Topic: Selling three 1 ounce gold bars - page 2. (Read 1957 times)

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The problem that I find with high premium bars that come sealed such as perth mint and pamp suisse is that they can be easily faked. No one wants to lose the premium by opening up the packaging, which means no one is able to do a scratch test which gives away fakes easily. That's why I don't hold any high premium gold/silver.
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So im not sure why, and i've mentioned this before why people think the scratch test means anything? or that you need to remove a piece of precious metal from an air tite or a case to verify its resistance and other methods?

Actually the acid test is probably the worst way to test as you are only scratching the surface...so what of you have a nice gold bar that is PLATED? and the inside is filled with tungsten? your "scratch test' would telll you it is real, but its a fake.

thanks!
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There aren't many ways to test gold for purity, but by not being allowed to inspect it outside of it's packaging that high premium bars have, the ways in which you can test are greatly reduced.

The weight test is a good test which you cannot do if you have to weigh the packaging along with it.
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I would imagine you can find the total weight for both the bar and package in the sealed bars and coins. For instance, an NGC slab that holds an american eagle is 40 grams. In terms of the multiple tests, I am pretty much clueless. I would imagine there is some type of electronic scanner that can measure density and purity.

There aren't many ways to test gold for purity, but by not being allowed to inspect it outside of it's packaging that high premium bars have, the ways in which you can test are greatly reduced.

The weight test is a good test which you cannot do if you have to weigh the packaging along with it (for the most part).

So im not sure why, and i've mentioned this before why people think the scratch test means anything? or that you need to remove a piece of precious metal from an air tite or a case to verify its resistance and other methods?

Actually the acid test is probably the worst way to test as you are only scratching the surface...so what of you have a nice gold bar that is PLATED? and the inside is filled with tungsten? your "scratch test' would telll you it is real, but its a fake.

thanks!

I am quickly learning there is no privacy or trust in this forum and that most of the members are cranky. Every private conversation I have had has been reposted in the associated thread anyway. Plus, New York food deli food, pizza, and bagels are something that must be spread throughout the world. And for you non- New Yorkers, pizza hut and dominos is as much real pizza as taco bell is real mexican food

I will hopefully still get together with buckrogers tomorrow (sunday, march 5) to verify those bars.

I dont see why we had to know your personal thoughts on that, wouldnt that be more better in a PM

and pizza, and bagels!

I miss egg sandwiches from NY deli's so so much....

The problem that I find with high premium bars that come sealed such as perth mint and pamp suisse is that they can be easily faked. No one wants to lose the premium by opening up the packaging, which means no one is able to do a scratch test which gives away fakes easily. That's why I don't hold any high premium gold/silver.

pics on the BM or it didn't happen lol

No it was a local deli close to my house. If I had a McDonald's breakfast I would already have had projectile, exploding diarrhea

Sounds like you went through a McDonalds?  Was it on a biscuit?  Did it come with hash browns also?

Apparently nothing on this forum is private and everyone needs to know everyone eles's business, so I will update by saying I will be meeting with buckrogers either tomorrow (sunday, march 5) or monday (march 6) and he will validate the bars are indeed real with some fancy equipment he has. If he doesn't buy them I will ask him to post a vouch for me that they are real.

Since you all know about my business dealings now, I might as well update you in saying I had a delicious bacon egg and cheese sandwich this morning on my way home from work (I work overnight) and a small iced-coffee with just milk-trying to cut down on sugar. I took a quick shower and fell asleep for a couple hours only to be awoken by my macaw screaming. I am now very cranky and waiting for my barcelona to destroy celta vigo in a couple hours.

I will update you all on my next bowel movement. I am sure you are all concerned.

Unfortunately with your post history that should be expected.

If you're unsure why I state that, feel free to shoot me a PM as this thread shouldn't be cluttered with explanation of your post history.

I cant even get people to send first to me with $100 trades lol

I may meet up with the OP to verify all of the above, it seems a lot of people jump right in and assume the worst which is the norm these days with all of the previous scam attempts that have happened here.

Hopefully we can put this to rest, and if the seller is legit, then hes legit.
done.

I have sent him a PM and will hopefully make a purchase.

If anyone wants to buy something after its confirmed id be happy to reship and you can use escrow with a trusted one of the usual suspects

I dont need to make any money from this, its a service.

thanks!

I was considering selling a gold eagle...  It's a scary thought, because when parity was reached I thought I'd be buying gold, not wanting to sell it.  I hope that we aren't seeing irrational exuberance given the current state of the network.

Agreed coin, it will be interesting to see if others decide to move away from metals to digital currency.

To be honest this was exactly my reaction lol. You can't just waltz into a thread and try to escrow a deal that could be worth over $3000, when you're a Sr. Member with no valuable trust...that's not exactly how these things work.
To the OP, good luck on selling, but do you have certificates of authenticity?

I would recommend that you start out with smaller deals to get established. Jumping right into a $1,000+ deal takes some trust...you need to earn that first.

lol