People Standing In Line For Five Hours To Buy Gold

mrearlygold

In Vietnam.

But in Vietnam you can also buy the bars then put them on deposit at the bank and get paid interest on your deposit.

I heard similar stories of standing in line to buy gold in Hong Kong.

mrpaseo

Reminds me of Beanie Babies.... SMDH... Standing in line.

roadrunner

<< <i>Reminds me of Beanie Babies.... SMDH... Standing in line. >>




Or Cabbage Patch dolls at Christmas time. At the time, they were more desireable than gold.

People have stood in line to trade for gold for thousands of years. Beanie Babies and Cabbage Patch dolls have a few more millenia to gather steam.

mrearlygold

Here's a news story about it

Standing in line to buy gold

This ones got a grainy pic
With pics

And: ( oh, ALL that gold has a minimum finess of 18k which makes a very small % of the sales. The vast majority of jewelry is 900-.999. One chain that I wear is 2 oz's of .999.
With Pics

Last one with pic
Last with pics

rec78

Reminds me of the long lines to cash in silver certificates for silver during the last week that you were able to cash in silver certificates in 1968.

OnlyGoldIsMoney

<< <i>Reminds me of the long lines to cash in silver certificates for silver during the last week that you were able to cash in silver certificates in 1968. >>




I recall the stories in the newspaper about people cashing in silver certificates. I would have to if my net worth had been more than about $2.

tneig

Why stand in line, when you can order it online and wait for months!