• @czech
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    491 year ago

    I’m interested in why the bar is so chewed up. Are they handing out fakes as well?

    • @[email protected]
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      511 year ago

      The cuts are probably to show the insides of the bar so they know it’s solid gold all the way through. Who knows if they’re handing out fakes though, imo it’s very likely.

      • @SmokesForBreakfast
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        121 year ago

        My hash dealers do the same thing. Gotta see all the nuances and check quality through and through.

    • Kerb
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      321 year ago

      you can commonly find tungstein cored gold bars at sites like alibaba.com for far cheaper than real ones.

      they are aparently pretty much indistinguishable from real bars without special equipment.

      aparently even some major banks found some in their inventories

    • @mindbleach
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      161 year ago

      Possibly demonstrating ductility? Classier than chewing on the damn thing.

    • @Coreidan
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      11 year ago

      Are they handing out fakes as well?

      This is china we are talking about. Of course they are.

      • iesou
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        111 year ago

        You’re telling me you would just accept a damn bar of gold handed to you in a similar situation without verifying somehow it is what the seller says it is?

        • @Coreidan
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          -11 year ago

          You mean in 2023? No I assume everyone is ripping me off, including china

    • @Pregnenolone
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      251 year ago

      Governments are preventing companies from rapidly dropping house prices. But because they’re not worth what they’re forced to keep charging by the government (government isn’t forcing anyone to buy for example), developers are needing to add extra value to the sale to get buyers, hence the gold bars.

      House is worth $300k, but the government is forcing you to list it for $500k, so if I throw in $200k worth of gold bars, the whole sale is worth the price.

  • @Jackolantern
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    101 year ago

    Would anyone know how much is that ingot in the market?