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multigraincracker

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5. Go into a coin or pawn shop and you'll pay about a 10% premium on it.

Reply to lonely bird (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 05:56 PM

Apr 10

Then take it to another shop and they'll take at least another 20% to 30% off of the spot price when they buy it from you. Try it and see.
I would guess buying scrap copper might be a better investment.

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How long before Turnip is bragging his economic bailout "is bigger than Obama's" ?? nt eppur_se_muova Apr 10 #1

Hedge Fund SleeplessinSoCal Apr 10 #2

ugh... progressoid Apr 10 #3

Just a small comment lonely bird Apr 10 #4

Go into a coin or pawn shop and you'll pay about a 10% premium on it. multigraincracker Apr 10 #5

all day! mahina Apr 21 #10

Not clicking Both the 10 year Treasury note auction (yesterday) & 30 year (today) were robust Bernardo de La Paz Apr 11 #6

save gamblers? pansypoo53219 Apr 11 #7

lol, yes that could be true bucolic_frolic Apr 21 #12

you can't eat gold. pansypoo53219 Apr 21 #13

I'm guessing at my own OP but they're a precious metals company bucolic_frolic Apr 11 #8

what would make sense to do w cash in money market funds, either in Vanguard or Fidelity please?? mahina Apr 21 #9

That's a common concern these days bucolic_frolic Apr 21 #11

Thank you!!! mahina Apr 21 #14

Thank you for that celebration! Catchy tune, memorable, bookmarked. bucolic_frolic Apr 21 #15

100% read you, mahalo. mahina Apr 21 #16

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