I need your thought about breaking the law..

[knarf]

I had someone write to me telling me to take an Ebay item down
This is what the person wrote to me:
"The Congressman obviously didnt know about the law when he signed that note. I dont blame him since there are thousands of Federal laws. But he did violate the law, and he is currently running for President of The US. Do not advirtise his indiscretion in this case. Do the right thing and take this auction down. What if one of his rival compaigns finds out; your advirtising this on the Dailypaul and who knows where else. Sell the Zimbabwe note, but please, for the good of the movement, take this auction down now."

This person also sent me this:
""Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both."
Source(s):
United States Code
TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 17 - COINS AND CURRENCY
333. Mutilation of national bank obligations"

Do you think I should take this down? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150717126476

[paulpwns]

Ron Paul is exempt from that law anyways.

[ShaneEnochs]

Here's the important part of that law:


with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued

As long as you can see all the information, you're good to go.

[knarf]

I think the key word in the law is "unfit to be reissued" It is now better than before and worth a whole Hell of a lot more than when the Federal Reserve's 2 Dollar value on it.

[trey4sports]

It's fine.

[erowe1]

As with any other law, the level of seriousness you ought to give it has to consider what the consequences are and what the likelihood is of facing them. It's a pragmatic decision, not an ethical one. In this case, I'd say there's a 0% chance of any legal consequences.

Also, paper money is still good as long as it still has both serial numbers, so unless the defacing ruined one of those, I don't think it even counts as defacing.

[Nate-ForLiberty]

It's against U.S. Law to deface foreign currency? Ffs.

[eduardo89]

It's against U.S. Law to deface foreign currency? Ffs.

What are you talking about? I didn't know foreign countries issue FRN's...

[xFiFtyOnE]

You could just go ahead and end the auction if you're that worried. $100 for a $2 bill ain't bad...

[VIDEODROME]

Apparently Zimbabwe currency has more problems then just from people writing on it.

[LeJimster]

Is the Zimbabwe note worth anything? or is it old and unusable? And is the law for all currencies or just Federal Reserve notes? If the latter, I don't believe so.

[specsaregood]

Its not illegal, whomever wrote you that is wrong. Feel free to tell them so.

[Lavitz]

It's against U.S. Law to deface foreign currency? Ffs.

No, the OP has two items up for auction: a $2 bill and a Zimbabwe bill, both signed by Ron Paul. The person who messaged him only wanted him to take down the auction for the $2 bill and was trying to say that he had no problem with selling the Zimbabwe bill. This person is still wrong about the law as explained above.

And I encourage everyone to click the link and read the OP's product description for the bill; it's pretty funny.

[ShaneEnochs]

Wait, just wondering, can you sell money for more money? That seems weird.

[eduardo89]

Wait, just wondering, can you sell money for more money? That seems weird.

FRN's are not money. Only gold and silver are money ;)

[Wesker1982]

keep it up imo

[Nate-ForLiberty]

No, the OP has two items up for auction: a $2 bill and a Zimbabwe bill, both signed by Ron Paul. The person who messaged him only wanted him to take down the auction for the $2 bill and was trying to say that he had no problem with selling the Zimbabwe bill. This person is still wrong about the law as explained above.

And I encourage everyone to click the link and read the OP's product description for the bill; it's pretty funny.

that's what i missed.

[Perry]

That looks like a fake signature. Why is the signature either blurry or shaded in every pic? Even with the blurry pic it looks too smooth to be Ron Pauls sig.

[knarf]

That looks like a fake signature. Why is the signature either blurry or shaded in every pic? Even with the blurry pic it looks too smooth to be Ron Pauls sig.
It is certainly Ron Paul's signiture. He signed it in his DC office last week along with Ron Paul Signed Zimbabwe One Hundred Trillion Dollar Bill http://www.ebay.com/itm/150717122641?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

My camera isnt the best in the world. I bought it for 50 bucks when Circuit City was going out of business.

[iGGz]

Dude, don't listen to that fool.

If anything, you should just have this thread erased and let the auction finish and be done with it.

[Artie Fufkin]

It's a pretty good song. Maybe the best on the album.

[aGameOfThrones]

I had someone write to me telling me to take an Ebay item down
This is what the person wrote to me:
"The Congressman obviously didnt know about the law when he signed that note. I dont blame him since there are thousands of Federal laws. But he did violate the law, and he is currently running for President of The US. Do not advirtise his indiscretion in this case. Do the right thing and take this auction down. What if one of his rival compaigns finds out; your advirtising this on the Dailypaul and who knows where else. Sell the Zimbabwe note, but please, for the good of the movement, take this auction down now."

This person also sent me this:
""Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both."
Source(s):
United States Code
TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 17 - COINS AND CURRENCY
333. Mutilation of national bank obligations"

Do you think I should take this down? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150717126476


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr-Lrqbnseg

[Johnny Appleseed]

yeah I was gonna post a utube of JP ...I was hoping this was about knocking off a armored car....

[iGGz]

I like this one


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X17wfLXaREE

[LibForestPaul]

Have you not witnessed cashiers marking bills to test for counterfeits? Do you believe they are breaking the law?

[dillo]

It's against U.S. Law to deface foreign currency? Ffs.

Rothschil d s currency notes are everyones currency notes

[Rael]

Breaking the law? If you feel as if nobody cares if you live or die, might as well begin to put some action in your life.

[Pauls' Revere]

Here's the important part of that law:



As long as you can see all the information, you're good to go.

If someone accepts that bill as payment for debts both public or private it's "fit" for use.