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Another "shop story" from the early days.

topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

Back when only Krugerrands were serving as THE bullion gold coin, I got a new customer.
A very very old Chinese man. He always came in with his son.

After doing regular gold deals with him, he told me what the "Chinese Estate Plan" was.
Every time get money, buy some gold.
Put away.
Get more money, buy more gold.
Put away.
When die, give gold to oldest son. He does same thing. Pretty soon you have much gold.

What an old fool.

His "family society" owned the oldest and most successful Chinese restaurant in town.
And property
And gold.
:)

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  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bob was arrested last night. :p

  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:

    @topstuf said:
    Bob was arrested last night. :p

    No happy ending for Bob. :D

    Do we know that much about Bob's preferences? :o

  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Rumour has it that there were higher profile "clients" than Bob. Hmmmm.....

    In memory of my kitty Seryozha 14.2.1996 ~ 13.9.2016 and Shadow 3.4.2015 - 16.4.21
  • cohodkcohodk Posts: 19,123 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @topstuf said:
    Back when only Krugerrands were serving as THE bullion gold coin, I got a new customer.
    A very very old Chinese man. He always came in with his son.

    After doing regular gold deals with him, he told me what the "Chinese Estate Plan" was.
    Every time get money, buy some gold.
    Put away.
    Get more money, buy more gold.
    Put away.
    When die, give gold to oldest son. He does same thing. Pretty soon you have much gold.

    What an old fool.

    His "family society" owned the oldest and most successful Chinese restaurant in town.
    And property
    And gold.
    :)

    Funny how he had to come to America to become successful and prosperous.

    Excuses are tools of the ignorant

    Knowledge is the enemy of fear

  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What's funny about it? It's the formula.

  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sounds like a great plan !!! :)

    Timbuk3
  • cohodkcohodk Posts: 19,123 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @topstuf said:
    What's funny about it? It's the formula.

    He couldn't do that China?

    Excuses are tools of the ignorant

    Knowledge is the enemy of fear

  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cohodk said:

    @topstuf said:
    What's funny about it? It's the formula.

    He couldn't do that China?

    Nope. Not enough guppies there. :D

  • cohodkcohodk Posts: 19,123 ✭✭✭✭✭

    'Merica.

    Excuses are tools of the ignorant

    Knowledge is the enemy of fear

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So many stories, everyone seems to have a story...And most people have a plan... some work, some don't... ergo = stories. Cheers, RickO

  • drwstr123drwstr123 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "Funny how he had to come to America to become successful and prosperous."
    Too much competition in China.

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