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On 27/11/2021 at 17:58, GoldDiggerDave said:

All you can do is to put yourself in the best position you can, and don't buy into all out consumerism, In my late 20's I would buy into the biggest and best tech, spend's £650 on a stone island jacket etc, and I could not understand why I was skint all the time.   I woke up and stopped spending on stuff that is designed to keep poor people poor.  I took the decision to have a goal of being 100% mortgage and debt free before I was 40,  I did this by 38.  Not because I was earning loads I looked at debt differently and saw it as the beast that controlled me, I did without a new car, did not go on holiday for years.  The day I cleared everything I realise I have not missed the flash goods that  depreciate 99% the second you bought them. 

Now 45 and I work part time only doing the jobs I totally love to do.  There's has not been a day in the last year or so that getting out of bed and working that's felt like a chore,  I have done so many jobs in the past though very good at it  I hated and felt physically sick doing,   if people are honest I'd have to say 3/4 of people right now are doing a job that they hate but also have to admit they are the ones who have enslaved and indebted themselves to do, some until they are well past 65 years old. 

I could talk for hours about the way the system is designed to control the masses.  

Cheers

Dave 

 

Nice to hear some who's done what I'm currently doing, I over pay on my mortgage every month and aiming for it to be done by 40 "Currently 35" and be fully retired by 55.

I currently have savings for both my kids so when they get to uni or want to buy a house they wont have to worry about the fee's/deposit - again trying to set them up for a good future but I also show them the gold/silver I buy and why before it goes into the safe.

I think education on all aspects of life is vital and unfortunately most of us learn far to late in life to benefit from the knowledge "Myself included".

I'll stop talking c**p now HAHAHAHA

2 hours ago, Pete said:

Same type and weight however isn't the same date i.e. year of mintage.
Many popular coins have different mintage figures and some, of the same type, could cost a lot more as scarce and more for collectors rather than stackers..
For example you can buy a fairly recent silver Mexican Libertad for say £30, but the 1998 version might cost 5 times this.
Boring silver Maples tend to be amongst the cheapest bullion but find a 1997 for less than £50 these days and I will join the queue to purchase.

Exactly what i was gonna say. Lots of variables.

27 minutes ago, Agaumac said:

I’ve just written to Royal Mint customer services to see if they are still issuing refunds or if I can exchange them for any of their products. Not expecting favourable response but will let you know their response.

Good luck pal

Think he was charges for leaving without payinf even though he attempted to pay i.e the police involvement. 

On 28/09/2021 at 21:08, CollectorNo1 said:

Omg!!!! Was that the hammer price for the Kew???

£26k then vat and any fees 😵

8 hours ago, Dan12345 said:

And the rest, it's well over that now 😳

That's insane, I find it hard to believe someone will actually cough that up unless a RM employee to try and get more bids.

Just now, LawrenceChard said:

If your thought I sounded arsy, you should hear what I think about people, especially competitors who use our photos, and sometimes my text, without permission, and in breach of copyright!

It is on the borderline of being rude and offensive.😎

Hahahahah please don't start on me I'm delicate today hahhahahah.

I hope you sue for that type of c**p.

28 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

Yes, I agree it is probably not Eon wanted to hear, but it is my usual honest and reasonably thorough analysis and conclusion. I did only comment because I was invited to, although not by Eon.

I could have made it sound kinder, perhaps "I really loved your videos, but was hoping for a few more facts and snippets on information...", but it would not have been honest. Sure, Eon might have preferred it, because we all like to hear what we want to hear.

Actually, in the last year, someone asked me, in an e-mail, to let them have feedback (this was private, not public). I thought about it, and decided against. The person would not have liked the feedback, and I doubt would have changed anything. I saved myself a good half hour of my time.

If someone asks on a public forum for feedback and reactions, one should be prepared for, and actually want to hear, any negatives. Otherwise there is no point asking, unless it is just a sneaky way of getting some free publicity.

I could have omitted my comments about "ct's", but what I said actually happened; I spent time wondering what ct's meant, and if Eon had taken the time to spell the word in full, using 6 character instead of 4, I would have understood perfectly and instantaneously. Forcing your readers to try to work out what you are saying is lazy and arrogant. I am aware that most people nowadays don't know how and when to use apostrophes, but if you are going to write commercially, then at least try to make an effort to learn.

I note that Eon has not bothered to correct his original "The device will give a very different reading across ct's regardless of whether they are silver or gold. This is because different ct's of gold and silver have very different conductivity readings.", despite the helpful grammar and readability advice I provided free of charge. 

I did get a response, which you have probably seen saying "Thank you for your opinions Chards, sorry to have bored you.". This surprised me, and I thought "Is that all?", but I see that Eon has gone on to give some facts and explanations later, so my comments were possibly not entirely wasted.

I still don't know where XRF testers are available for only $5,000 though.

I also agree about encouraging entrepreneurs. I am particularly keen and hopeful that a wider range of precious metal testing methods and equipment should become available, and at affordable prices.

🙂

 

I don't think he's bothered about info/comments/input but when I was reading your reply it just sounded like you was being arsy.

Obv text speak is not normal speak and I'm sure you to sitting at a table with a nice IPA/whiskey you could have a very good involving chat.

20 minutes ago, Dan12345 said:

What a nice coin wish I could own one these

 

https://www.gainesvillecoins.com/blog/half-union-50-dollar-us-gold-coin

Yeah I'd have a few lol

29 minutes ago, EON said:

Yes, that right, they are both 2008 American gold eagles, as featured in the video

i bough the fake at that link on Alibaba, it is that coin

You paid that price for it ?

Just had a look at mine "Santander" and nothing on there. Wonder if different due to being  spanish bank ?

Yeah I won't be bidding lol

What a brill idea.

Would defo be interested dependent on price.

1 hour ago, RacerCool said:

I wasn't and still am not a regular watcher of SpongeBob but years ago I was sitting in this one cafe, just relaxing. They had SpongeBob playing on the TV and during one particular episode I simply could not stop laughing. I was laughing so hard I was crying and I felt like a complete idiot, and probably looked like one, but it was just too funny.

Sponge bob is brill. 

4 hours ago, GoldenSakura said:

Hello,

I'm new to stacking/collecting and stumbled upon EMK. They seem to have a lot of "EMK Exclusive" items that I like, and apparently you can't get elsewhere?

I'm wondering if anybody in the US has ordered from them and can tell me if it's worth it? From my research you don't have to pay duty or import tax on gold, and if it's under $10k you don't really need to do anything. Silver you do need to pay tax? I also read some issues where the postal service will mistakenly tax you on gold?

My order will be maybe a few silver coins, and one 1oz gold coin (maybe even less). What's the tax on silver? I should choose FedEx over DHL for shipping right? Any other suggestions or feedback is appreciated.

Thank you

No idea what the charges will be shipping to the US, But in UK we get a 20% VAT charge on silver.

15 minutes ago, greendragon said:

i agree, someone wishing on a prayer

The way the world is someone prob will pay that

22 hours ago, greendragon said:

if you like spongebob, and have deep pockets

there are some rare silver sets available

SpongeBob 1oz Silver Bullion Four Coin Set | Extremely Rare 1 of 76 | NIB #01444 | eBay

Seriously that's ridiculous 

5 hours ago, Fishface220 said:

@BackyardBullion

Spent the morning doing a bit of you tube watch and found BYB’s “My Beastly Silver & Gold Full Stack” video from 2 years.

 

One hell of a table full of beasts!!

Will there be an updated Beast Full Stack video to come or does anyone have the link to it? 

Would be really interested in seeing an updated video or even a full stack photo!!  

Never mind his. I'm impressed with some peoples on here as you don't expect to habe THAT MUCH precious metals

14 minutes ago, SidS said:

9ct white gold I assume on the top one? It's got the control mark with the weighing scales so I'm assuming European in origin. I can't tell from the other marks which it might be, see here for examples from countries which use the control mark:

https://theassayoffice.com/international-convention-marks

Sweden perhaps?

I was wondering what the scales where, Thanks for the info. Defo 9k white gold.

The bottom one i presume the 6L is ring side and 14k is 14k gold

Anyone shed any light on these bar the obvious lol.

TYIA

I volunteer my services as baby sitter of the coins. When do you want me to collect hahah

I'm in a sim position but I also have investments in other areas too.

I just collect what I like and what I think is a decent price, if I make my money back I'll be happy.

29 minutes ago, sixgun said:

Why post on the forum saying you couldn't get spot for 999 coins on ebay? Have you advertised them on here?
i would say you haven't b/c they would have sold.
 

They have

Just now, Bigmarc said:

There is definitely some strange things going on. I got out bid by 200 quid on this lot. Unless I am missing something.

That's a friend buying as to low for the seller and then will cancel buying. I bet these are back up within the week.

Your prices are morr that fair and tbh sell for what YOU thing there worth. I saw one of your posts for sale and if i had the funds i would jave had in a heart beat.