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#1 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:38 pm

I read that the hit rate is 11%, so I should have gotten 3 hits from the bills I entered way back in 2002. So far, none of the 94 bills I've entered have been hit.
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#2 Post by littlebeast13 » Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:22 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:I read that the hit rate is 11%, so I should have gotten 3 hits from the bills I entered way back in 2002. So far, none of the 94 bills I've entered have been hit.

Hit rates depend on a lot of different things, like marking style, types of denominations entered, etc....

My hite rate is 15.5%.....

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#3 Post by hermillion » Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:36 pm

My rate is 12.15% right now. $1 bills have an average lifespan of 21 months, so bills you entered in 2002 are most likely shredded by now.
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#4 Post by TheCalvinator24 » Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:00 pm

I saw the claim that stamped bills have a better hit rate than hand-written, but if I am hand-writing, what suggestions do you old pros have?

I've been using Red or Purple on the Left Margin if there's room. If not, then the Right Margin. One one, I had to use the top margin.
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#5 Post by hermillion » Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:25 pm

TheCalvinator24 wrote:I saw the claim that stamped bills have a better hit rate than hand-written, but if I am hand-writing, what suggestions do you old pros have?

I've been using Red or Purple on the Left Margin if there's room. If not, then the Right Margin. One one, I had to use the top margin.
Who you callin' "old", buddy??

Actually, I've always hand marked my bills. I use a red fine-point Sharpie to write the site name in the top or bottom margin on the front side. Then I box in the serial number, and circle the date. On the back, I write the site name in purple Sharpie in the top margin. Keep an eye peeled!
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#6 Post by littlebeast13 » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:02 am

TheCalvinator24 wrote:I saw the claim that stamped bills have a better hit rate than hand-written, but if I am hand-writing, what suggestions do you old pros have?

I've been using Red or Purple on the Left Margin if there's room. If not, then the Right Margin. One one, I had to use the top margin.

Unless your handwriting is sloppy, there shouldn't be much difference in hit rates bewteen handwritten and stamped bills. My experience with wilds is that most handwritten bills are usually crudely marked and sometimes hard to read the website...

If you entered 33 bills back in 2002, I'm surprised none of them got hit. I entered 38 bills in 2002, of which 6 got hits... and I wrote on them with a red pen and only on the back of the bill.....

I can tell you that there is a lot of luck and randomness associated with this. If you keep entering you will eventually get hits (Just like if ES keeps pestering Sprots, he will eventaully get scritches).....

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#7 Post by eyégor » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:26 am

littlebeast13 wrote:
TheCalvinator24 wrote:I read that the hit rate is 11%, so I should have gotten 3 hits from the bills I entered way back in 2002. So far, none of the 94 bills I've entered have been hit.

Hit rates depend on a lot of different things, like marking style, types of denominations entered, etc....

My hite rate is 15.5%.....

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Includint the one I used in the strip club :shock:

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#8 Post by littlebeast13 » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:28 am

eyégor wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
TheCalvinator24 wrote:I read that the hit rate is 11%, so I should have gotten 3 hits from the bills I entered way back in 2002. So far, none of the 94 bills I've entered have been hit.

Hit rates depend on a lot of different things, like marking style, types of denominations entered, etc....

My hite rate is 15.5%.....

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Includint the one I used in the strip club :shock:

Well, where else would I expect the owner of Spitzer's Swallows to spend my BBBL dues.....

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#9 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:28 am

littlebeast13 wrote: I can tell you that there is a lot of luck and randomness associated with this. If you keep entering you will eventually get hits (Just like if ES keeps pestering Sprots, he will eventaully get scritches).....
ES is ever the optimist.

Don't let ES meet up with _TPTB_. He hates optimists!

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#10 Post by _TPTB_ » Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:31 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote: I can tell you that there is a lot of luck and randomness associated with this. If you keep entering you will eventually get hits (Just like if ES keeps pestering Sprots, he will eventaully get scritches).....
ES is ever the optimist.

Don't let ES meet up with _TPTB_. He hates optimists!

No, I only hate boring optimists....

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#11 Post by MarleysGh0st » Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:35 am

_TPTB_ wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote: I can tell you that there is a lot of luck and randomness associated with this. If you keep entering you will eventually get hits (Just like if ES keeps pestering Sprots, he will eventaully get scritches).....
ES is ever the optimist.

Don't let ES meet up with _TPTB_. He hates optimists!

No, I only hate boring optimists....
So are squirrel artists exciting enough for you to warrant a scritch or two?




Hey, ES, come on and join me in a rendition of To Dream the Impossible Dream!

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#12 Post by SportsFan68 » Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:10 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:I can tell you that there is a lot of luck and randomness associated with this. If you keep entering you will eventually get hits (Just like if ES keeps pestering Sprots, he will eventaully get scritches).....

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ES will never get scritches from Sprots.

Not now.

Not ever.

NEVER!!!
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