1.0 link 114838 <![CDATA[Zimbabwe's Money Worth More As eBay Novelty Than As Actual Money]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/24/zimbabwes-money-worth-mor_n_114838.html Amid Zimbabwe's mind-boggling hyper inflation, a new 100 billion dollar bank note has more value as a novelty item on eBay than on the streets of the capital.

The note, launched this week, is worth enough to buy a loaf of bread - if you can find one on Zimbabwe's depleted store shelves. Meanwhile on eBay, the bill was on offer for nearly US$80.

Notes in the millions of dollars are useful only as toilet paper and it's cheaper to light a...

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