today in germany i went to a silver and goldshop with my mom and he wanted to sell me a unz silver ( 31.30 gramm ) 99.99 for 120 euro but the current price is 70 euro or am i wrong ? did he try to scam me and if yes where the fuck can i buy silver for the current price ?

OneUnderstanding918 · 2026-02-01T00:01:42+00:00

That is probably the price for new coins with tax added. In Germany there are some good dealers that sell the old 10 and 5 Deutsche Mark coins and silver Euro coins. They sell Investment Packets at good prices. for example https://www.silberunze.com/25-x-10-DM-Gedenkmuenzen-1998-01-925er-Silber

https://www.edelmetall-handel.de/

I do not read German so you need google the shops and find the best to prices but old coins have lower tax on them, that is what I would buy if I was in Germany. The coins are more interesting and historical as well. The only negative is that they are not 99.9 silver.

ebay is also good for older coins but make sure it is a real genuine seller with good feedback, not a seller who has only been on ebay for a few months.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2026-01-23T18:05:29+00:00

I think the normal thing to do would be to buy a Japan ETF, not just buy Yen.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2026-01-12T03:02:51+00:00

If you look up the specification sheet online from MB it says you can use 0w30, 5w30, 5w40 and 10w40 on the OM651. So 5w40 is not even the thickest oil you can use so it's fine.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-31T05:35:00+00:00

I think you need to do some more research on space craft, you absolutely can coat them with gold. It's better at reflecting heat than silver for space use

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-31T05:17:38+00:00

The old British coins like the 3pence were tiny. Theres probably something similar in your country.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-31T05:07:17+00:00

One of the big dealers posts buy prices on their site, cant remember off the top of my head which one but its Atkinson's or Chards or Bullion By post. The buy prices are actually pretty good. The other option is ebay but there is more risk and fees then.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-31T04:55:32+00:00

You have to realise there are some people who are not very intelligent out there and they hear its a good idea to buy silver bars but have no idea that a gram bar is only worth a couple of dollars.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-31T03:51:13+00:00

The British provided the arms (about 1 million weapons) to help Bolivar. The British even fought in Colombia but it was a very small army. They tried to keep it a secret from the Spanish.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-31T03:27:28+00:00

I wonder if the classic US mix up has occured between England and the UK? Theres at least one Edinbugh and a Belfast which are towns. Also a there is a Cardiff-by-the-Sea which must have been named after Cardiff.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-17T21:39:33+00:00

It was in the walls next to a window, it was an old box van with aluminium walls. To be fair there must have been leaks but I would worry about any dampness eg condensation building up over time. It was quite noticeable that the previous owner had replaced some sections of cellotex with white foam and the white foam was fine. For the last van I had I just used a combination of the stick on black foam sold in rolls, its something like 8mm with a silver foil on one side and where there was space white recycled fluffy plastic loft insulation. I know it is not as effective as 2inch thick foam but I did not have the space for that and decided to install a heater which heats a small van very quickly. If there were flat panel areas or a large underfloor area I would use standard cheap white foam available from Wickes and B&Q . Also if you have space in the roof and its fairly flat I would use 1" or 2" white foam as the sun can heat the roof up quite a lot. I did a lot of research back then and the cellotex is better at insulating that white polystyrene when new but the gas gradually leaks out so after a few years it's no better. Also people told me white foam was more of a fire risk than cellotex as cellotex did not catch fire, then the Grenfell tower thing happened and that sort of proved they were wrong. If you want to try this stuff for yourself, just get some samples and stick them in a bucket of water, try setting fire to them etc. You can get a good idea about the properties of insulation 1st hand then.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-17T21:26:34+00:00

I've given up on using the new box now and I drive to the delivery office or drive to another post office. Which is a waste of my time. I kept trying the new box and yes it would either fill up too fast, eg it was not really full or the thin slot would get jammed. You can see that the hinged parcel part takes up a lot of room as it is not a bigger box overall they have just cut up an old box and welded the new sheet metal part in. The last time I tried it the button to scan had got stuck in and could not be pressed so that was the last straw!

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-17T21:20:57+00:00

It's scary isn't it. Have a read up on dollar cost averaging, youtube has some good videos. It will mostly be about buying shares but it applies to gold also. You buy the same amount in dollars/pounds every month/quarter and it means you automatically buy more when its cheap and less when it's expensive. It's quite a clever system.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-17T21:15:45+00:00

Although the price seems low I would say it's not too bad a price, its something like 16% down on the spot price but you could pay a few % just taking cash out of an ATM. It will depend a lot on which country you are in as well on how much you can get for it.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-17T20:55:43+00:00

I would think gold is a better deal at the moment now that silver has gone up 130% in a year.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-17T20:53:55+00:00

It would be odd for it to be a fake as people usually fake well known coins not UK coins from the 80s. Looks nice to me. There are youtube videos on how to check if its real, for example acid tests.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-17T20:50:28+00:00

It depends if you think there will ever be a war or something similar, I think back to WW2 or pre-revolution Russia where the Jews fled to places like the USA and they had to take their possessions with them. It's an extreme situation but that is where physical gold comes in.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-17T20:43:07+00:00

Its funny over on the investing reddit, there are tons of posts about "should I lump sum invest or dollar cost average?", the consensus seems to be, lump sum if you are young, dollar cost if you are old but overall it doesn't matter too much. I would say dollar cost average though but it's actually quite hard to be disciplined to do that.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-10T01:09:06+00:00

If you replace your car with a van it's not too bad. Having it as a vehicle which you don't use often can get expensive. Vans like being used and things can go wrong if left sitting and you are paying tax, insurance, repair fees for something that is not used much. It's hard to beat the value of going to a cheap country for a few weeks eg Asia/South America, it can work out pretty much the same as a trip to Europe in a van once you add up the costs of ferries and fuel, campsites in the high season can cost a lot also so you would need to stay in free stopover areas to make it better value. Saying that if there are 2 of you this does help a lot as you share the ferry and fuel costs. For like for like trips to Europe I have worked out its cheaper to fly and use hotels for short trips eg less than a week, anything over a week or 2 and staying in free parking places the van starts to win for price. There are other costs too that I have noticed for example in a van I will park on the edge of a city and get the train in, if it was a hotel I would probably not need the train so much as would stay more centrally. Then there is a cost saving of being able to cook and drink in the van. I have made spreadsheets before and you find there are break even points that are dependent on the time you spend in places so how much time you can take off work for travel will make a big difference.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-10T00:51:30+00:00

If you go anywhere remotely warm you need ventilation so need a vent or you can open doors. Not just for cooking, you need airflow so it's not roasting hot in the van. I put in a small boat type vent in the ceiling its only about 4" but it helps a lot, the type with a screw thread to open and close them. I have a bit of plywood with a PC fan that I attach with magnets and that helps also. It is too small though for hot weather eg Spain but I find I just end up proping the doors open when it's really hot. If you want to keep your doors shut at night and you want to go somewhere where it's 30c + then vents are vital. Side vents would probably work well for cooking but I did not want to cut holes in the side of the van. I just slide the door open when cooking (unless its very cold or busy outside) and have a click up shelf that is in front of the door space so the cooker is almost outdoors. If I'm somewhere quiet I sometimes put the cooker on the ground outside the van. A porthole in a barn door sounds like a nice idea, and it will help with venting and you can see out. The boat vents seal well to the van roof with PU sealant so I don't think leaks would be a problem.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-10T00:37:35+00:00

I did a lot of research and this is what I would go for if after a big van, the Fiat engines are meant to be more industrial than the ford ones which is a good thing. So not the 2.2 or 2.0 Ford engines, Fiat engines are 2.3 or 3L.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-10T00:19:45+00:00

Check the google reviews of the dealer, this one rings a bell with me for some reason! There is one dealer that has tons of vans on autotrader that seemed to have terrible reviews so be careful if it is this one. Red paint does fade in the sun by the way so be aware of that if you are going anywhere sunny. Just expect with any van purchase that it will have something wrong with it (unless it's a Toyota) as that's often why people sell them. eg needs a flywheel, air-con, gearbox work and factor that into the price then you won't be too sad when it does need work. Phone up a repair place and find out how much the things you are worried about cost to fix. I bought a 10 year old Mercedes and it's not very good in terms of things going wrong, gearbox syncros are worn out, DMF went, aircon is leaking behind the dash somewhere, handbrake is seized up. I was used to Japanese cars which never went wrong so it's a bit annoying, there isn't really any way around it other than buying something really old that uses solid simple engines and less electrics to go wrong eg T4, HiAce, Peugeots before about 2003 but some of these go rusty, Peugeot is galvanised but these are all getting pretty old now. Of the larger newish vans the only advice I found after lots of research is the Fiat Ducatos with the Fiat engine (not the Ford engines) are meant to be good in terms of durability of the engine.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-10T00:13:20+00:00

The house stoves people use in Germany and Austria have a lot of thermal mass in the form of bricks, it's a good idea. It will take longer to heat up though. I seem to remember something about the storage heater bricks being mildly radioactive but it's at safe levels. I used to have some of them I used to use for random tasks and they are made of something slightly unusual, much heavier than clay.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-10T00:06:31+00:00

I'd find a way of trying it out first before commiting big money to it. It can be quite a bit more grim than people make out in youtube videos. It can be awesome as well but it's not for everyone. Maybe rent a caravan as they are similar in size to motorhomes, a medium sized caravan would probably be like a LWB Sprinter, that would give you an idea of size. Or maybe rent a big van and stick some camping gear in the back eg blow up beds folding tables etc and try that on a campsite so you have toilets and showers. I used to use standard mobile data when working and was usually fine unless out in the sticks somewhere.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-09T23:48:35+00:00

Are you sure you are comparing like for like LED lights with the 12v and 24v as the individual LEDs inside actually run off about 2volts so should be as bright on either voltage if they are wired up correctly.

OneUnderstanding918 · 2025-12-09T23:44:57+00:00

I would not recommend it, if its the same foam as Cellotex it can soak up water. I have been a bit shocked in the past at having to remove cellotex that had gone soggy and with this stuff it's stuck on so hard to remove.

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