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Copper Head, what ever you said..... It's beautiful. I think?

Very inteResting especially the part about the fake market

Ok how about this , Boards Mem Cpu's & other items , we know there is gold -silver - copper in it - Heck a gold Pentium Pro chip is worth $30 to $40 on EBAY Thats great we all think . So we confidently save all these items. as if they were Bullion .
NEXT - this is only speculation and not happening YET - but what happens if public out cry - nation to nation out cry - create laws stating no more un regulated E waste recycling that even China and others go along with. and or make it illegal to sell metals from these sources unless documents stating that these E waste precious metals have been recycled in accordance with safe methods .
Now who's holding the hot potato.( you and me ) Boards Mem Cpu's & other items value drops, due to the true cost of recycling GREEN . The artificial market is based on lax laws , cause in reality for now any thing goes.
Gold - Silver - Copper in the form considered legitimate - will always have value - but what will your box of gold finger MEM chips you have been saving end up being worth ? - if the cost of getting the gold out triples or even Quadruples .
Now the big question are strict world wide E waste laws ever going to happen ?

The original post didn't make much sense in English either.

Originally Posted by Copper Head

Ok how about this , Boards Mem Cpu's & other items , we know there is gold -silver - copper in it - Heck a gold Pentium Pro chip is worth $30 to $40 on EBAY Thats great we all think . So we confidently save all these items. as if they were Bullion .
NEXT - this is only speculation and not happening YET - but what happens if public out cry - nation to nation out cry - create laws stating no more un regulated E waste recycling that even China and others go along with. and or make it illegal to sell metals from these sources unless documents stating that these E waste precious metals have been recycled in accordance with safe methods .
Now who's holding the hot potato.( you and me ) Boards Mem Cpu's & other items value drops, due to the true cost of recycling GREEN . The artificial market is based on lax laws , cause in reality for now any thing goes.
Gold - Silver - Copper in the form considered legitimate - will always have value - but what will your box of gold finger MEM chips you have been saving end up being worth ? - if the cost of getting the gold out triples or even Quadruples .
Now the big question are strict world wide E waste laws ever going to happen ?

Thank you for breaking that down for me. I tried three times to read the original and got no where. Also thanks for breaking it down because it would have been a shame if you didnt get that point across. Good stuff Copperhead. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

So sadly - saving each and every - CPU - Board - MEM - for the future along with many other types of items that could become regulated & unsellable or reduced in selling price by 50 % to 75 % - - might be best to sell now !! as later might never come for all non environmental friendly scrap. I see no reason to tell of the types of non environmental friendly scrap. BUT the clock is ticking

Originally Posted by scraptologist

On a side note, it would be a shame to have your gold in bullion and have it confiscated by our government at the end!

And this is why you also should not let them make more gun control laws like they want too. If they come to take it away from my place they will take me away as well.

very heads up CH: it will happen, no dout, it is just a matter of when.. food is the next item on the agenda, in my opinion, but dont want to get political so thats all I will say about that.

here is another thought for those hoarding gold and silver. those buying kugerands and other ounce coins or higher denominations need to think about this

lets say you need a loaf of bread or some coffee, and the dollar has gone worthless. how are you going to take that $3000+ one oz of gold and buy that loaf of bread, and expect to get change.

what little bullion I am able to buy I buy "junk" pre 65 dimes and quarters, they are 90% silver and more important they are recognised by most every one. and less of a problem then trying to get change for a rand. just my .02