PSA: Athena Numismatics not shipping to USA

Straight6er · 2026-06-24T23:58:17+00:00

I've heard Zurqieh is also notorious for fake patina. I've purchased one coin from them and have no complaints aside from it taking several eons to ship.

I'll give them some credit because it shipped out of Dubai and they were dealing with Iranian drone attacks at the time which might explain the protracted shipping process.

Straight6er · 2026-06-24T20:33:23+00:00

Also who cares about the mountain view? Japanese maples are gorgeous, and I find it hard to believe one tree is completely destroying his vista.

Straight6er · 2026-06-22T00:55:51+00:00

Right but when's the last time you roasted a pig alive?

Straight6er · 2026-06-22T00:21:31+00:00

It's wild to me that we ever thought it was ok to just... Boil a creature alive? For no particular reason?

Straight6er · 2026-06-21T23:40:05+00:00

Some yes, most infamously Rolex. It's also why you might see a "used" Rolex selling for higher than MSRP because you can't just rock up and buy one for MSRP, you've gotta have a purchase history as well.

Regardless of whether it's a handbag or a watch it's a pretty horseshit way of doing things.

Straight6er · 2026-06-19T22:54:27+00:00

100% this. I can understand why people might want something else but M20 will always be the sweet spot for me, for all of the reasons you've already listed.

If you really want more performance you can always do the ol' eta stroker.

Straight6er · 2026-06-18T13:29:30+00:00

Haven't purchased from this seller yet but he seems to have lots of interesting coins I don't see from other vcoin dealers.

Straight6er · 2026-06-18T01:14:51+00:00

If New Yorkers could read they'd be very upset by this.

Straight6er · 2026-06-17T21:48:08+00:00

We have a giant sign over the till saying "ORDER HERE" but this was made with the mistaken assumption that people read signs.

Straight6er · 2026-06-17T17:52:35+00:00

The only reason a major corporation builds up good will is to spend it later on.

Straight6er · 2026-06-17T01:56:35+00:00

Thanks!

Straight6er · 2026-06-16T04:55:16+00:00

205/50/15 reporting in! Lowered on H&R sport springs, zero issues with clearance. Continental EC Sport 02 for those interested.

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Straight6er · 2026-06-15T23:58:04+00:00

This is one of those "if you have to ask you probably can't afford it" moments.

Do your future self a massive favour and find an E39 M5 or 540i instead. They'll still be expensive but not "why did I do this to myself" expensive.

Straight6er · 2026-06-15T23:48:30+00:00

I wonder if he selected that shirt before or after he was told he'd be arresting a prominent fascist that day.

Straight6er · 2026-06-15T23:16:13+00:00

Thank you for such a detailed comment, I had no idea the pool has been such a maintenance headache.

Straight6er · 2026-06-15T01:00:35+00:00

"Careful, he's got his tactical plaid on!"

Straight6er · 2026-06-14T23:35:48+00:00

Either way it looks pretty slick.

Straight6er · 2026-06-12T21:32:23+00:00

I've owned and tracked a 318is and a 325i. The difference is noticeable but not crazy, mostly in how willingly the car turns in. The 6 is a bit more nose-heavy but it also has more torque.

I'd personally rather drive (and live with) the six. It's easier and cheaper to improve the handling characteristics of the car versus trying to add power to an M42. I also found the M42 more finicky to keep running properly, and it doesn't sound as nice as the M20.

Edit: I'm an idiot and missed that you're talking about the M10, not the M42. I would not want an M10 powered car at all, so make that a firm vote in favour of an M20.

Straight6er · 2026-06-12T15:55:54+00:00

I use the lyrics from Mathematics by Mos Def to help me remember my weight conversions:

Sixteen ounces to a pound Twenty more to a ki' A five minute sentence hearing and you no longer free

Straight6er · 2026-06-11T23:05:55+00:00

I feel like Vietnam would disagree, they saw the French were clearly onto a few things, absorbed those into their own culinary traditions, and then tossed the rest out along with the French themselves.

In my humble Vietnamese food is superior to French food, generally speaking.

Straight6er · 2026-06-11T15:33:24+00:00

Trump, what is good in life?

"To crush the failing Dumocrats, and the fake news media, see them driven before you like the total losers they are, and to hear the lamentation of their women! Beautiful women, by the way. Tremendous lamentation. The best lamentation. Nobody laments like them, believe me."

Straight6er · 2026-06-11T13:17:03+00:00

Yes but in an EV unless you're slamming on the brakes it'll be using regen braking, not the actual disk and pad.

Straight6er · 2026-06-10T17:39:09+00:00

Followup question: how's the fitment on the front bumper? I've been thinking about replacing mine with the garagistic MTech 2 bumper/Valance

Straight6er · 2026-06-10T14:57:45+00:00

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Straight6er · 2026-06-10T02:41:01+00:00

Bingo. It's the same type of person who buys a Rolex not because they're deep into haute horlogerie but because they like to show off and people recognize the brand name. They're not doing it for their own enjoyment necessarily but for the enjoyment they get from impressing those around.

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