Humoring story on the currency forum:

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• TomB Posts: 21,956 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 16, 2010 12:08PM

  I think it is a fake tale.

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• ChrisRx Posts: 5,619 ✭✭✭✭

  December 16, 2010 12:10PM

  
  
  << <i>I think it is a fake tale. >>
  
  
  
  Maybe. But I still like it

  

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• truthteller Posts: 1,240 ✭✭

  December 16, 2010 12:32PM

  This story is a Chinese counterfeit. FBI notified.
  
  
  TRUTH

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• ChrisRx Posts: 5,619 ✭✭✭✭

  December 16, 2010 12:38PM

  
  
  << <i>This story is a Chinese counterfeit. FBI notified.
  
  
  TRUTH >>
  
  
  
  

  

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• Teva Posts: 830 ✭

  December 16, 2010 12:39PM

  I have been in that exact scenario wish I had thought of that.

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• goodmoney4badmoney Posts: 1,295 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 16, 2010 1:27PM

  That story is BS.

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• pennyannie Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭

  December 16, 2010 2:06PM

  Funny story wether true or not.

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• derryb Posts: 37,518 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 16, 2010 2:34PM

  The woman was to stupid to realize that a third party would have no way of knowing who bought the tickets, Ebay winning bidders are hidden from everyone but the seller!
  

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• ChrisRx Posts: 5,619 ✭✭✭✭

  December 16, 2010 2:50PM

  
  
  << <i>The woman was to stupid to realize that a third party would have no way of knowing who bought the tickets, Ebay winning bidders are hidden from everyone but the seller! >>
  
  
  
  Didn't USE to be that way. This story COULD have happened years ago when you did not have to use paypal and you could see the winning bidders.

  

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• notwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭

  December 16, 2010 9:21PM

  
  
  << <i>The woman was to stupid to realize that a third party would have no way of knowing who bought the tickets, Ebay winning bidders are hidden from everyone but the seller! >>
  
  
  
  Maybe the story is a couple of years old....

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 16, 2010 9:35PM

  Well, true or not, it was a good laugh.... and a righteous deed if true. Cheers, RickO

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• razzle Posts: 990 ✭✭✭

  December 16, 2010 9:39PM

  Fun read. Thanks for posting.

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• BigRick Posts: 1,334

  December 16, 2010 9:46PM

  GREAT story!!!

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• CertifiedGoldCoins Posts: 1,644 ✭✭✭

  December 17, 2010 3:03AM

  True? False? Who knows? But it has spread to various Web sites, so might eventually make snopes.com
  
  Here's one, with several similar tales posted in reply:
  
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• johnny9434 Posts: 29,004 ✭✭✭✭✭

  December 17, 2010 4:17AM

  good story, true or false

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