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We have acquired an old savings account passbook from 1921, that I want to list as ephemera, on ebay.
Is that legal to offer for sale?
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Yup, but I would recommend researching them first....
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Thank you, but specifically what I am looking for in researching them?
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If it has a zero balance, I would list it. If it has money shown as remaining, I would use some common sense. Usually banks have a clause that unused savings accounts are subject to either annual fees which draw them down, or the accounts are included in public notices before converting them to bank assets.
I usually prefer to just list things and not ask too many questions. Someone will always come up with a reason I shouldn't do something it seems. It is easy enough to cancel a listing if a problem reveals itself. But that is me. YMMV.
Larry
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Brenda, they don't generally sell well, in my experience.
If they have good graphics and art, or some historical or local appeal,
it might do ok.
For example, a rather bland example I ran across turned out to be from the
first bank established in North Carolina, not long after the bank opened....
I played that up in the ad and title and did pretty good.
Otherwise, more have gone in the No Sell pile than out the door.
YMMV, of course.