ONE DOLLAR * * Star Banknotes * * Prices REALISED

$1 STAR Banknote prices realisedand gradings from Auction Houses.ONE DOLLAR, Coombs/Wilson (1966) ZAA 00688* (R.71s) low serial, stains else aFine Nov07ZAA 04279* (R.71s) with 1 cm bottom edge tear, otherwise fine. $275.00 July07ZAA 08790* (R.71s) Folds and creases, otherwise original good fine. $400.00 July 07ZAA 14366* (R.71s) very good. $275.00 July 07ZAA 16416* (R.71s) Couple small cnr handling marks, virtually UNC May08ZAA 23726* (R.71s) Very Good, cleaned and flattened Aug 08 sold $394.09ZAA 41185* (R.71s) very good. $250.00 July 07ZAA 44243* (R.71s) Corner folds and crease otherwise original good very fine. $600.00 Nov 07ZAA 74181* (R.71s) first prefix. aU. Oct07ZAA 77663* (R.71s). Rust stains otherwise good very fine and crisp. $660.00ZAB 02126* (R.71s) No central fold, aEF May08ZAB 15034* (R.71s) VG Oct 07 $210.00ZAB 15692* (R.71s) aVF $500.00 Oct07ZAB 22863* (R.71s) Virtually UNC May08ZAB 45912* (R.71s) Very Good Apr08 $250.00ZAB 51100* (R.71s) gEF Oct07ZAB 51100* (R.71s) gEF May08ZAB 64226* (R.71s) Slight wrinkling over watermark else EF or better $1500ZAB 82954* (R.71s) Very good. $280.00 Nov 07 * resold on eBay $1259.00 Dec07 *ZAD 05487* (R.71s) Nearly fine. July 08ZAD 12680* (R.71s) Uncirculated $3000.00 Nov 07ZAD 28938* (R.71s) Teller's cornerfold July 08 ZAD 47704* (R.71s) Fine May08 sold $350.00ZAD 50019* (R.71s) Flattened, good extremely fine. July 08 ZAD 71863* (R.71s) Folds and creases otherwise crisp very fine or better $540.00 ZAD 71826* (R.71s) Tear in left edge otherwise very good. $150.00ZAD 85273* (R.71s) Good extremely fine $1400.00 Nov 07ZAE 05737* (R.71s) aU May08ZAE 28291* (R.71s) Creases and folds, good fine. $500.00 July 07ZAE 59166* (R.71s) aVF est $500.00 ZAE 61503* (R.71s) Creases and folds, nearly very fine.ZAE 65048* (R.71s) UNC May08ZAF 18983* (R.71s) aUNC $1700.00 Oct07 ZAF 27025* (R.71s) Very Fine $750.00 ZAF 31292* (R.71s) Soiled, creases, folds, two rust spots, very good. $260.00 ONE DOLLAR, Coombs/Randall (1968)ZAF 46928* (R.72s) Uncirculated Nov 07, Apr08 $9KZAF 69358* (R.72s) VF Oct07ZAF 69358* (R.72s) VF May08ZAF 86280* (R.72s) Very Good. cleaned and flattened Aug08 sold $566.00ZAF 90904* (R.72s) UNC May08ZAG 05068* (R.72s) Near uncirulated Apr08 $4K ZAG 15151* (R.72s) rare radar serial star replacement note. Nearly uncirculated and rare. $4500.00 July 07ZAG 36352* (R.72s) Very fine $1400.00 Nov 07ZAG 53322* (R.72s) EF Oct07ZAG 53322* (R.72s) EF May08ZAG 63298* (R.72s) Creases and folds, good fine. $1550.00 July 07 ZAG 89290* (R.72s) $800.00 Oct 07 ZAG 98461* (R.72s) Note missing corner top right side, also 3mm tear on same side, very good. $300.00 ONE DOLLAR, Phillips/Randall (1969) ZAH 17566* (R.73s) UNC May08ZAH 20530* (R.73s) Uncirculated $3000.00 Nov 07 ZAH 47364* (R.73s) gEF $1450.00 Oct07ZAH 63734* (R.73s) Original and crisp, nearly extremely fine. Apr08 $800.00ZAH 70718* (R.73s) Washed Vg - aFine $350.00 ZAH 73027* (R.73s) Fine. $320.00 ZAH 74836* (R.73s) Very good. $320.00 ZAH 77203* (R.73s) Very good $180.00ZAH 78936* (R 73s) Good extremely fine. $830.00 Nov 07ZAJ 14003* (R.73s) Very Good May08 sold $220.00ZAJ 15259* (R.73s) Flattened otherwise nearly very fine. est $800 Nov 07ZAJ 16627* (R.73s) aVF May08 est$450ZAJ 51927* (R.73s) good VF $800.00ZAJ 69556* (R.73s) Nearly fine. $340.00ZAJ 90012* (R.73s) Very good. flattened and cleaned Aug08 sold $394.09ZAK 02690* (R.73s) Very good. $500.00ZAK 39334* (R.73s) Flattened nearly uncirculated July 08 ZAK 52748* (R.73s) Very good $180.00 Nov 07ZAK 92327* (R.73s) Very fine. $650.00 July 07ZAL 00748* (R.73s) Original body, light centre fold and handling marks July 08ZAL 51545* (R.73s) Flattened, good very fine. $600.00 July 07ZAL 55579* (R.73s) Nearly fine. July 08ZAL 85872* (R.73s) Good Fine Apr08 $500.00ZAL 95223* (R.73s) Lightest centrefold otherwise good extremely fine Apr08 $1800.00ZAP 40863* (R.73s) Fine. July 08ZAP 60151* (R.73s) Tear 4 mm at top edge, very good. $550.00 July 07ZAP 69016* (R.73s) 3mm tear at bottom, otherwise nearly fine. July 08ZAP 69701* (R.73s) Creases and folds, nearly very fine. $650.00 July 07ZAP 75958/9* (R.73s) consecutive pair. Crisp flat uncirculated and rare as such. $5,500.00 ZAQ 01422* (R.73s) Nearly fine. Apr08 $300.00ZAQ 04737* (R.73s) Flts, VF. Oct 07 $190.00ZAQ 93566* (R.73s) Nearly fine. July 08ZAQ 97924* (R.73s) gEF $1400.00 Oct07ZAN 02597* (R.73s) UNC May08ZAN 03107* (R.73s) Fine. July 08ZAN 04359* (R.73s) Light vertical

Mumpreneurs mean business!

Be your own boss and work flexible hoursHi everyone, I've been trading on eBay for several years now and it is about time I shared some of the more postive experiences as a mum with a business on eBay.Firstly, the flexibility of earning an income and not missing out on my children's development would have to be the most important part for me.Running an eBay business is far cheaper than running a traditional retail business, where rental space, advertisingand insurance costs can greatly exceed your takings, especially intially.I operate from my home so I don't incur some of the traditional costs involved in running a Bricks and Mortar business.Basically I started with a computer and a digital camera and selling the odd thing around the home. Once I was confident of the listing process and accepting payments I decided to register an ABN and source stock from various wholesalers.To be honest, everything sold extremely well and before I knew it I was a PowerSeller. This was a large benefit because it gave me more exposure, access to the think tank which is the PowerSeller Boardand a degree of extra credibility with customers.Some helpful tips:Do some google searches on Women in Business in your local state to see the Mentor Programs offered, Government grants for Small Business, and don't forget to check out the regular Trade Fairs in Capital Cities!Most importantly read the Community Boards on eBay and ask questions!I believe that the most significant factors ofbeing successful are sourcing products with a difference and not items that need to be listed in highly competitivecategories. (or high risk)This is where your efforts need to be expended most, sourcing those items and using your personality and committed customer service to create a niche for yourself.The following mumpreneurs have all done this in varying ways and all of us have learned some skills and techniques from sharing with each other in an informal type of networking.I couldn't begin to describe thecompanionship and the help I have received from other sellers and from interaction on the Powerseller board (and other boards)with clever and motivated people who are always willing to give their time andadvice.I have found my time on eBay to be a profitable and highly rewarding experience.I hope and am sure thatyou will too.Mumpreneurs on eBay"I love the opportunities eBay has provided, to allow me to stay at home with my young children and still earn an income. Character Kids was born from a love of children's favouriteLicensed Characters and bedroom decor. We specialise in Quilt Covers, Table Lamps, Cushions, Fleece Throws, removable Wall Stickers, Furniture, Night Lights, Dinnerware, Cutlery and much more" Janelle, Character Kids.http://stores.ebay.com.au/Character-Kids____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Jensmanchester Galleryhas been operating on eBay since 2004 and has happily supplied in excess of 10,000 customers worldwide. Her main focus is linen and bathrobes, all products are brand new and sourced within Australia. She is also a very proud grandmother!http://stores.ebay.com.au/Jens-Manchester-Gallery__________________________________________________________Margo is a character and a half and a successful "Grandmumpreneur" although she still looks 16!Margo has her own extremely successful label 'Margomeoz' that she has been offering to eBay members for the last couple of years via her eBay Store:http://stores.ebay.com.au/MARGOMEOZ__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Wendy is a gorgeous Stay at Home Mum and is celebrating her shooting star of over 10,000 feedback. She hasa beautiful store specialising in womens plus size clothing!http://stores.ebay.com.au/Libbybest-Treasure-Chest__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Mother of 3 Annie, hobby that turned into a full time job, now selling internationally, and taking regular trips overseas to purchase the stock.

Foo Fighters Tickets at Opera House 3-5 October

Note For People Buying Foo Fighters Tickets to Opera HouseA quick note for anyone trying to buy Foo Fighters tickets for the Opera House Acoustic concert held in Sydney on the 3,4,5th of October. As you may have well noticed the face value of tickets for this concert are just under $150 which is slightly more than usual for this band, the reason for this is that the Foo Fighters and Ticketek have co-operated to avoid ticket scalping. As the Ticketek website itself says:"In response to ticket scalping concerns, procedures will be put in place to ensure the best seats end up in the hands of Foos fans, not in the wallets of scalpers."Part of the 'procedures' is the cancellation of tickets shown on eBay. Although in many cases Ticketek has contacted buyers instructing them to remove the auctions and that their tickets will be refunded it is then up to the buyer to comply, and for those situations where Ticketek is unable to get in touch the tickets are simply cancelled and relisted on their site. There is always a risk when buying tickets from eBay, and feedback or high volume sales are never a guarantee that a ticket is authentic or that it will get you into a concert, so be careful when buying these tickets and consider if you would usually trust the word of a few dozen people you've never met before (the equivalent of eBay feedback) when buying tickets from a stranger for several hundred dollars.As a final note, in case you're wondering why I'm writing this... I purchased 4 tickets instead of 3 for the concert and listed the spare one on eBay. I received a call from Ticketek to say that they are trialling new measures and are offering full refunds to people who purchased tickets but are unable to use them, but that any tickets purchased on eBay would be cancelled.I cannot say whether this process is in place for other concerts or venues, and hope that everyone who buys or sells tickets to this event has a successful transaction and enjoys the show. If you do have problems with your transaction please contact me and I will add the seller's name at the bottom of this post.UpdateIt seems there have been some changes in the world of Ticketek. They appear to now be saying that it's fine for people wanting a refund to sell their tickets as long as they are sold for face value. I guess that means that you can legally put them up for the face value on a Buy It Now plus probably a few dollars to cover eBay fees and Ticketek booking fees. Thank you to everyone who emailed offering their own experiences with these tickets.

Cut throat razor / strop and Shaving brush tips.

A basic introduction to cut throat razor and shaving brush care.The Razor.Stainless steel razors do not need a special treatment but all razors should be washed with clean water after use and then carefully dried. If you do not intend to use the razor for a long time, it is recommended to lightly oil it.The Shave.When using a razor for the first time, start with the easy and soft parts of the face. Hold the opened razor with thumb and three fingers so that the opened handle shows away from the face.Prepare the skin with a good shaving soap. With an angle of approximately 30 degrees, first shave down with the razor then shave up. If you hold the razor too flat it will tear the stubble.Always shave in the direction of the cutting edge, never laterally.If the razor is damaged by falling on a hard surface, it should be professionally attended to before using again as the fine edge may need regrinding.Shaving brushes.Once you have finished shaving, rinse your shaving brush thoroughly and gently flick the brush to rid excess water to avoid rot and mildew.Placing your brush on a stand is the best way for water to drip away.Agood quality brush should have been sterilised in the manufacturing process. A common mistake is to sit a brush in boiling water which over time will cause the brush to fall apart.Itrust this is helpful, I've recently been forwarded some fantastic tips belowbaskerville2004for Wahl clipper information, see my Guarantee pagePlease note, I have no control over eBay'sselection oflistings associated with this pageIf this page has not been helpful, please let me know why so I can change it.~~~~~A Cutthroat BusinessBy James WhittallPractice Makes PerfectLearning to shave with a straight razor. Create safe zones and expand your territory. Start by trimming your sideburns on the first day of practice. Just the sideburns. That's it. Shave the rest of your face with your favorite safety razor.Each consecutive morning, expand your safe zones to include more of the face. In this way, you'll quickly develop a technique with the blade that's least likely to draw blood.PrepLather is everything when shaving with a straight razor. The cardinal rule is to never let the lather dry or become too thin, or your razor won't work.Dip a badger hair shave brush in warm, not hot, water and use it to apply emulsified shave cream and water as a thick lather to your beard. Allow the lather two or three full minutes before shaving to soften the hairs.During that time, sharpen your razor with a leather strop. Stropping isn't exactly rocket surgery but does involve a marginal level of skill. To strop the blade, fix one end of the strop to some immovable object like a bedpost or mother-in-law, hold the other end of the strop in whichever hand you don't use for writing, and run the blade horizontally in rapid back-and-forth strokes along the leather surface.The blade should always be turned away from you when pulling it toward your body. Flip the blade over to face you when stropping in the opposite direction. Strop-flip-strop-flip-strop. Get it?Once stropping is complete, apply another layer of emulsified cream and you're ready to rock and roll.The Straight Razor ShaveHold the razor securely by placing the pads of your index and second fingers on the shank, your thumb under the shank and against the shoulder, the handle raised vertically between your middle and ring fingers, and your ring and pinky fingers resting inside the crescent-shaped tang.Using the fingers of your free hand, stretch the skin until it is as taught as possible. Hold the razor at a 30 degree angle to the surface of your skin and shave your first even stroke in the direction of hair growth. Apply lather over the freshly shaven area and shave a second even stroke against the direction of hair growth. Only two strokes are necessary. You can skip the second stroke, if it seems too tricky to attempt.The ''angle of the dangle'' is your key to error-free shaving. Fewer than 30 degrees and you'll rip the hair out by its root. More than 30 degrees and you'll very likely slice yourself to ribbons. The only areas for which this rule doesn't apply are the chin and upper lip. For these two trouble spots only, angle the back of the blade a little closer to your skin and proceed with caution.Care and MaintenanceMost contemporary straight razors are made of stainless steel. Not so with the blade in our collection. Stainless steel is difficult to sharpen, so many of the better straight razors are still composed of high-carbon steel. High-carbon steel sharpens with relative ease. It also rusts and changes color over time.Ergo, high-carbon straight razors require a lot of TLC. But the extra attention is worth it. A properly maintained blade will last the rest of your life and probably outlive your kids.At the end of your shave, thoroughly clean the razor by running it under water. Dab it dry (never rub) with a cloth. Give the blade one final stropping and lightly grease it with mineral oil. Allow the blade to dry for 10 minutes, then dab away the excess oil and store your razor in a dry, dark, well-ventilated spot away from the reach of children. Use a cotton swab soaked in rubbing alcohol to remove the mineral oil before your next shave.Should you (horror of horrors) discover rust on your blade, remove it at once with one of those white 3M scrub pads or a handful of ''0000 Grade'' (extremely fine) steel wool. Dip a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol and clean the entire surface of the blade, then grease with mineral oil and store.Never use metal or silver polishes to clean your razor. Never immerse or expose your razor to bleach, ammonia, or harsh detergents. Never leave your razor near an open flame or heat source. Never (and this one's a double-never) drop or otherwise damage your blade. A severely damaged blade should be discarded.If your razor becomes nicked or so dull it actually rivals my last job, whip out your sharpening stone and give the blade a good hone. You'll only need to do this once a year, perhaps twice. Strop after honing and you're done. Nothing, absolutely nothing, shaves as closely as a straight razor.And when it comes to scoring points on the Macho Scale, one cutthroat beats a dozen 10-inch compound mitre saws any day of the week.~~~~~What brand do I recommend in a shave brush?In my honest opinion, the best brushes and value for moneyare made by Vulfix (Progress Vulfix Ltd, Isle of Man, British Isles) which is why I offer them and have been usingVulfix for most of my adult life. There are obviously many other brands on the market and some are definitely more expensive but I will only offer what I am willing to use myself (excluding the Eterna bristle brushes. I offer them occassionally because they are popular). My personal preference is definitely a badger brush.Vulfix'scream coloured handle provides excellent balance and a firm grip.Most handlesare lathe turned and polished by hand to a brilliant lustre. The excellent water holding capacity assists with a better shave.Pricing is guided by quality and quantity of the bristles (I call it hair).A good badger brushwill last a very long time if cared for. Vulfix claim you can pay up to 3 times more to buy the same quality in other brands.Badger bristles might feel firm when dry but once wet they become soft and gently massage the lather onto your face.As always... questions welcomefor Wahl clipper information, see my Guarantee page

Important Tips For New eBay Buyers

Hi guys and welcome to eBay, I hope you have lots of fun here and find some great things to buy.From reading the threads on the Round Table chat board I have found some very sad posts from buyers who have been ripped off.Either not getting the item they purchased and not receiving a refund from the seller, or getting the item and it being damaged and the selling not willing to replace or refund.Or just the total rip off seller who lists things like ipods, mp3 players, LCD Tv's and other high risk items, that just take your money and then run.Its not fair on us good sellers to have the shonky sellers do this to you buyers and it certainly isn't fair on you buyers who trust us sellers with your money and trust that we will do the right thing.BUT there is a way you can protect yourself, and I cannot emphasise this enough, its so vitally important that you look at the sellers feedback, you can do this by clicking on the number next to their ID in brackets (359), once you click on this number you get taken into their profile page, on the right hand side there is a box and it sais "Period", this has a little drop down menu, click on the drop down and select Past 12 months, then click go, this will then bring up all the feedback for that seller for the past 12 months.Then on the left, you will find:Show All, Positive(2000), Negative (140), Neutral (23), Withdrawn (1)You can then click on Neutral or Negative and read what the comments say about this seller, this will give you a very good idea of what sort of a seller they are, its important for your own safety to read what these say, also how many Neutrals and Negatives they have had in the past 12 months.The example above is just made up numbers. I personally am VERY wary about buying from a seller who has had 3 negatives in the past 12 months and I will read what those negatives say before I decide to buy from them.Its up to you as to how many negatives in a 12 month period you feel safe with and still buy, but the less the better for keeping you safe.Another thing to keep you safe is to pay with paypal, as of September 2007 ALL new sellers have to sell offering paypal, so if you come accross a seller who has joined from September 2007 and they don't offer paypal then do NOT buy from them. Some will say they have paypal but its not set up, or they are unable to use it for some reason etc, this is all just lies.Others might list their items with paypal and then have in the listing somewhere "Paypal is not accepted from Australian bidders." OR "Paypal is only for items over $10" etc, this is also NOT allowed, if paypal is offered it MUST be accepted from ALL buyers for ALL amounts, even if you win an auction at 99c.IF you ever feel a bit wary of paying for something or bidding on something, DONT do it yet, always please come to the Round Table and ask us ok, its easy to post a topic, right hand side of the page, Post a topic, then just put in your title and write what your concern is and then click on "Post message" and someone will be along to help you very soon.But please never pay for something or bid on something if your not sure, or if it sounds to good to be true.Oh another thing to be careful of, emails, sometimes these might look like they come from ebay but they are not, they are whats called as phishing emails, and they normally have a link in them asking you to click on this link, eBay emails will never have links to click, they will always ask you to log into ebay and do anything from there, the same as paypal emails, they will ask you to log into paypal, NEVER to click on a link, once you click on this link it will ask you for your ebay or paypal ID and password, then the hijacker has your password and can access your account, this is VERY bad news, so if you do get an email that your not sure about, again please DONT click links, come and ask about it on the Round Table.Umm what else can I warn you about? second chance offers on items you have bid on but not won, most of the time they are on the high risk items mentioned above, ipods etc, but not always, it will usually be from a scammer sent from a different email addy, he will try to get you to take up the second chance offer and then when you pay thats it, you have done your money, he won't send you anything.The best thing to do if you do get a second chance offer is to email the seller via the item not won page and ask if in fact they did offer you a second chance offer, then you will know if its legitimate or not, but again, if your not sure come and ask us at the Round Table :-)I'm sure there are lots more things for me to tell you but at the moment I cannot think of them, the most important are:1. Feedback, check negatives and neutrals and withdrawn.2. Paypal, ALWAYS pay using paypal if its offered on an item, and especially if the seller is registered from September 2007, do not let them tell you they don't accept paypal when they display the logo, they MUST.3. Fake emails, NEVER click on links.4. Fake second chance offers, always email the seller to ask if its sent from them.5. If ever your not sure about anything, or you get an uneasy feeling about an item you want to bid on, an item you have bid on, a payment method from a seller, ALWAYS come and ask at the Round Table FIRST before you either pay or bid, this can save you a lot of heartache.Best of all have fun, but be very cautious also.Welcome to all of you,Di :-)

Caravan antennas - useful or not

Are caravan antennas useful or not? An impartial review of one carried out over 3 months of 2007.I own a campervan, and have a television on board. I was eagre to see if one of the popular omni directional television antennas that were around would help bring in the television signal. I purchased one over a year ago. It is one of the round ones that has a moulded 6 section flat shape. As shown in the picture below. They are almost always sold with a powered signal booster. I mounted it on a raisable pole on the back of the campervan then connected up all of the cables. I then conducted a number of tests to see how effective it was. In comparison I tested it against my conventional rabbit ears antenna which comes with a dial in resistor to adjust the picture.Without the signal booster the caravan antenna performed woefully. The picture and sound quality were poor on all three televisions I plugged it into, including my new LCD digital television. The rabbit ears antenna performed much better. These tests were carried out over a period of three months in a variety of weather conditions, and at a variety of locations. Only when within ten kilometres of the transmitting site with a direct line of sight to the transmitter did the antenna provide a good picture. In all cases the rabbit ears provided a better picture quality than the unboosted caravan antenna.Switching on the signal booster provided an instant gain in picture and sound quality. However it quickly became apparent that using the signal booster with the rabbit ears produced an even better picture and sound quality on any of the three televisions I tested.These tests tended to bear out what I had heard from other campervan owners, and from qualified engineer, Collyn Rivers, who writes books on solar power and has published articles about these antennas. His opinion of these antennas is that they are not worth purchasing. Their omni directional design pulls in signal from all direction, but not very well.My conclusion is to forget about buying one of these, and either use an adjustable rabbit ears type antenna, or buy a signal booster and use that with a rabbit ears antenna. You can at least adjust the rabbit ears antenna and there will be no extra drag due to the externally mounted caravan antenna.

Giving bank account details to receive payments

There have been postings about sellers stating concerns in providing their banking account details to receive payments. Some sellers do not or prefer not to provide those details as they do not feel safe to do so.What tends to be forgotten is often those who will not or prefer not to provide their banking account details to get payments often use cheques to pay for purchases or services.Is there any difference in providing someone with your bank account details to receive payment(s) or paying someone with one of your cheques? A cheque contains the following information:name of the bank account - John Doeaccount number - 111-0000bank bsb - 123name of the bank and the suburb of the bank branch - Westpac Sydney Shoppers Malla specimen of the bank account holder - account holder(s) have to sign the chequesProviding a buyer with ones bank account details to get payment for a sale:name of the bank account - John Doeaccount number - 111-0000bank bsb - 123A cheque contains more personal information than giving ones bank account details to a buyer to receive payment.Have a lovely day - sunflowercastle