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Who likes Where’s George?

CRHer700CRHer700 Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I am wondering what people on this forum think about Where’s George, or if anyone uses it.

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    CRHer700CRHer700 Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, I enter my own bills in Where’s George.com

    I hope that the fact that I use it does not represent me poorly to all you folks. I would like to note that I do not mark on any bill that is not a common one in circulation.

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    Steve_in_TampaSteve_in_Tampa Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 17, 2024 12:41AM
    No I don’t use it.

    I used to visit their website and comment on their forum. It seemed busier in days past.

    The vast majority of the notes that get stamped are what I consider spenders with no collector appeal. That being said, I’m not sure why the notes need to be stamped at all. The “Where’s George” stamp is mostly for recruitment and advertising.

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    JBKJBK Posts: 17,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No I don’t use it.

    I don't mind when I come across them, and I've saved a few that are particularly elaborate.

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,219 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No I don’t use it.

    i dont use it as a rule but do go and see time to time, fwiw

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    CRHer700CRHer700 Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, I enter my own bills in Where’s George.com

    @Ownerofawheatiehorde , what state and town are you in if you don’t mind sharing?

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    maymay Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, I enter my own bills in Where’s George.com

    @CRHer700 said:
    @Ownerofawheatiehorde , what state and town are you in if you don’t mind sharing?

    I’m from Western New York, and on a trip to Buffalo I found one in change. That’s the only one I have ever found.

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    LostintranslationLostintranslation Posts: 154 ✭✭✭

    I like it but I don't mark the bills. I had one reappear a year after I submitted it. It's fun when that happens.

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    CRHer700CRHer700 Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, I enter my own bills in Where’s George.com

    @Lostintranslation said:
    I like it but I don't mark the bills. I had one reappear a year after I submitted it. It's fun when that happens.

    That’s an interesting take on it.

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    TookybanditTookybandit Posts: 3,424 ✭✭✭✭

    I do not participate on the website, but hopefully a small percentage of the folks who do may end up becoming paper money collectors!

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    Serial_no_8Serial_no_8 Posts: 510 ✭✭✭
    No I don’t use it.

    @Tookybandit said:
    I do not participate on the website, but hopefully a small percentage of the folks who do may end up becoming paper money collectors!

    -Yes, hopefully, but I suspect @Joe_360 's friend may get the bug over a "Where's George" fan.

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    Joe_360Joe_360 Posts: 1,843 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I never heard of it, so have no clue..

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    CRHer700CRHer700 Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, I enter my own bills in Where’s George.com

    @Joe_360 said:
    I never heard of it, so have no clue..

    Try it it's kind of an addiction like everything else.

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    BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,604 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No I don’t use it.

    Found one a few years ago. I just passed it on.

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    Project2013bProject2013b Posts: 61 ✭✭

    Where's George is simply defacement of currency. People may say they only stamp bills that are 'common', but the problem is everyone think they are an expert, or are non-collectors who have no clue what is common and what is not.

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    JBKJBK Posts: 17,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No I don’t use it.

    It's a safe bet that at least 99.99% of bills stamped by people are not rare or desirable. And the other .01% would get heavily circulated anyway.

    It's people having fun with money. Good for them.

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    pcgsregistrycollectorpcgsregistrycollector Posts: 2,304 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, If I find one I see where it has been, but I don’t enter my own.

    @CRHer700 said:
    I am wondering what people on this forum think about Where’s George, or if anyone uses it.

    I think its pretty cool TBH.

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    Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,407 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No I don’t use it.

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    Coins3675Coins3675 Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭✭

    I sometimes look them up to see where they have been.

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    OnlyGoldIsMoneyOnlyGoldIsMoney Posts: 3,543 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, If I find one I see where it has been, but I don’t enter my own.

    I find a handful each year and enter each one to let the originator know where their bill has been found. One bill I found on the East Coast made its way to Alaska - one of the towns that Alaska cruises visit.

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    OverdateOverdate Posts: 7,314 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No I don’t use it.

    Due to inflation, I only participate in Where's Ben. :p

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