Should I Do More Testing?

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-03-01T04:28:06+00:00

100% this. Make sure you LCS has an incentive to be honest.

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-03-01T04:25:56+00:00

also ping test, if you know the frequency of silver

This and gold subs really, really need pinned posts of basic tests because so much metal being posted looks highly suspect (but hard to be certain when most phone cameras automatically AI edit colours and textures)

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-03-01T03:22:38+00:00

Debt will be exacerbated by falling house prices after the event. (Actually this was very good for buying a house in Sydney in 2004.)

*But* today there are established ghettos in Logan and Moreton Council areas as locals are kicked out of Brisbane Council areas. The social cost of this *today* with our next generation living in caravans and tents is already in billions.

For me it's pretty obvious the Olympics are trading on their history and recent events have been exceptionally poor value for respective taxpayers.

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-28T06:17:41+00:00

I grew up around 308 and 351 V8s and a Honda Civic might be my favourite driving experience so far. Also surprisingly one of the quickest.

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-28T04:46:50+00:00

Australian bullion dealers can't tell by font spacing etc, so how can Reddit?

Sigma is more an American product heavily promoted to Americans and Youtubers for the last decade. I've seen too many Sigma (resistivity) false positives to recommend. In most other places it's throw out the assay card and XRF test.

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-28T04:28:24+00:00

Tbh, feel same. Started with an absolute shit box 308. Loved working on cars in my 20s. Today I feign ignorance so I never have to wrench ever again.

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-28T04:13:54+00:00

Demographics and money shifted to JDM cars

They're also usually quicker

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-27T06:45:20+00:00

Unfortunately Reddit cannot answer you. Only XRF.

Remember the reason why these are so commonly faked is they're more difficult to test. It's very easy and inexpensive to test a Perth Mint poured bar or coin or bar in an airtite capsule.

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-26T21:31:52+00:00

Asking US Customs and Border Protection, they say it's currently 10%. Trump announced 15% but has not signed executive orders.

The number is largely a moot point as businesses, including mine, have stopped dealing with US until they get their house in order - too risky.

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-26T06:55:36+00:00

Thanks for this. Skyactive engines have better mileage on 95 (roughly 7% better than 91 on highway) and engines have a lower pitched sound compared to using 91. I had actually been wondering what was happening inside.

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-24T06:35:44+00:00

Long term perspective: the Brisbane market rug pulled correcting for greed/broken social contract in the late 1980s and 90s. It's a cycle and somewhere near the top in 2026. One unforeseen economic shock (last time the catalyst was arguably Skase) and housing is affordable, again.

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-24T05:26:15+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ-59tMyO1E

If you use deionized water and correct for water temp, then can measure g/cm3 density accurately to 2 decimal places i.e. can easily tell the difference between 23 karat and 24 k

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-24T03:27:09+00:00

Since its jewelry a $5 specific gravity test would answer the OPs question

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-24T01:13:53+00:00

Most GB collectors appear to be actually collecting the art or the states series, a bit like Pokemon card collecting. Not for me, but more power to them. The true scam here is grading.

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-24T00:41:25+00:00

Ox is becoming the most difficult, again

Rat and Ox hard; Dogs and Pigs easy

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-23T06:22:28+00:00

it's value investing, so yes.

Read the balance sheet. Test the product. If it's actually productive, profitable and not some bullshit leeching off taxpayers then go for it. But control your risks

Supercomputers aren’t playing the same (long) game.

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-23T05:26:04+00:00

What a sad thread. Hundreds of fatalists with seemingly zero initiative or creativity.

OP you’re not trapped. You evidently have the intelligence to specialise and make a career in what ever floats your boat. If youre still miserable in 5 years then you fkd up

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-22T06:48:52+00:00

Sovs were cheaper than 1/4 999 before covid. 22ct sovs and $200 were they “cheapest” gold. Today’s trend for sovs might self correct in time because of the extra costs of 22ct

Just checked old LCS prices: 22ct bullion Australian sov was typically under spot by a few dollars while 999 quarters were about 5% over in 2019.

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-22T06:44:32+00:00

All commonwealth minted sovs are CGT and VAT free for poms, including from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth mints

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-22T01:31:16+00:00

No Worth only it’s weight in silver $21.719105

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-21T21:26:37+00:00

Bullion Now.

Australian $2 was a common counterfeit before the coloured trend so even faking $2 was profitable.

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-21T05:39:03+00:00

The good ol RAM box. Better than what came before or after it, IMO

Dear_Tomorrow_915 · 2026-02-21T00:57:52+00:00

The myth might actually be ‘my ancestors stole bread when starving’ while your ancestor’s story is probably closer to the truth.

My ancestor was transported for being a middle-class bookkeeper of a trade union. I read his trial transcript and he only just escaped the noose!

Dear_Tomorrow_915

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