'm doing.

Stay tuned to this station Ol mate
A bunch of the people on this site know exactly what they are talking about and love to share the knowledge as far as pre decimals go :ok:

[runway]

Fulvio the note discussed here is a decimal $5 note I have seen this listed many times by same seller they always get a buyer then relisted its a con

[trout]

Fulvio the note discussed here is a decimal $5 note I have seen this listed many times by same seller they always get a buyer then relisted its a con

I'm not sure if it is relisted, I was under the impression that they simply "Made" another one :dodgy:

[Fulvio]

I'm not sure if it is relisted, I was under the impression that they simply "Made" another one :dodgy:

Yeah. Probably reused the same pics though.

[Cooper S]

I have one exactly the same out of circulation and to be honest I thought the same thing a cotton bud and acetone and for that to sell for $500+ that's ridicules I feel sorry for the buyer!