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tmaring
Penny Collector Member
USA
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 Posted - 10/23/2009 : 09:02:18
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Or at least that's what they told my son. He works at a local factory and somehow the conversation got around to people stripping houses of their copper wiring and plumbing. One of the guys told him that "Well... copper is worth more than gold now." After a questioning look another guy chimed in and agreed. "Yeah... I saw it in the paper. Gold is like a thousand, but copper is over three thousand. So copper is worth three times as much as gold!"
So these dipsticks are going through their sheds looking for chunks of wire and ends of copper pipe to take to the scrap yard... thinking they'll be rich. My son tried to tell them that the gold price was per ounce but the copper price was per TON.... but they didn't believe him. (half a rick shy of a cord I think)
But if this belief is rampant it may explain some of the seemingly stupid behavior with respect to stealing copper.
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Tom Maringer
Shire Post Mint
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Kurr
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1685 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2009 : 09:09:07
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Lol,
If they ever want to trade their gold coins and jewelery for copper, I'll hook em up.
I bet the yard straightens em out. |
Selling coppers- 1.4 + shipping or trade, PM me!! ~100.00 (68lbs)Available~
"If my sons did not want wars, there would be none." ~ Gutle Schnaper, Mayer Amschel Rothschilds wife
A number of people are educated beyond, sometimes way beyond, their intelligence. - Tenbears
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silversaddle1
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 10/23/2009 : 09:40:00
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Mama always said "stupid is as stupid does". |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
5234 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2009 : 10:15:28
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Yeah, they had another power outage out in my area the other day. Seems some numbnuts tried to steal some copper wire. I thought they were done trying to do that. Does this mean the copper market is up? Tried to turn himself into a crispy critter. Unfortunately, he survived.. but the taxpayers are probably going to eat the medical cost for treating his severe burns. Wonder if he will try it again.  |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Let me see if I understand this? If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get 12 years hard labor; the Iranian border illegally you are detained indefinitely. If you cross the US border illegally, you get a driver’s license, a social security card, welfare, food stamps, free health care!
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country_bumpkin
Penny Sorter Member
USA
57 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2009 : 10:34:30
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As soon as he gets discharged, he's gonna go out looking for Hoard's garage.
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“He who goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.”
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 10/23/2009 : 20:13:00
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Man, the scrap yard will be talking about thenm for a long time.... Idiots.
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Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it harder for sober people to own cars.
If you want peace, prepare for war. |
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NinjaPirate
New Member
USA
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Posted - 10/28/2009 : 18:06:16
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Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part. |
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beauanderos
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 11/02/2009 : 17:27:29
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Hoard now and hold on!
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Copper now worth more than gold !!! ??? !!!
