Roy

@Leonmarsh it was a joke mate and quite funny, but not funny enough for me to use up an emoji 😃  I'm saving them for the 1p thread.
It's all good here 👍
 

I look at it as six weeks free storage, then again my glass is half full 😃

I look at it as six weeks free storage, then again my glass is half full 😃

I look at it as six weeks free storage, then again my glass is half full 😃

Yeah, it seems they've all calmed down now that the ice skater is allowed to compete. But if she doesn't win then the tanks will be back.

I look at it as six weeks free storage, then again my glass is half full 😃

You and Barry drink in the same pub?😁

@JeffM Have you seen a decorators radio? 

Jeff, the term man fat here in the UK doesn't mean fat that accumulates on a man. Well, not as I think you suggested, and of course each to their own.
Perhaps fat,  in a man, that may, on occasion leave said man. Normally at times like birthdays, and Christmas. Or other times you may count yourself lucky.
 

This article discusses why people may not be willing to convert their gold:
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/turkish-gold-conversion-plan-likely-falter-lack-public-trust

Surely the 'dealers sub forum' was conceived to solve this?
The trade section is for private sales, no matter your membership status.

I've reported dubious coins to @ChrisSilver and the moderator team before and the sales posts have been hidden pending the seller's response. The system works well.
Remember, the admin team are enthusiasts, not experts, as are the sellers. I'm sure there is no malice involved, it's easy to make mistakes.
It's how the mistakes are rectified that matters. As Steve said,
That's what makes this forum the best.
 
As for the 'other' problem,
I completely agree, it's annoying. 

But wait...
Duncan is now a platinum business seller, his listings are comprehensive, well written, with great photos, specifications and reasonably priced. He's an asset to the forum as his many customers will testify.
Perhaps, and it's only a suggestion, he should have a dealer sub-forum or indeed become a forum sponsor? He needs his own space!
😊 👍

Hi @BarryWoods
I can’t comment on FB as I am not a member, but in most places much the PM and Numismatic community is a friendly one, with people willing to give their time and expertise for free and with good grace.
A good example is new members asking “which gold coins should I buy first”. I and many others answer the same question many many times with good grace (not saying as happens on other non PM forums “read the effing forum before asking stupid questions”), forum members opinions differ a little but we are here to help and share.  People appreciate the help and it keeps the forum friendly and positive.
Personally, I have learned lots from people like @LawrenceChard @sovereignsteve @Roy - the list is endless.  I don’t necessarily always agree 100% but that’s part of life.
All I have to say is that you will get more out of the forum by working *with* the good folk who post here.  
Best
Dicker
 
 
 
 

Seriously? Who'd possibly exchange their gold for a currency that inflating away @ 48.7%?
Desperate measures!

Seriously? Who'd possibly exchange their gold for a currency that inflating away @ 48.7%?
Desperate measures!

Τα δάνεια δούλους τους ελευθέρους ποιεί.
Loans make slaves out of free men.
- Menander (Greek dramatist, 4th century BCE)

food is cheaper than its ever been ..  if you can afford a Deliveroo pizza then you can afford to hit Aldis and buy loads of food for feck all.  if you won't eat tinned sardines 40p  then you aint hungry ..
now I get thats not ideal,  but as mentioned further up , its hard to have sympathy for someone with an iPhone and 200 pound trainers on at a food bank ..  

@Roy There's no easy answer, everyone the banks, consumers have all been feckless at some point.   I remember Northern Rock throwing 125% mortgage at people, and capital one credit cards offering massive limits higher than customers yearly income.
Also we now have a generation of mortgage payers who have never had to pay more than a few percent interest or had to endure financial hard times.  
I don't have any sympathy for people ordering 3-4 takeaways a week and then crying poverty......I have friends like this.  
The people who I do have every sympathy for is those working their backside off trying to rise a family and no matter what they do they can not get out of debt.  
 

He was offered £11,500 by Harry which was 'derisory' and less than he would be refunded.
Therefore...
Barry, why do your dirty laundry in public?

He was offered £11,500 by Harry which was 'derisory' and less than he would be refunded.
Therefore...
Barry, why do your dirty laundry in public?

You should definitely consider premium membership, as you will get immediate access to the best deals and the UK dealer Price Comparison tool. A few cheap deals from the forum buy and sell, will see your membership fee saved in no time!

I think that's it in a nutshell. Spiralling debt.
Who is to blame though, the banks being too loose or the consumer being too greedy? I suspect both but credit really is too easy isn't it?

I think that's it in a nutshell. Spiralling debt.
Who is to blame though, the banks being too loose or the consumer being too greedy? I suspect both but credit really is too easy isn't it?

Are there any better coin boxes out there than @Alun ones? Doubt it. Sleek, modern and quality build. Lovely way to house my Queen’s Beast bullion (plus completer 😏). I’m tempted to replace the gold completer with a platinum one seeing as its platinum jubilee year and all. Got the idea from @Stuntman. Still keep the gold one in a capsule of course. What do you think?

Excellent thread resurrection.
Lawrence, I suspect TESSA said the same to you a couple of decades earlier.  Mind you, she did offer much higher interest than LISA for the same degree of jeopardy 😀
And apparently she liked a slow, planned withdrawal over about five years.  Sting was an early adopter 😉