Supreme Admiral Vex stared intently at the holo-display in front of him, blinking in disbelief at what the sensor readings were indicating. The small blue world, designated Earth by its inhabitants, was buzzing with activity that seemed impossible.
Powerful energy signatures radiated from weapons emplacements, scattered across the planet surface, far surpassing the type of directed energy armaments even the Krell empire had mastered. Swarms of orbital shipyards, held frame after frame of colossal starships taking shape, the largest stretching over 30 kilometers in length.
"Run the scans again," Vex growled at the sensor operator. "There must be some mistake." But as the data refreshed, it showed no changes, humanity appeared to have grasped technologies centuries ahead of their time.
Vex could sense the unease spreading through his crew, on the bridge of the cruiser Korath. Hushed whispers questioned, how a species could possibly achieve such advancement so fast. It went against everything they knew about the natural order, of technological progression.
Below, Commander Sadir approached Vex hesitantly. "Admiral, long range scanners have detected unusual energy signatures forming in orbit of the third planet. I believe...one of their starships may be deploying."
Steeling himself, Vex turned to the main viewscreen just as a burst of intense light erupted from one of the orbital shipyards. Shielding his eyes, he watched in awestruck horror as an immense vessel began to unfold, its armor plating extending layer by layer like some colossal metal flower. When the awakening was complete, a full kilometer had been added to its Length.
"30 kilometers," a sensor operator reported weakly. "Armor suggests offensive and defensive capabilities, beyond our own Battleship class. Its weaponry..." She trailed off, overwhelmed by the readings.
Admiral Vex stood on the bridge of his flagship, the Korath, lost in thought as images from his encounter with humanity played out in his mind. He was startled from his reverie by the chirp of his comm system.
"Admiral, the Terran delegation has arrived and is requesting an audience," his aide informed him. Vex took a moment to collect himself before responding.
"Send them in." He turned to face the entrance as the doors slid open, revealing Commander Chen and two of her soldiers. Vex gestured for them to follow, as he led them to the observation deck overlooking the Sol system.
"I must confess, Commander, that my initial observations of your people were...troubling," Vex began. "The level of advancement seen was beyond any records or expectations. It is clear humanity has achieved remarkable success in a short period of time."
Chen regarded him cooly. "And what conclusions have you drawn, Admiral?"
Vex met her steady gaze. " Your species may pose a threat to galactic stability. However, after further analysis, I believe cooperation may be beneficial to all of us." He paused. "You must understand how...surprising this was for my people."
Chen considered this. "While strength ensures our survival, we seek peaceful relations. If the Empire approaches us as peacefully, there need not be conflict. But make no mistake, we will defend ourselves by any means if threatened."
Vex nodded slowly. "A message I will convey. Progress requires understanding between our people. I believe much can be gained through open exchange and trust."
Vex made his decision. "Helm, plot a course back to the empire border at maximum speed. Send a priority alert to Command, humanity is more advanced than any records indicate, and may pose an existential threat. We must convene the Council at once."
The journey back was spent in uneasy silence. Vex stayed glued to sensor displays, half expecting the Terran warship to give chase. But it remained in high orbit, no doubt monitoring the Korath's retreat.
Upon arriving, Vex was summoned immediately to the Council chambers. He recounted all that had been observed, dreading their reaction. Murmurs of alarm broke out, as holograms showed the size and power of human ships, and weapons.
"How can a species achieve such a drastic technological leap, in a so short time?" One councilor demanded. Vex had no answers, only more questions.
When the panic subsided, Grand Admiral Kaar spoke. "Clearly these Terrans pose a grave danger if left unchecked. Vex, you will return to Sol system covertly at once, try to discover the source of their advancement, and determine if we can make sense of their technology. As Vex ship departed he wondered, how would second contact end, if he is discovered. Either way, Empire has decided and he must obey.
Supreme Admiral Vex pored over star maps, in his quarters aboard the Korath, calculating routes that would covertly bring them back within range of the Sol system. His original plan had been, to make peaceful diplomatic contact, yet after witnessing humanity's military prowess, council has decided on covert operation.
Captain Sadir entered and approached hesitantly. "Admiral, the navigational simulations are complete. There is a gravitational anomaly near the system's outer edge, that could conceal our entry, if precise calculations are made."
Vex examined the proposed route. "It seems our best option. Set a course and engage at maximum safe speed. Alert me the moment we exit." Sadir saluted and departed to relay orders.
Days passed as the Korath crept through the void, buffeted by turbulent currents as they neared the anomaly. Vex felt his stomach twist, half expecting to drop out of speed within range of those Terran sensing nets. But their journey went without incident, bursting from the anomaly clouds undetected.
At first, all seemed normal as Vex scanned local space from his station. Then he noticed it, the barest trace energy reading rapidly expanding, originating from the anomaly itself. "Explain!" He barked, alarmed.
"I-I'm sorry Admiral, our entry point must have triggered proximity sensors somehow," a technician stuttered. "That trace...it's moving to intercept us at maximum sublight speed already!"
Vex stared in disbelief at the viewscreen. A brilliant pinprick of light had emerged from the planet, rapidly growing larger as it closed the distance at frightening velocity. His heart sank. "Battle stations! Shields to maximum, charge all projector banks!"
Alarms shrieked as the Terran vessel bore down on them, easily five times the Korath's size. Vex watched helplessly as its silvery hull pivoted, hundreds of gunports sliding open to reveal gleaming barrels. "Admiral, weapons are powering up, that ship will be in optimal firing range within minutes!"
His ship shuddered under the first volley, energy shearing through weakened shields. Secondary explosions ripped through decks below, as systems shorted out one by one, from each precise hit. "Shields collapsing, engines offline! They're hailing us sir!"
Steeling himself, Vex turned to the viewscreen expecting to see a Terran commander demanding surrender. Instead, a feminine synthetic voice spoke calmly. "Unidentified vessel, power down all systems and prepare to be tractored. Any aggression will result in your destruction."
Within hours, the Korath had been thoroughly disabled and boarded, human repair teams working faster than Vex believed possible. He could only marvel, as they towed the wounded cruiser, into high orbit of Earth, where an immense orbital shipyard bustled with work on vessels just as massive.
Vex was escorted to a landing zone where military officers awaited. A stern looking man in a crisp uniform stepped forward. "I am Commander Holden of United Earth Defense Forces. You will explain why you entered our territory unannounced, Admiral Vex."
Struggling to find words, Vex rambled out their mission, as dispassionately as possible. Holden listened without expression before gesturing to his escort. "You are our guests now, But know that any threat, will be met with overwhelming force, as you have witnessed today."
With that, Vex was transported to Earth itself, catching glimpses out viewports of sprawling cities glittering below powerful energy shields. He realized with a chill that despite his status, here he was truly at the mercy of humans, and their incomprehensibly advanced civilization. Cooperation, would be the Empire's only hope, of escaping this imminent threat unscathed.

Supreme Admiral Vex stared intently at the holo-display in front of him, blinking in disbelief at what the sensor readings were indicating. The small blue world designated Sol by its inhabitants, was buzzing with activity that seemed impossible.
Powerful energy signatures radiated from weapons emplacements, scattered across the planet surface, far surpassing the type of directed energy armaments even the Krell empire had mastered. Swarms of orbital shipyards, held frame after frame of colossal starships taking shape, the largest stretching over 30 kilometers in length.
"Run the scans again," Vex growled at the sensor operator. "There must be some mistake." But as the data refreshed, it showed no changes, humanity appeared to have grasped technologies centuries ahead of their time.
Vex could sense the unease spreading through his crew, on the bridge of the cruiser Korath. Hushed whispers questioned, how a species could possibly achieve such advancement so fast. It went against everything they knew about the natural order, of technological progression.
Below, Commander Sadir approached Vex hesitantly. "Admiral, long range scanners have detected unusual energy signatures forming in orbit of the third planet. I believe...one of their starships may be deploying."
Steeling himself, Vex turned to the main viewscreen just as a burst of intense light erupted from one of the orbital shipyards. Shielding his eyes, he watched in awestruck horror as an immense vessel began to unfold, its armor plating extending layer by layer like some colossal metal flower. When the awakening was complete, a full kilometer had been added to its Length.
"30 kilometers," a sensor operator reported weakly. "Armor suggests offensive and defensive capabilities, beyond our own Battleship class. Its weaponry..." She trailed off, overwhelmed by the readings.
Admiral Vex stood on the bridge of his flagship, the Korath, lost in thought as images from his encounter with humanity played out in his mind. He was startled from his reverie by the chirp of his comm system.
"Admiral, the Terran delegation has arrived and is requesting an audience," his aide informed him. Vex took a moment to collect himself before responding.
"Send them in." He turned to face the entrance as the doors slid open, revealing Commander Chen and two of her soldiers. Vex gestured for them to follow, as he led them to the observation deck overlooking the Sol system.
"I must confess, Commander, that my initial observations of your people were...troubling," Vex began. "The level of advancement seen was beyond any records or expectations. It is clear humanity has achieved remarkable success in a short period of time."
Chen regarded him cooly. "And what conclusions have you drawn, Admiral?"
Vex met her steady gaze. " Your species may pose a threat to galactic stability. However, after further analysis, I believe cooperation may be beneficial to all of us." He paused. "You must understand how...surprising this was for my people."
Chen considered this. "While strength ensures our survival, we seek peaceful relations. If the Empire approaches us as peacefully, there need not be conflict. But make no mistake, we will defend ourselves by any means if threatened."
Vex nodded slowly. "A message I will convey. Progress requires understanding between our people. I believe much can be gained through open exchange and trust."
Vex made his decision. "Helm, plot a course back to the empire border at maximum speed. Send a priority alert to Command, humanity is more advanced than any records indicate, and may pose an existential threat. We must convene the Council at once."
The journey back was spent in uneasy silence. Vex stayed glued to sensor displays, half expecting the Terran warship to give chase. But it remained in high orbit, no doubt monitoring the Korath's retreat.
Upon arriving, Vex was summoned immediately to the Council chambers. He recounted all that had been observed, dreading their reaction. Murmurs of alarm broke out, as holograms showed the size and power of human ships, and weapons.
"How can a species achieve such a drastic technological leap, in a so short time?" One councilor demanded. Vex had no answers, only more questions.
When the panic subsided, Grand Admiral Kaar spoke. "Clearly these Terrans pose a grave danger if left unchecked. Vex, you will return to Sol system covertly at once, try to discover the source of their advancement, and determine if we can make sense of their technology. As Vex ship departed he wondered, how would second contact end, if he is discovered. Either way, Empire has decided and he must obey.
Supreme Admiral Vex pored over star maps, in his quarters aboard the Korath, calculating routes that would covertly bring them back within range of the Sol system. His original plan had been, to make peaceful diplomatic contact, yet after witnessing humanity's military prowess, council has decided on covert operation.
Captain Sadir entered and approached hesitantly. "Admiral, the navigational simulations are complete. There is a gravitational anomaly near the system's outer edge, that could conceal our entry, if precise calculations are made."
Vex examined the proposed route. "It seems our best option. Set a course and engage at maximum safe speed. Alert me the moment we exit." Sadir saluted and departed to relay orders.
Days passed as the Korath crept through the void, buffeted by turbulent currents as they neared the anomaly. Vex felt his stomach twist, half expecting to drop out of speed within range of those Terran sensing nets. But their journey went without incident, bursting from the anomaly clouds undetected.
At first, all seemed normal as Vex scanned local space from his station. Then he noticed it, the barest trace energy reading rapidly expanding, originating from the anomaly itself. "Explain!" He barked, alarmed.
"I-I'm sorry Admiral, our entry point must have triggered proximity sensors somehow," a technician stuttered. "That trace...it's moving to intercept us at maximum sublight speed already!"
Vex stared in disbelief at the viewscreen. A brilliant pinprick of light had emerged from the planet, rapidly growing larger as it closed the distance at frightening velocity. His heart sank. "Battle stations! Shields to maximum, charge all projector banks!"
Alarms shrieked as the Terran vessel bore down on them, easily five times the Korath's size. Vex watched helplessly as its silvery hull pivoted, hundreds of gunports sliding open to reveal gleaming barrels. "Admiral, weapons are powering up, that ship will be in optimal firing range within minutes!"
His ship shuddered under the first volley, energy shearing through weakened shields. Secondary explosions ripped through decks below, as systems shorted out one by one, from each precise hit. "Shields collapsing, engines offline! They're hailing us sir!"
Steeling himself, Vex turned to the viewscreen expecting to see a Terran commander demanding surrender. Instead, a feminine synthetic voice spoke calmly. "Unidentified vessel, power down all systems and prepare to be tractored. Any aggression will result in your destruction."
Within hours, the Korath had been thoroughly disabled and boarded, human repair teams working faster than Vex believed possible. He could only marvel, as they towed the wounded cruiser, into high orbit of Earth, where an immense orbital shipyard bustled with work on vessels just as massive.
Vex was escorted to a landing zone where military officers awaited. A stern looking man in a crisp uniform stepped forward. "I am Commander Holden of United Earth Defense Forces. You will explain why you entered our territory unannounced, Admiral Vex."
Struggling to find words, Vex rambled out their mission, as dispassionately as possible. Holden listened without expression before gesturing to his escort. "You are our guests now, But know that any threat, will be met with overwhelming force, as you have witnessed today."
With that, Vex was transported to Earth itself, catching glimpses out viewports of sprawling cities glittering below powerful energy shields. He realized with a chill that despite his status, here he was truly at the mercy of humans, and their incomprehensibly advanced civilization. Cooperation, would be the Empire's only hope, of escaping this imminent threat unscathed.

I’m 22 and my parents have an investment account set up in my name I got access to when I was 21. They told me on my birthday they did not think I was in a place mentally to have the explanation of the account. No paperwork was signed or court orders exist regarding this. Months later my parents needed to give me money to pay rent so they printed up a piece of paper that said I would sign over about 8k from the investment account to my parents. I said multiple times to my mother “I don’t understand what I’m signing I don’t want to sign it.” And she kept repeating “I just need you to trust me.” Eventually I signed the form. No notary was public for the signature. This happened months ago and someone recently raised alarm bells over this occurrence for me. When I asked my mom how it was possible for me to sign the form without a notary present she said “Trusted agreement between two people that one would pay their debt. Dad signed same way taking loan from grandma and grandpa when we were in school.” What do I even begin to do? I’m working on getting a copy of the paper I signed since it was signed under duress but where do I go from there?

PF: https://imgur.com/a/UkCEvxD https://imgur.com/a/BrRK2Td
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I provide insurance and/or signature confirmation at your request and cost. I am responsible for getting your package scanned by USPS; once it has been scanned you are liable for the package. More info at bottom
I WILL NEVER ACCEPT CRYPTO. For many reasons. I also would warn users against using crypto to make purchases. If you ever are scammed, money sent through paypal, venmo, cashapp, zelle etc almost always ends up in a bank account that can be traced. There is some level of accountability. The same cannot be said for crypto (also physical cash, money order, for the sake of thoroughness). There is my two cents. Thanks for listening to my ted talk. Sale below:
Dos Pesos - BU/minor obv damage or struck through https://imgur.com/kNBNUKL https://imgur.com/Rc1SLJp - $129
Graded https://imgur.com/a/cswq58h
1941 MS64 Rattler Dime - $43
1942 MS64 Rattler Dime - $42 - buy both rattlers for $80
1881 S Silver Dollar MS63 OGH - $65
1928 P Peace NGC MS63+ CAC - $999 Vid: https://imgur.com/a/RRbBeYY
Barbers Min $100 purchase
3 dimes - most ~G, some damaged, all with dates $2.55 each https://imgur.com/UGV0nhr
57 quarters - most ~g, some damaged, all with dates - $5.75 each https://imgur.com/3L7Hnq1
14 halves - most ~g- some damaged, all with dates - $12.50 each https://imgur.com/zQcvdFX
World silver has a $100 min purchase or the rest of a lot

No cherry picking

Silver spot is $31.52
50% world silver by the troy ounce (mostly 1968 cad, post 1920 UK, and other stuff) - @ 96% of spot - 125 185 troy ounce available Sample: https://imgur.com/xQ84qCV https://imgur.com/GSNFV7i
Priced Y (how many troy ounces you want) x 31.52 x .5 x .96
So 10ozt would be 10 x 31.52 x .5 x .96 = 151.29
50 Bermuda Crowns Available .3636 ASW - $11.46 (SPOT) each https://imgur.com/Y5913J2
Canada Dollars @ SPOT (18.91) each - 16 21 available https://imgur.com/DqXsCQQ
80% Canada Coins https://imgur.com/mMz3Fcs
1937 canada dollar (damaged) + 7 x (mostly BU) canada halves - SPOT https://imgur.com/a/RGnZ9PF
187 dimes available @ 2% below spot
53.75 face value in quarters available @ 2% below spot
$18.53 per face
Sterling lot 2 jamaica 1 canada for 98% of spot - 1.4453oz + 2 x 1.2336oz x 31.52 * .98 = $120.80 https://imgur.com/KvU03n9
Greece
17 x 1960 20 Drachma - @ 99% spot ($6.28 each)
French Sample: https://imgur.com/So2ZvKq
46 x 5 Francs - (1960s) - ASW: 0.3222oz - $10.15 each
25 x 1 Francs - @ spot $4.23 ea
128 x 1/2 Francs 0.0671oz ASW - @ Spot - $2.12

LOTS

Not taking extra pictures - not cherry picking - will entertain offers on multiple lots - offers for ask price will take priority
Belgian https://imgur.com/a/swn3lNl - $120 (spot is around $115)
7 Crowns $180 https://imgur.com/a/gDWhCQ0
10 x Austria Corona -$45 https://imgur.com/a/Ct2Vqx7
48 x sterling threepence - $100 https://imgur.com/a/hVxOtYw - couple damaged
28 x sterling sixpence - $80 https://imgur.com/a/bUb0L8Y - couple damaged
20 sterling shillings - $115 - https://imgur.com/a/SGtMK8N couple damaged
Italy - spot ($65.24) https://imgur.com/a/MQtWNnQ
Liberia $200 https://imgur.com/a/6FuDCLF one damaged
Cuba $135 https://imgur.com/a/9qexiJe
Germany 13 x 1935/36 5 marks - $255 https://imgur.com/a/hp1nrOD
spain $67 as pictured https://imgur.com/a/Xj5asZC
India - $55 as pictured https://imgur.com/a/nb0sLli
Morgans
Set 1: https://imgur.com/a/3LVAmDA
1882 O BU - $49
1884 UNC PL Details - Cleaned - $40
1897 UNC Detail Obv Cleaned - $33
1890 MS - $52
Set 2: https://imgur.com/a/8Fp37yi
1904 o UNC - Dipped Still BU - Almost PL Rev - $48 Vid: https://imgur.com/0ra26W5
1904 o UNC - $50 Vid: https://imgur.com/yjzuUQ5
1921 D Morgan BU - $65
1923 Peace BU - Hair Vam - $33
1924 Peace BU - $33

Below This line = SOLD

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Payment
New users must use Zelle or Cash app.
I accept Zelle, CashApp, Venmo FF, and PPFF. Venmo GS is NOT accepted.
I no longer accept crypto under any circumstance.
SHIPPING
I will not ship outside the US
Shipping in the US is $5 for 4 or fewer ounces, $6 for 5-13oz, and then $10 for anything above.
Priority SFRB = $10
Insurance
I provide insurance and/or signature confirmation at your request and cost. I am responsible for getting your package scanned by USPS; once it has been scanned you are liable for the package. Insurance costs: $1/$100 for the first $500 of coverage, .50c for every $100 after. If it is lost in route I will do everything I can to help you recover it and file insurance claims if applicable but I will not provide a replacement or a refund if insurance has not been purchased. Insurance purchased relies on the insurer paying out. Any purchase made is subject to these terms.
Note: NO NOTES WITH PPFF - if a note is sent I will issue a refund

I played the first AC a lot of years ago, and LOVED IT. I think it was the first time I was truly mesmerized with a game. Then, I started II and dropped it. Believe or not, at that time, I thought Ezio was an insane downgrade from Altair.
A month ago I set my goal to at least finish all of the AC games, and then later go for the 100%. Already beat II, Brotherhood, Revelations, and III (just the main story and some side stuff in all of them). I actually 100%'ed all main constraints in III and it was pretty fun, so I'll probably clean up the full 100% on all Desmond saga before moving on.
And I gotta say, to this point, these games have me hooked. I feel zero burnout, and I want to start the next one as soon as I can. I know there's some grindy, overbloated games in my future, but I'm still so excited to play them for the first time. I love the story so far (although I've read that the past-present story kind of takes a backseat in the coming games) and really want to see how it develops.
I can't wait to visit all these different places, meet new ancestors, and just roam around seeing what awaits me.
(Any tips or advice for beating or 100%ing any of the games is welcome, as long as it is spoiler-free!)

PF: https://imgur.com/a/UkCEvxD https://imgur.com/a/BrRK2Td
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I provide insurance and/or signature confirmation at your request and cost. I am responsible for getting your package scanned by USPS; once it has been scanned you are liable for the package. More info at bottom
I WILL NEVER ACCEPT CRYPTO. For many reasons. I also would warn users against using crypto to make purchases. If you ever are scammed, money sent through paypal, venmo, cashapp, zelle etc almost always ends up in a bank account that can be traced. There is some level of accountability. The same cannot be said for crypto (also physical cash, money order, for the sake of thoroughness). There is my two cents. Thanks for listening to my ted talk. Sale below:
Dos Pesos - BU/minor obv damage or struck through https://imgur.com/kNBNUKL https://imgur.com/Rc1SLJp - $129
Graded https://imgur.com/a/cswq58h
1941 MS64 Rattler Dime - $43
1942 MS64 Rattler Dime - $42 - buy both rattlers for $80
1881 S Silver Dollar MS63 OGH - $65
1928 P Peace NGC MS63+ CAC - $999 Vid: https://imgur.com/a/RRbBeYY
Barbers Min $100 purchase
3 dimes - most ~G, some damaged, all with dates $2.55 each https://imgur.com/UGV0nhr
57 quarters - most ~g, some damaged, all with dates - $5.75 each https://imgur.com/3L7Hnq1
14 halves - most ~g- some damaged, all with dates - $12.50 each https://imgur.com/zQcvdFX
World silver has a $100 min purchase or the rest of a lot

No cherry picking

Silver spot is $31.52
50% world silver by the troy ounce (mostly 1968 cad, post 1920 UK, and other stuff) - @ 96% of spot - 125 185 troy ounce available Sample: https://imgur.com/xQ84qCV https://imgur.com/GSNFV7i
Priced Y (how many troy ounces you want) x 31.52 x .5 x .96
So 10ozt would be 10 x 31.52 x .5 x .96 = 151.29
50 Bermuda Crowns Available .3636 ASW - $11.46 (SPOT) each https://imgur.com/Y5913J2
Canada Dollars @ SPOT (18.91) each - 16 21 available https://imgur.com/DqXsCQQ
80% Canada Coins https://imgur.com/mMz3Fcs
1937 canada dollar (damaged) + 7 x (mostly BU) canada halves - SPOT https://imgur.com/a/RGnZ9PF
187 dimes available @ 2% below spot
53.75 face value in quarters available @ 2% below spot
Comes out to: $18.53 per face
Sterling lot 2 jamaica 1 canada for 98% of spot - 1.4453oz + 2 x 1.2336oz x 31.52 * .98 = $120.80 https://imgur.com/KvU03n9
Greece
17 x 1960 20 Drachma - @ 99% spot ($6.28 each)
French Sample: https://imgur.com/xQ84qCV https://imgur.com/GSNFV7i
46 x 5 Francs - (1960s) - ASW: 0.3222oz - $10.15 each
25 x 1 Francs - @ spot $4.23 ea
128 x 1/2 Francs 0.0671oz ASW - @ Spot - $2.12

LOTS

Not taking extra pictures - not cherry picking - will entertain offers on multiple lots - offers for ask price will take priority
Belgian https://imgur.com/a/swn3lNl - $120 (spot is around $115)
7 Crowns $180 https://imgur.com/a/gDWhCQ0
10 x Austria Corona -$45 https://imgur.com/a/Ct2Vqx7
48 x sterling threepence - $100 https://imgur.com/a/hVxOtYw - couple damaged
28 x sterling sixpence - $80 https://imgur.com/a/bUb0L8Y - couple damaged
20 sterling shillings - $115 - https://imgur.com/a/SGtMK8N couple damaged
Italy - spot ($65.24) https://imgur.com/a/MQtWNnQ
Liberia $200 https://imgur.com/a/6FuDCLF one damaged
Cuba $135 https://imgur.com/a/9qexiJe
Germany 13 x 1935/36 5 marks - $255 https://imgur.com/a/hp1nrOD
spain $67 as pictured https://imgur.com/a/Xj5asZC
India - $55 as pictured https://imgur.com/a/nb0sLli
Morgans
Set 1: https://imgur.com/a/3LVAmDA
1882 O BU - $49
1884 UNC PL Details - Cleaned - $40
1897 UNC Detail Obv Cleaned - $33
1890 MS - $52
Set 2: https://imgur.com/a/8Fp37yi
1904 o UNC - Dipped Still BU - Almost PL Rev - $48 Vid: https://imgur.com/0ra26W5
1904 o UNC - $50 Vid: https://imgur.com/yjzuUQ5
1921 D Morgan BU - $65
1923 Peace BU - Hair Vam - $33
1924 Peace BU - $33

Below This line = SOLD

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END OF POST
Payment
New users must use Zelle or Cash app.
I accept Zelle, CashApp, Venmo FF, and PPFF. Venmo GS is NOT accepted.
I no longer accept crypto under any circumstance.
SHIPPING
I will not ship outside the US
Shipping in the US is $5 for 4 or fewer ounces, $6 for 5-13oz, and then $10 for anything above.
Priority SFRB = $10
Insurance
I provide insurance and/or signature confirmation at your request and cost. I am responsible for getting your package scanned by USPS; once it has been scanned you are liable for the package. Insurance costs: $1/$100 for the first $500 of coverage, .50c for every $100 after. If it is lost in route I will do everything I can to help you recover it and file insurance claims if applicable but I will not provide a replacement or a refund if insurance has not been purchased. Insurance purchased relies on the insurer paying out. Any purchase made is subject to these terms.
Note: NO NOTES WITH PPFF - if a note is sent I will issue a refund

I (f 30) am the youngest of two. My older sister (f 36) lives in the same state but a few hours away. She never came home after college because she was in a relationship. When we were younger she was a total mother's girlie girl and I was a daddy's girl. With that dynamic you can conclude that me and mom (f 55) weren't very close back then. When my sister went to college and it was just me and mom, we clashed all the time. I couldn't wait to go to college and be free. Unlike my sister, when i graduated from college I went back home and lived with my mom. While in school she found out she had cancer and I realized how important she was to me, during the summer I would take care of her. I became super protective because my dad (m 60) had died the second part of my freshman year. I guess realizing you only get one dad and mom did something to me and our relationship changed. Strangely, while in college I transformed into a girlie girl with all female roommates that treated me like a toy by dressing me up and taking me to parties. So, when I came home I started working right away. Had some messy relationships and crappy jobs, but my mom always supported me. From what I seen my mom and sister were still close, even with the distance. When Shawn would come home her and mom hung out, sometimes she would stay with us, sometimes not but they talked often. Note, I don't know if it was the age difference or what but me and my sister never got along. Somewhere in my 20's I realized that we were never going to be "those sisters" and called it for what it was. We are blood, but not friends, and I know if we weren't related we would never befriends on purpose. Don't get me wrong, I love her and if Shawn was hurt or in trouble I would help her but for now, for my mom's sake I talk to her on major holiday's and important family matters, but not to just catch up or anything. I honestly don't care. Sadly, if other family member didn't ask "how is your sister", I could probably go years without thinking about her. Anyways, it started off slow, like Shawn would come to town not stay with us, then she would come to town and not reach out until she was leaving, and then we wouldn't know she was in town at all unless she called my grandmother or posted something on social media in a familiar place. It was weird because they would always link up. Shawn loves mom's cooking and would come home just for that. Mom would go visit her and go to work events with Shawn, at the last one mom said they got into an argument because she was tired from driving 5 hours, going to the event without a nap and being on her feet all night. After the event mom just wanted to go back to Shawn's apartment and rest, but there was an after party she wanted to go to. Not wanted to go to the after party mom just wanted her to walk her back to the apartment and then Shawn could go. Shawn wanted mom to go with her and said they wouldn't be there long, but mom was tired. She was trying to convince her that she would only stay for 30 minutes, but we both know when Shawn is in a room she will talk to everyone and 30 minutes could turn into 3 hours real quick. When mom put her foot down and asked her to take her home Shawn got upset and started yelling "this is mom's side of the story", you never want to do anything, ugh, why can't you just have fun, ugh..... She said Shawn was just yelling her on the corner of the street while people were walking. Shawn stays in town where a lot of people walk and everything is close by. Then she agreed to walk mom back but walked super fast and mom couldn't keep up. She is shorter than me and my sister. When they got back, she let mom in, changed her shoes and went back out. When mom came home and told me what happened I was so confused. It isn't like them to argue. I guess you can say this was the beginning of the end. Shawn stopped calling her as often, went out of the country and said nothing about it until the day of. There were just a lot of things she was doing without communicating with mom, it came to a head when our phone plan bill went up 100's of dollars. See, the bill is in Shawn's name but mom pays the bill, well she use to until Shawn got an iPhone and added the cost of the phone to the bill. Mom and I have Samsung's. She did this without telling mom and because the bill was automated it took mom while to notice. When she did, she told Shawn to start paying the bill for the portion of the phone itself. She agreed but wouldn't pay it on times, there were times that my phone was off but didn't notice because I was always near wifi. Somewhere in the middle of this she got another iPhone and the bill went again. Shawn didn't know that just because she got another phone didn't mean she wouldn't have to pay off the other one. They went back and forth on the phone one day arguing, Shawn claiming she paid and mom asking her to go through the payment history and tell her where...... the arguing ended when she started yelling at mom, saying "you're triggering me, you're triggering me" my mom just stared into the phone in disbelief... We're black and raised in a very much black household so for those who know, know those are words that we just don't say..... Well that was last week and this past weekend was mothers day and Shawn didn't call mom.... We have a family group chat of about 23 people and she said it there but not directly to mom or sent a card or anything.... I asked her the Thursday before if she would be sending mom something on mother's because we usually work together to get her something or she send me money and I get her something and Shawn will send a card. But nothing. She didn't even call our grandmother.... I went to my boyfriends house after then mother's day dinner at my grandmother's house, where I stay most weekends and while there she called me. Mom calls when she says things are too much to text. bet she went home and found a package with a 15 pound weight in it and a note saying "I hope your mother's day brought you some joy",.... Um what??? I want someone to tell me why she picked this as a mother's day gift.... and just one ... one 15 pound weight, not a set. Mom works out but already has a set for 5,10,15, and 20 pounds weight that I know Shawn knows she has. Mom was really sad and she isn't the super emotional one of us 3, the emotional one is me. If there is one thing I hate is my mom feeling bad, but then for it to be caused by her own child was different. Shawn NEVER answers the phone like NEVER, I had to tell her our dad passed away via text after calling almost 100 times. Mom sounded like she wanted to cry and just kept asking me " Brit, what did I do wrong, I don't know what I did wrong". Dang, that broke me. Now I'm the bigger of the two of us, and my sister knows me well enough that she don't want these problems so instead for even calling I sent a long text, basically saying I was disappointed to call her my sister and she should be ashamed of how she is treating our mother because when she got fired and unemployment wasn't paying enough to cover her bill's mom paid. Shawn never paid her back. Over all she is one of the most selfish people I know. I just asked her how hard is it to say happy mother's day or send a card. I didn't expect a response, but she did, in only 15 minutes. She said " I appreciate your concern and believe me, this runs much deeper than a phone bill. I don't have the same relationship with mom as you. You only know what you experienced and what happened to you. So, I'm not going to try and explain the various dynamics between mom and I that led to where we are now. It maybe hard for you to understand today. Pls don't blame it all on me. I love you. " I don't even know what that means. I responded something like other than physical, emotional, or mental harm i don't know what could have happened so bad that she couldn't call and say happy mothers day though. I can't imagine my mom doing any of those things. but again she gave some therapy like response and asked me to give her time to heal.... Mom has no clue what various dynamics she is talking about. I'm asking for advice because I feel like she is going down the same path she did with our dad. After our parents marriage ended and we were living with dad, mom still came over 3 times a week and cooked, had us on weekends. It was like she never left the only difference was she didn't sleep at home. When the arrangement changed, dad came 2 weekends in a row. then every other weekend, then once a month, then we were lucky if we saw him at all. It broke my heart in high school when a boy in my class told me to tell my dad that he would be late for practice. I was confused and bugged him all day to explain what he meant. I found out that my dad was coaching baseball across the street from our subdivision about 3 times a week with games on the weekend. So, he could see random boys at my school almost everyday for at least 3 hours and couldn't come over before or after to see his own kids? I actual walked over to the park one day because I refused to believe it, but there he was. We never talked about it. I just started walking there and sitting in the dugout to be near him and he would drive me the 2 minutes back home. All of the players lived in our neighborhood and dad had a flat bed so he would drop them off too. When Shawn graduated high school she never talked to our dad again after that day. She never told me why. He also developed cancer while I was in college and was very sick, when he got better he tried to get back in our lives and I let him in mine, called him on holidays but he did some messed up stuff to me my first year of college so I pushed back a little between that dad would call me and tell me to call my sister on 3 way, if she answered she was forced to talk to him. She wouldn't say much and would always say she was busy or had to do something to do and promise she would call him back and never would. So, now .... as part of my trying to figure out what my mom did, I reminded her how she cried when she found out our dad passed and she just kept saying she thought she had more time and who would walk her down the ail when she gets married and never got a chance to fix things. I would hate for that to happen with our mom too. I know because of our relationship once mom passes away we will most likely not talk or see each other ever again. So, I asking what did my mom do to her? What can I do to help fix this or should I even try? Anyone have any suggestions or ideas, also sorry for the typos or misspelled words or if its hard to follow, but I ask for anyone's input if they have experience this type of situation? Side note, idk if this helps but when Shawn came to town the last few times she stayed with our Aunt Carla. She has baby of the family syndrome, where she thinks she had hard but was actually spoiled rotten and believes all her sisters and brother and their wives are jealous of her. It's total BS but once when mom and I weren't getting along and I stayed with her, she told me some crazy stories about mom sleeping around, getting drunk, trying to fight her and someone else and some other stuff. This was when I was in college and I believed what she said mom and I continued to be on the outs for awhile before I found out about her cancer and became her protector and caregiver for a while. I don't believe those stories so much now be her and mom had issues before, Carla has actually had issues with all her siblings at one point and finds the need to the the main character of her own story and everyone else's. Simply she's a "One Upper". Aunt Carla getting in Shawn's ear is one idea I believe, also Shawn's friend have ummmmm "other people problems" like mellow dramatic soap opera drama and she maybe internalizing their issues. But yeah help, where do I go from here?

My job (OPS worker for a public university) has been telling me they will be moving me to a full-time, salaried/contracted A&P position for a year. I have this in writing multiple times, and the paperwork to reclassify my position was signed, processed, then trashed due to a lower-management change. I am now the only employee in my department working 40 hours with no benefits. Coincidentally(?), I am also the only employee with reasonable accommodations, which are under scrutiny for no provided reason. I apologize for the length, but that is the tldr, and everything is public record.
I began my job as a part time, at-will/OPS employee in January of 2023. In June, I casually began a conversation with my coworker about going full-time since I was already working 35 hours a week. He is friends with my bosses boss, and said he'd talk to her about it. Bosses boss said it was possible, and she'd gather more info about it. Somewhere in there, we discussed the my tuition getting paid as part of the benefits package offered (this is offered to all FT employees). In July, my boss (who was later terminated) came into my office and told me that I needed to go to her if I wanted to go full-time, and that she would make it happen.
In September, boss emails me asking if I still want to go full time, I reply yes, she replies that she hasn't forgotten about it and thanks me for my patience. In December, I follow up via email again, and boss tells me we can address if after the first of the year. I tell her that my tuition is due the 19th of January, and asked if I will be FT by then and get my tuition paid for. She says yes.
In January 2024, I email my boss again, copying HR, for an update. My boss and HR reply saying they'll set up a meeting to "discuss my transition to full-time status." They have the meeting, and boss later asks me verbally if I want benefits. I say yes. Somewhere after that, the new A&P position is drafted up and sent over to HR. I end up getting a tuition deferment to mid-Feb. On Jan 29, I email again asking for an update, and my boss says HR is working on approving the position, and that my company "will be paying my tuition." HR replied saying the position was still with them for approval, and once it is approved, it will be posted for candidates to apply, and that they're working on my tuition payment.
In February, my boss is terminated. My bosses duties fall to my bosses boss. The next week, bosses boss tells me verbally that she will be signing the paperwork for the new position. Somewhere after that, she signs the paperwork and HR starts working on getting the job posted. This same week, I turned down a job interview for a comparable position at another gov agency. Later that month, we have an interim director appointed. During this time, I am also approved for and begin working from home 2 days a week as a reasonable accommodation, all signed off on by the HR ADA office and bosses boss.
In March, I email HR again asking where we are, and let them know I only ended up getting my tuition partially covered (ended up paying $500 out of pocket). HR says they're in the middle of creating the position, and that she will see where we are. A week later, they tell me that they stopped the process and that they'll need to start over with my new boss. The already-approved position and paperwork signed by my bosses boss were scrapped. I email my boss asking if he can follow up, and he said he is meeting with bosses boss and will bring it up.
In April, I email interim boss for an update. He gives this vague response about how the department's staffing model needs to be looked at and addressed with HR. He says that he's indicated that I need to be brought up to full-time, and that bosses boss is working to resolve the situation. Boss also starts having concerns about the departments "arbitrary working from home" (done by another coworker, who decides she can WFH whenever she wants without permission), and sends the university's WFH policy (separate from WFH as an accommodation).
Early May, he tells me verbally that I will start working 40 hours a week as an OPS employee. He also asks if I will be coming back in the office everyday, and I say no due to my accommodation. He goes on to say that other coworkers were working remotely and not getting work done, tells me he knows I am getting my work done, but that these coworkers are essentially ruining it for everyone. I tell him again that I have an accommodation, and he says he will need to talk to HR about that. I email him my paperwork with ADA coordinator copied, and she says the paperwork still stands with bosses boss signature and that it does not need to be reissued. The next week, he makes an announcement to the staff that all WFH requests have been denied, other than me due to an "exception," and that he's still talking to HR about it. Same day, coworker who is ruining it for everyone tells me she's planning on faking a disability to get an accommodation. I tell my boss about this immediately. Nothing happens.
Yesterday, I email my boss if it was still in the works to become an A&P employee with a benefits package. He replies saying no changes in position classification will occur in the immediate future.
The state of florida employee website says "OPS employees do not fill established positions and may not be assigned the duties of any vacant authorized position." My departments org chart has 2 empty positions I am/could be considered filling: Marketing Representative and Marketing and Communications Representative. I am currently classified as "information assistant and writer," but I am the only marketing position, manage everything myself with no guidance, and additionally manage an assistant that reports to me. Assistant is also employed as an information assistant and writer.
I am now the only employee in my department working 40 hours a week with no benefits, my accommodations are under scrutiny, and I turned down an interview for a position that would have paid more than. Do I have any sort of legal ground here, especially with everything being public record? Is there anything I can do other than find a new job? Could this be discrimination?

I've had Sprint and then T-Mobile for a total of probably 16 to 17 years, starting with Sprint while I was in high school. I've never really had any major issues with either Sprint or T-Mobile until recently.
I live in what I would call a semi-rural area about 15 minutes drive from the closest town and small city (~30,000 pop.) in opposite directions. When I first moved here 5 years ago I knew not to expect a great signal, but I still had a somewhat strong (3-4 bars) 4g signal. I switched phones to a Samsung a54 5g from an a32 5g about a year and a couple months ago. When I got the a54 I noticed that I now had a decent 5g signal, especially for my location. It was strong enough that I could actually use the 5g normally. I didn't get super good download speeds but I still got 10-30 mbps regularly varying throughout the day. It was significantly faster than the fastest home Internet I could get at the time (about 6mbps).
Last week the network became very unreliable all of a sudden and still is. I've mostly been getting anywhere from 1-5 bars of 4g with the occasional bar or two of 5g. However, I've started having issues placing calls, sending texts, and using any data. My phone ends up not sending texts more than it sends them and I usually just get voicemails because calls don't even come through.
My wife's phone, a pixel 6 pro, has been having similar issues but not quite as bad as my phone.
I was hoping that maybe it was some kind of temporary drop in service. Maybe they're upgrading a tower or something. I don't know much about mobile networks.
But it has not gotten any better. It's to the point where my phone/the network is mostly unreliable. This is a huge problem because my wife is disabled and mostly bed ridden so if she needs my help she will usually text me or call me. I haven't been getting her texts on time at all this past week and it's a serious issue.
Anyone know what is going on? If it doesn't get better I think I will be forced to switch carriers.
Also, I've tried all the things it says to do online (restart phone, reset network settings, airplane mode on/off, etc.)
I do not have these problems while in the nearby city or town.

This email is not a marketing email, it’s an order confirmation/transactional email sent directly from Shopify to the customer after the customer places the order.
I have my domain set up correctly, email notifications using the domain and have added the given dns records correctly, it’s says “Domain authenticated successfully” in green in the Shopify Notifications page.
Made an order myself and the order confirmation email sent from Shopify using my domain went straight to the spam folder. The header of that email says spf passed, DKIM passed. My domain has DMARC set to p=none. When I copied the email header and put it into mxtoolbox everything is green except for DKIM authentication, saying DKIM signature body hash did not verify.
Can someone please help, how can I fix this?
Screenshots of everything mentioned in this post: https://imgur.com/a/sNev8qx

These are the steps that worked for me to achieve root on the SM-X110 in the EU My original post on XDA: https://xdaforums.com/t/samsung-galaxy-tab-a9-8-7-sm-x110-sm-x115-etc-basic-root-guide.4672259/
CPU and Chipse is Mediatek Helio G99 (6nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
PREP:

• Update Tablet as far as it will go
• Update Windows 10/11 software and drivers

PART 1 - TABLET

1. Boot tablet and go to settings -> about tablet -> software information -> tap on "build number" 5 times to enable developer options
2. Go back to settings and scroll down to new "developer settings" option at the very bottom.
3. Enable OEM unlocking and enable ADB debugging
4. Turn off tablet
5. When tablet is off, hold volume UP + DOWN whilst inserting the charging cable connected to your PC
6. Long press Volume up to enable device unlock
7. Device will reboot
8. Set up device again
9. Download and install Magisk onto tablet - https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk

PART 2 - WINDOWS PC

1. On a windows PC download the samsung USB drivers - https://developer.samsung.com/android-usb-driver
2. Ensure your PC can detect and mount the tablet
3. Download Patched Odin 1.13.1B Patched and install - https://xdaforums.com/t/patched-odin-3-13-1.3762572/
4. Download 7zip and install - https://7-zip.org/
5. Download LZ4 https://github.com/lz4/lz4/releases and extract to a folder named appropriately
6. Download firmware for your phone, I could only find the EUX firmware using BiFrost - https://github.com/zacharee/SamloaderKotlin - It will require you to input the Serial/IMEI number of your device to verify. This is a security feature implemented by Samsung in late 2023 I believe.
7. Extract the firmware file (using 7zip) resulting in 4 x files (AP, BL, CSC, HOME)
8. Click the AP file file and extract that (using 7zip)
9. From the newly extract files, copy and paste boot.img.lz4 and Vbmeta.img.lz4 into the folder you you extracted the LZ4 software to.
10. Drag and drop the boot.lz4 file into to the lz4.exe icon, it will create a boot.img file.
11. Copy and paste the boot.img.and Vbmeta.img file onto your Tablet (download folder usually)

PART 3 - BACK TO TABLET

1. Open Magisk App
2. Click install at the top
3. Navigate to the boot.img and Vbmeta.img file and select the boot.img file
4. Wait for the process to complete and a new patched .img file inside the same folder you opened the boot.img file from.
5. Copy and Paste the new patched file and Vbmeta back to Windows PC

PART 4 - BACK TO WINDOWS PC

1. Open 7zip and drag/drop the patched .img file in
2. Create a .tar archive usin the .img file using 7zip
3. After you get a new boot.tar, Drag the Vbmeta. img into boot.tar.
4. Since we can't use TWRP, we have to use Odin to flash the patched boot.tar
5. Launch Odin
6. On tablet hold Volume UP+DOWN and instert cable connected to PC
7. Odin should display "ADDED!". If not, re-install Samsung Drivers / Reboot PC.
8. In the AP section, select your patched boot.tar
9. If you are using the WiFI only mode, skip mounting the CP. If you have the 4G model, mount the CP from the originally extracted firmware download
10. Mount the BL and CSC from the originally extracted firmware download
11. Under "Options" in Odin, de-select "Auto Reboot"
12. Click "Start"

PART 5 - BACK TO TABLET

1. Press the Volume DOWN + Power button to exit Download
2. Immediately Press the Volume UP + Volume DOWN + Power buttons as soon as the screen goes off. This boots into recovery mode
3. Go to Wipe Data/Factory Reset and Select Yes to wipe data
4. Reboot phone
5. Magisk should now displayed that it's installed and you can now install modules.

Thanks, hope this helps!
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This email is not a marketing email, it’s an order confirmation/transactional email sent directly from Shopify to the customer after the customer places the order.
I have my domain set up correctly, email notifications using the domain and have added the given dns records correctly, it’s says “Domain authenticated successfully” in green.
Made an order myself and the order confirmation email sent from Shopify using my domain went straight to the spam folder. The header of that email says spf passed, DKIM passed. My domain has DMARC set to p=none. When I copied the email header and put it into mxtoolbox everything is green except for DKIM authentication, saying DKIM signature body hash did not verify.
Can someone please help, how can I fix this?
Screenshots of everything mentioned in this post: https://imgur.com/a/sNev8qx

So,
I’ll admit, I’m a huge fanboy of TiviMate. I love everything about it. EXCEPT dependable recording to an external hard drive.
I’ll start by saying I am lower user, and love to learn the ins and outs of everything to a point of overkill. I have no issue spending hours and hours trying to resolve a simple issue that probably isn’t an issue in the first place. Thank you, ADHD.
My setup is a 2019 Nvidia Shield Pro 2019 with a 2TB Samsung SSD attached via USB.
My provider offers a great catchup plan, so I am not too worried about record tons of stuff all of the time, so when I DO need it, I want it to work reliably.
As you may already know, recording with TiviMate is very much a hit-or-miss operation.
No matter what combination of settings, or drives, or connection, or setup I use, it seems that about 85% f my TiviMate Recordings fail.
I have 5 concurrent connections allowed, so no issues there.
I’m well aware that any small bit of buffering or “glitching” will send TiviMate into fit when it’s recording and the recording is almost always cancelled or stopped right at that moment. It’s the worst feeling ever sitting down to play an hour long episode you’ve been waiting to watch, only to find that TiviMate says that the recording is 8 minutes long. Oof!
I’ll continue on…
I have tried Sparkle Player in the past, and liked it, but since I was such a heavy user of TiviMate, I didn’t see any reason to have two similar programs running - so I stopped trying that out and stuck with TiviMate. It should be noted that I never bothered testing the recording setup in Sparkle Player as I assumed ALL similar apps would lose/cancel a recording when there was a small buffe“glitch” in the stream - since occasional buffering (even as good as one second ever few hours) is simply the nature of the beast with the current state of the providers we use.
I simply figured recording was the same across the board, and that was just gonna have to be accepted.
UNTIL RECENTLY….
The other day, I came across a random post where someone said something as simple and to the point as “…Sparkle Player does a great job of continuing recording even when a program pauses or buffered - unlike TiviMate.”
I was so fed up recently with TiviMate bot being reliable, that the above statement was enough for me to give it t another shot - this time, a deep dive, needed.
I installed Sparkle Player once again (paid for the license to enable all features, obviously), and set up a bunch of recording. Spaces out as well as some overlapping. There’s even the option to record an entire series now, thanks to latest update.
Well, slap my ass and spit in my mouth - NO ISSUES AT ALL WITH SPARKLE TV RECORDINGS. I’m pretty sure I screamed like a little school girl when I saw that all my recordings were full-length and played back perfectly.
I couldn’t believe it. I’m now just recording random stuff for fun since it’s so satisfying that it actually worked. The ONLY issue that I saw was, there was one show I recorded that was an hour long. The next day, I say that there were two partial recordings that were each about 10 minutes long. I felt devastated, lol. BBUTT, lo and behold, right next to those two entries was a third entry for that recording that was the FULL length and was perfect. If Sparkle Player uses some sort of Voodoo to accomplish this, that’s fine with me.
That’s all, I figured that since so many people are into trying to record things that this thread would be of some assistance.
For what it’s worth, I always see the creator u/sparkle-hk poking around Reddit and responding to posts and working on updates. The TiviMate creator may very be that was as well, but I don’t recall seeing it myself.
Thanks for reading,
Rock On!