"Overpriced" $5

Pedro · September 21, 2013, 06:39:46 PM

"Interesting" auction this one - multiple bidders with no previous purchases!

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/RARE-1992-Australian-Five-Dollar-Polymer-Note-AA-05-F-/111142369372?hash=item19e099f85c

Looks like somebody had some "fun".

Pedro

runway · September 21, 2013, 10:35:19 PM

I'd hate to be paying his ebay fees for this sale

Fulvio · September 21, 2013, 11:49:34 PM

What exactly am I missing here? Or is there a full moon or something?

Pedro · September 22, 2013, 06:29:36 AM

I like the full moon theory Fulvio! The note is nothing special so it looks like somebody just decided to play around a little. Presumably the sale would be cancelled to avoid Ebay fees.

Pedro

keldaw · September 22, 2013, 07:02:10 AM

he said it is a 1992 note but the number has AA 05

SO IS IT 1992 OR 2005 note ??

,,kel ,,

trout · September 22, 2013, 07:04:20 AM

AA05 = 2005 Note :ok:

Unicorn · September 22, 2013, 07:15:26 AM

It is a 1992, but even in UNC I think it would worth be less than $100 so I think it's just someone testing out their new 'dummy' bid user ids.

1992 First prefix AA00
1992 Last prefix AA19

The 2005 Notes start at BA 05. :angel:

trout · September 22, 2013, 07:17:00 AM

Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='29000' dateline='1379799926'It is a 1992, but even in UNC I think it would worth be less than $100 so I think it's just someone testing out their new 'dummy' bid user ids.

1992 First prefix AA00
1992 Last prefix AA19

The 2005 Notes start at BA 05. :angel:

Thanks Uni :good:

Unicorn · September 22, 2013, 07:18:45 AM

No worries ..... I have to look them up all the time. :read:

trout · September 22, 2013, 07:22:19 AM

Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='29002' dateline='1379800125'No worries ..... I have to look them up all the time. :read:

That's why I love Coins.
They have the date on them :yahoo:

keldaw · September 22, 2013, 08:01:12 AM

so what are you guys saying , some one has altered the numbers

that what I meant when I said , I saw it as a 1992 note but the number reads 2005 ,, PMD I think for sure ,

and I don't think ebay will get any fees for this one . because it really wont change hands .

,, kel ,,

enworb · September 22, 2013, 08:46:11 AM

Nobody has changed the numbers. Before 1996 the first prefix for $5 notes was AA. After that it has always been BA. As this is AA it has to be a note earlier than 1996. As Unicorn pointed out its a 1992 with a perfectly normal number.

MobOfRoos · September 22, 2013, 11:29:28 AM

Quote from: 'enworb' pid='29008' dateline='1379805371'Nobody has changed the numbers. Before 1996 the first prefix for $5 notes was AA. After that it has always been BA. As this is AA it has to be a note earlier than 1996. As Unicorn pointed out its a 1992 with a perfectly normal number.

Actually it was before 1993 that the first prefix for $5 notes was AA.

The 1992 $5 note did not have the year in its serial number. It started at AA00 and ended at AB19. It was only in 1993 that all polymer notes started having the year in their serial numbers.

Fulvio · September 22, 2013, 03:41:06 PM

They never intended to include the year. Then once they realised it would be a good idea, they were stymied by the fact that $5's had already been issued with prefixes that would conflict if they used AA prefixes. So the simple fix was to create an exception, and start from BA instead of AA, for the $5's only.

Pity we won't be around to see what they do to fix the coming centennial conflict at the end of this century. Humans are sooooo great at planning ahead, aren't we? :diablo:

trout · September 22, 2013, 03:46:02 PM

Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='29028' dateline='1379830266'They never intended to include the year. Then once they realised it would be a good idea, they were stymied by the fact that $5's had already been issued with prefixes that would conflict if they used AA prefixes. So the simple fix was to create an exception, and start from BA instead of AA, for the $5's only.

Pity we won't be around to see what they do to fix the coming centennial conflict at the end of this century. Humans are sooooo great at planning ahead, aren't we? :diablo:

By that time the US dollar would have collapsed and taken us with it and we will probably be using the Yuan as currency :dash1:
Thank the God's that I will be long gone by then :angel: