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Old 09-12-2008, 11:34 AM   #1
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Old 09-12-2008, 11:55 AM   #2
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Nice idea I think. I'd get a football player to sign a football, a boxer to sign a glove. Why not a money expert to sign money?
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Old 09-12-2008, 3:32 PM   #3
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Gaz - I was going to say that. Any I think if you've a nice crisp new note then it can be framed or kept as a keep sake.

Why people are asking for Martin's autograph though I have no idea.
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Old 09-12-2008, 3:36 PM   #4
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If you've watched the Real Hustle lately they've been getting celebrities to sign five pound notes that they win from them.
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Old 09-12-2008, 3:39 PM   #5
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i'll sign your fivers.. will cost you a tenner though ;-)
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Old 09-12-2008, 5:47 PM   #6
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The thing is, would the bloke's wife then try to sell it on ebay for more than face value?!


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Old 09-12-2008, 6:08 PM   #7
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You'll know you've really made it when they start asking you to sign £20 notes!!
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Old 10-12-2008, 2:14 PM   #8
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If I ever saw you, Martin, I would demand a picture with you AND force you to sign a note too . But, it is illegal to deface currency, writing, tearing, destroying etc.
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Old 10-12-2008, 2:40 PM   #9
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How about signing a few cheques!!!! lol
blank ones would probably be most popular and sought after.
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If I ever saw you, Martin, I would demand a picture with you AND force you to sign a note too . But, it is illegal to deface currency, writing, tearing, destroying etc.
I was thinking the same thing. There was/is a website in the US that tracks money (participants write the URL on notes) and they wouldn't do a UK version because there seemed to be an issue with the law (although it wasn't crystal clear)
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