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Akita T
Caldari
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2009.11.13 20:45:00 -
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Originally by: Sleyha
Your efforts to defend ignorance is astounding, I am taking notes, thank you for your input.
Isn't that somewhat hypocritical of you ?
I mean, you systematically refuse reasonable arguments as to why the reactions you see are actually normal/expected reactions of rational people (as opposed to "brain-dead ignorants" you saw the reporter claim), wouldn't that qualify YOU as an ignorant ?
You have at least one person on the video that shows that they are fully aware of how much gold costs (quoting the rough correct price), yet they still refuse the transaction.
MOST people know well enough how much gold is worth, regardless of what your opinion might be based solely on that video - there's enough "gold price" stuff on TV, and there's the "cash for gold" campaign, and you can bet people know how much gold jewelry costs (and how small/heavy it is).
You have at least one person (different from the one above) which clearly states he doubts the coin is genuine (jokingly claiming it might be full of chocolate), and while somewhat convinced it might be gold, he also refuses the transaction.
MOST people however also do not know how to tell real gold from something that might look and feel like gold, but isn't - that's why you need not just the appropriate knowledge, but also specialized equipment to be really sure : even if you test the surface for gold, it might be just gold-plated, so you need either to break the object in the process OR to have the gear to "look inside" without breaking it ; if you test the density, you might need pretty sensitive equipment to determine the difference between, say, a genuine gold coin and a depleted uranium pellet covered in gold (19.3 g/cc for Au and 18.9 g/cc for DU)... and so on and so forth.
In short, somebody with a microphone and a cameraman comes up to you, offering you something at 1/20 of the usual price.
If you know how much it is worth, you might be interested. But you also know it would be hard to check if it was a fake or not.
And even if you could be sure it is indeed genuine (by wasting some good amount of time checking) - answer me this - WOULD THIS GUY HAVE ACTUALLY SOLD THE COIN FOR 50$ OR WOULD HAVE HE JUST GONE " WELL, THANKS, BUT IT WAS JUST A THING FOR A SHOW, SO NO SALE " ?!?
Basically, you have a situation where your most likely possibilities are between scam and waste of time - you would be stupid and brain-dead to GO for it, not to try as much as possible to just "get excused" and run the hell away.
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Marko Riva
Adamant Inc.
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Posted - 2009.11.14 00:49:00 -
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Because some ret@rd with a microphone and camera should be taken serious in any way. As much as he's trying to be the better guy because he's not 'stupid' I bet if it were done to him he wouldn't even know what the word "bouillon" means. He's just some t0sser who's reading from a script.
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Posted - 2009.11.14 01:09:00 -
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Originally by: Sleyha
Well thankyou for confirming you're all as dumb as every mofo in that video, except one or two of you in this thread.
Again, my point is, if you had a concern with the "provider" of this offer, then check out the coin, hold it, scratch it, test it, it's worth over $1100 now, (soon your currency will slide so much it'll be worth $2000+) but no one even considered doing that, they were all just dumbasses.
Enjoy your future people, you deserve every bit of it.
You seem to be an elitist *****... "soon your currency".
Stop categorizing everyone together as dumbasses, you don't know their motivation for turning down. Maybe they really didn't have any cash on them. Some people might also have some integrity, if someone came up and offered you something you know to be worth a lot of money, you may take it thinking nothing of it. Someone else may think they would rather earn it. In todays world the thought if something is to good to be true, it often is, is pretty relevant.
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Glarion Garnier
The Scope
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Posted - 2009.11.14 05:40:00 -
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The idea of Mark is good. But the end result is only decent. He should have spoken more clearly and spend some effort for the video.
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Benny Hill
Caldari
General Thrusters
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Posted - 2009.11.17 08:13:00 -
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Originally by: Sleyha
Your efforts to defend ignorance is astounding, I am taking notes, thank you for your input.
You are still failing to understand.
That man could have approached people with a "new car." Because it looks like a new car, scratches like a new car, and is being sold for 1/20th of its value does not make it a new car, or a legally sellable new car.
Scratching the coins, *will not* determine if it is a fake. Holding the coin will not detect a fake, and most people will not carry with them the instruments and specifications needed to identify a fake coin (often made with some gold) in case a random person offers them bullion. What, you think think biting on the coin is a test?
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Xen Gin
Silurian Operations
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Posted - 2009.11.17 11:04:00 -
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Originally by: Benny Hill
Originally by: Sleyha
Your efforts to defend ignorance is astounding, I am taking notes, thank you for your input.
You are still failing to understand.
That man could have approached people with a "new car." Because it looks like a new car, scratches like a new car, and is being sold for 1/20th of its value does not make it a new car, or a legally sellable new car.
I think the point of the video was to show people who didn't know the value of gold. I'd hedge my bet that a lot more people would have known the value of a car.
Although we could try your version with something like a Bugatti Veyron and see if people think it stolen.
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Reiisha
Evolution
IT Alliance
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Posted - 2009.11.17 13:27:00 -
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I'd have taken him up on the starbucks offer.
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Terianna Eri
Amarr
Senex Legio
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Posted - 2009.11.17 15:05:00 -
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Edited by: Terianna Eri on 17/11/2009 15:05:40
Originally by: Reiisha
I'd have taken him up on the starbucks offer.
+1
P.S. OP is clever troll
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Nova Fox
Gallente
Novafox Shipyards
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Posted - 2009.11.17 22:09:00 -
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I thought gold plummeted to 550 an ounce.
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Arvald
Caldari
The Lumberjacks
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Posted - 2009.11.18 03:16:00 -
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Originally by: Nova Fox
I thought gold plummeted to 550 an ounce.
nope looks like its still up over 1k usd
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Archon Thea
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Posted - 2009.11.18 03:30:00 -
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I wouldn't buy it off him with that attitude either.
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KingsGambit
Caldari Knights
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Posted - 2009.11.18 15:23:00 -
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Originally by: Xen Gin
Although we could try your version with something like a Bugatti Veyron and see if people think it stolen.
Even if I KNEW it was stolen, it would still be worth it to drive until the police caught me. It would be worth it for even the hope of a chance of driving a stolen Veyron 
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Sleyha
VersaTech Interstellar Ltd.
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Posted - 2009.11.30 23:06:00 -
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Edited by: Sleyha on 30/11/2009 23:06:10
You just have to watch the next video, it's a killer!!
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Pyrhus Taavi
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Posted - 2009.11.30 23:50:00 -
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HEY BETTER POST A NEW TOPIC ABOUT IT
OH WAIT YOU DID. COOL.
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