Fifty pound notes at car boot sales

swingaloo

TimeLord1 said:

swingaloo said:

TimeLord1 said:

swingaloo said:

I work in a very busy shop and I have only seen one £50 note in the last few months. They are not common. We dont accept them at  all.

So if somebody came in, picked up £50 worth of shopping, and took out a £50 note, they would refuse it?  

Yes. Its obviously better to keep the fifty pounds worth of goods than take a fake note. There is such a problem with £50 notes in our small town that even the local Post Office will not accept them. Last summer we had 2 fakes, both looked ok under the light and felt fine but they were fake.  

What if someone walked in, picked up items, and then started walking out? Would they be stopped or left to walk away unchallenged because of the risk? 

You only have to feel the bumps; really, you don't even need a UV light.

Not sure I understand your point there.  Of course you wouldnt let someone walk out after picking up items. What I meant was that it was better to lose the sale by not accepting the note rather than letting someone leave with fifty pounds worth of goods in exchange for a fake note.
You certainly cant rely on the bumps to tell a fake either. 

TimeLord1

It always pays to have a mixture of payment options, so carrying cash and a card won't see you refused or your cards declined. But the purpose of the braille is for the blind, so it has a purpose and helps protect those people.

In today's world I would let them go; they would get off anyway, and it's certainly not worth getting injured for cigarettes or spirits. 

@swingaloo don't risk your health trying to prevent something just film them—it's safer. 🙏

PocketWatchMan

swingaloo said:

TimeLord1 said:

swingaloo said:

I work in a very busy shop and I have only seen one £50 note in the last few months. They are not common. We dont accept them at  all.

So if somebody came in, picked up £50 worth of shopping, and took out a £50 note, they would refuse it?  

Yes. Its obviously better to keep the fifty pounds worth of goods than take a fake note. There is such a problem with £50 notes in our small town that even the local Post Office will not accept them. Last summer we had 2 fakes, both looked ok under the light and felt fine but they were fake.  

Then your local post office clearly do not know what they are doing. Statistically you are far more likely to encounter a fake £20 than a fake £50 for this very reason - many people profess to be wary of 50's yet are somewhat less wary of other notes... do you really think if people are predisposed to faking currency, they wouldn't fake a 10-20, only a 50? seriously. organised criminals are not stupid!

swingaloo

PocketWatchMan said:

swingaloo said:

TimeLord1 said:

swingaloo said:

I work in a very busy shop and I have only seen one £50 note in the last few months. They are not common. We dont accept them at  all.

So if somebody came in, picked up £50 worth of shopping, and took out a £50 note, they would refuse it?  

Yes. Its obviously better to keep the fifty pounds worth of goods than take a fake note. There is such a problem with £50 notes in our small town that even the local Post Office will not accept them. Last summer we had 2 fakes, both looked ok under the light and felt fine but they were fake.  

Then your local post office clearly do not know what they are doing. Statistically you are far more likely to encounter a fake £20 than a fake £50 for this very reason - many people profess to be wary of 50's yet are somewhat less wary of other notes... do you really think if people are predisposed to faking currency, they wouldn't fake a 10-20, only a 50? seriously. organised criminals are not stupid!

I absolutely agree with that theory. However the Post Office had several on display and the local Police brought some into the shop to warn all the local shopkeepers. There was quite a large quantity doing the rounds so it seems some criminals are stupid! 

ballisticbrian

I've turned down a dodgy £20 at a car boot. I just said, sorry I thought I had change but I don't.

ButterCheese

I live in a medium sized city and we trawled around 4 car boot sales last year and they were all rubbish.  I didn't see anything that I would pay 2 pence for, let alone 2 pounds.  I would absolutely refuse a note if it was more than double the price of the item.  There are too many dishonest people out there who ruin it for everyone else, but to stay vigilant you have to discriminate against the many to protect yourself from the few.

strawb_shortcake

We haven't done car boots for ages, but we never accept £20 notes unless it happens to be someone we know

Tucosalamanca

I guess it depends on what you're selling.

Garden and garage equipment, tools, camping gear, toys, electricals, even designer clothes can all fetch over £20 per item.
I've had other traders buy job lots from me (kids shoes and trainers for example) and that can be quite a few quid.

I only go as a trader if I'm confident I can take at least a couple of hundred pounds.
It's not worth the fee or my time otherwise.

Pollycat

TimeLord1 said:

swingaloo said:

TimeLord1 said:

swingaloo said:

I work in a very busy shop and I have only seen one £50 note in the last few months. They are not common. We dont accept them at  all.

So if somebody came in, picked up £50 worth of shopping, and took out a £50 note, they would refuse it?  

Yes. Its obviously better to keep the fifty pounds worth of goods than take a fake note. There is such a problem with £50 notes in our small town that even the local Post Office will not accept them. Last summer we had 2 fakes, both looked ok under the light and felt fine but they were fake.  

What if someone walked in, picked up items, and then started walking out? Would they be stopped or left to walk away unchallenged because of the risk? 

You only have to feel the bumps; really, you don't even need a UV light.

I don't understand your point either.
The thread is about potentially fake £50 notes.
You're taking about shoplifting here.

Nebbit

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Do you know the organisers definitely didn't have any way of checking or are you assuming?  

I was assuming, because I thought the UV detectors required mains power. I did not realise that now they can be so small