Are you That Metals Guy at holiday gatherings?
Baley
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You know, the one who mostly talks about metals, maybe even brings out some pieces for show and tell? If so, what's the response?
and has the reception changed much in the past couple of years?
and has the reception changed much in the past couple of years?
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But, as soon as someone brings up guns, the conversation picks up considerably. This year we talked about bump fire and the cost of ammo but none of us are hunters so it's all CHL and going to the range. A new indoor range opened up here last month. The last country club I was in cost less than a membership to the new range. The executive membership for the range includes the use of a cigar room...the sport has come a long way from plinking cans by the creek with a .22.
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<< <i>I have given ASE's on the birth of children in the family...but not otherwise, no coin collector relatives. I am more like Wes.... guns 'n stuff...
Same here. Enough relatives and friends already think I'm nuts without me telling them that I hoard silver and gold.
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People are strange, best to keep most of them in the dark.
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Not a lie as I have a couple of them.
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<< <i>I prefer to remain private about all my investments, not just my PM's.
People are strange, best to keep most of them in the dark. >>
+1
BAHHHHHH Ha Ha LOL LOL..sorry I couldn't help myself
<< <i>If only those who say they are listeners at such events would carry that approach to here...if only.
BAHHHHHH Ha Ha LOL LOL..sorry I couldn't help myself >>
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
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<< <i>I'm a listener at such gatherings. >>
That's what I am here.
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<< <i>I'm a listener at such gatherings. >>
As am I. IMO, when it comes to finances, wealth, and the like....a listener is the only kind of person to be.
<< <i>relatives and friends already think I'm nuts without me telling them that I hoard silver and gold.
not a topic that has arisen in my family gatherings.
it usually turns political and then i excuse myself.
my dad gets its.
i have 2 nephews that i helped get into it over christmas. their dad is a day trader in it now too.
<< <i>If asked, I say I collect vintage postcards. Not much of a secondary market there if anyone in the audience has bad intent.
Not a lie as I have a couple of them. >>
Au contraire mon ami, I have a postcard collection that is worth enough to buy a new SUV! I bring some of it south with me for the winter, the rest goes in the bank. As much fun as my coins.
<< <i>If only those who say they are listeners at such events would carry that approach to here...if only. >>
Then you would never know how to navigate ebay.
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
Well, how about this year?
Or, too embarrassed to admit it?
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I typically talk about sexual orientation, politics and religion.
How about you Baley, do you talk about coins at family gatherings?
6 years later...I have more metal but find it less interesting to talk about.
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I still think it's a bad idea to share your precious metals purchases with anyone other than your immediate family. Even then I warn them not to share this with their friends and neighbors. The more people that know you have precious metals the more likely you will be eventually targeted for theft.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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@PerryHall ....I totally agree....I do not discuss my metals interests with anyone other than my wife....Since I am a firearms instructor, many know of my firearms interests, but not of how many I have. I am a security professional though, so my security layers are in place and effective. Cheers, RickO
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In looking through the replies here I thought is was rather interesting how many posters, whom originally answered this post, haven't been active in several years. A lot had hundreds of comments, some of them had thousands, so they weren't just fly by night types, but folks who had invested some time around here...now, seemingly, they're just gone. I hope they are well.
As far the topic at hand, I still prefer to be more of the silent type, but I should say that's pretty much my personality anyway.
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That sounds like it could get interesting at your family gatherings