Reddit reviews A Guide Book of United States Paper Money, Fifth Edition
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You could get [this] (https://www.amazon.com/Guide-United-States-Paper-Money/dp/0794844103) or another one in the top bar for valuations. They're reprinted every year with updated values. I just use [this site] (http://www.antiquemoney.com/old-five-dollar-bill-value-price-guide/) though.
Ebay is the best bet but there are other forums and such. If someone has 10,000 sales and no negative reviews your note is definitely going to be real...
I bought a $10 Hawaii overprint note off a guy and it came a bit bent because he only taped it to cardboard on one side instead of 2. I gave him a neutral review and he got really pissed and said he would have offered me a 30% refund instead of taking a bad review if I had told him first. I told him I thought leaving a bad review would influence his business practices more and I didn't want him to get off easy slacking on shipping etc... Point is those sellers care big time about providing high quality notes.
Make a point to try and win auctions though. Many of the buy it now postings are 10-30% overpriced in my opinion. Not all but you're better off participating and knowing your top number for a note you want to buy.
Same grading companies as coins. PCGS, NGC, etc.