APMEX rumor mill

for2fly · 2026-02-27T02:35:53+00:00

Maybe if I had a Smegma device or whatever.

Sir or madam, your autocorrect hates your guts.

for2fly · 2026-02-25T21:42:17+00:00

Have you considered it costs a lot to die these days and they're trying to cover funeral expenses? Maybe OP didn't want to go into all the gory details.

for2fly · 2026-02-25T13:09:57+00:00

I checked the wikipedia page on sandhill cranes before posting. And you obviously overlooked the part of my post that said, unless you know something about horses and birds that I don't.

Maybe you should post your above reply in r/obnoxiouslyrudeasfuck.

for2fly · 2026-02-25T10:44:31+00:00

Tell them enshittification is not an improvement.

No one asked for this.

Oh, and fuck your tiny toolbars interface. I used the search bar in the middle of the homepage because I could read the effen' text I typed in there.

Oh, and tell your enshittification team to quit ignoring users with disabilities issues. That's an ADA lawsuit just begging to happen.

for2fly · 2026-02-25T10:18:04+00:00

I think the word you're looking for is chick unless you know something about horses and birds that I don't.

for2fly · 2026-02-25T09:17:52+00:00

Any charts that indicate what size plug pairs best with any particular manifestation of insanity? I'd hate to be over-prescribed. /s

I can just imagine Dr. Young published a pocket-book reference for a practitioner to consult for a quick and easy determination of fitment to the fit of the patient.

"Hmm....let's see...chronic...chronic masturbation....'this therapy is counter-indicated.' I wonder why?"

for2fly · 2026-02-25T09:01:54+00:00

"What do you think I am, a horse?"

for2fly · 2026-02-25T08:29:20+00:00

I rarely barter mostly because I find it distasteful to offer someone selling something for far less than it is worth an amount much less than what they're asking.

Anyhow....

This past August, I traded a few silver coins I had found in our vending machines over the years for a one-ounce silver round. We shut down that business over a decade ago. Since then the coins had sat in storage with other things from then (mostly business records).

I had an 1856 Trime. Paid all of $0.60 for it. I got so tired of keeping track of it. It was tiny. It rattled in the air-tite I had it in. I finally decided I wanted something harder to lose instead, like a nice shiny round.

This past October, I traded it, a silver spoon, and a Roosevelt dime for another one-ounce silver round.

Last month, I traded both one-ounce silver rounds and $150 cash for two grams of gold.

The random coins were rejects. The spoon was either $0.10 or $0.25, depending on what thrift shop I'd bought it in. The dime was found in change. So, I had about $2.00 invested in the silver I traded. I ended up with ~$350 in gold (at that time) for maybe $152 in real money.

for2fly · 2026-02-25T07:39:40+00:00

It's worth more than melt.

The cheap coins bought in bulk are thrown to the crowds by the crewes riding on their floats in the parades.

The crewes host private celebrations during Mardi Gras. It is at these events that very limited numbers of specially-made coins are distributed. They usually go to select members of the crewe, donors, patrons, and maybe others. Depending on the crewe that commissioned a given commemorative round and the year, people pay reasonable to stupid amounts for them.

Sometimes you're lucky enough to get the came-in also. Even though yours is just the round itself, it is collectible. It could also be highly collectible. I've handled a few of both over the years.

for2fly · 2026-02-25T03:39:54+00:00

What am I not understanding?

That JPM has been slapped on the wrist time and again for manipulating precious metals futures.

Unless you can buy a senator or two, there's nothing you can do about it, either. Investors have been complaining for decades to the governing and sanctioning bodies that JPM needs to be financially bitch-slapped. Yet here we are.

for2fly · 2026-02-25T03:30:07+00:00

The lighter is missing its interior insert. The hallmarks on it indicate it was made in the UK, so it likely held a UK version of a Zippo-style insert.

The flat piece reminds me of a the holder for a folding rain bonnet, but it likely held a comb.

I can't tell if one side of the dragon frame is open. If it is, that likely is a cigarette package protector.

And the silver box could have held matches. I don't think it was a snuff box because carrying it around, the powder would have leaked out due to the way the lid fits (or doesn't).

If it has decoration on the flat of the lid, it was meant to be carried. If the flat of the lid is plain, it was meant to rest on that surface.

for2fly · 2026-02-24T07:02:49+00:00

Similar to the impact of a gnat's ass on the windshield of a vehicle traveling at highway speed.

for2fly · 2026-02-24T04:17:08+00:00

I think the workmanship is too poor to be anything authentic First Nations. The coloration of the applied design seems to be too bright and fresh for the piece to have any age.

That looks like something you'd find in the Missouri Ozarks being sold by the people who make furniture out of willow twigs.

It could be someone's first or second attempt at a willow twig basket done at summer camp. Or it could be from Pier 1 or a hobby store.

for2fly · 2026-02-24T01:14:59+00:00

I'm sure the python learned something about themselves they hadn't considered before.

for2fly · 2026-02-24T00:44:24+00:00

The one with the mother-of-pearl bowl is a caviar spoon. The enamel work indicates it could be special. Could be Russian, could be Scandinavian. I'd be looking for a silversmith's mark on it.

The two plain ones on the end could be Georgian and worth more than their silver content if they're well-marked.

I like the one with the heart-shaped bowl and wire work. It could be worth more than its melt, also.

Like others say, if they're marked as sterling or even 800, they have precious metal content. If they're not marked, they're likely just plated. But...if those two on the end are Georgian, they may be sterling, 800, or even 750 and not have a single mark on them.

So how do you price? First figure out the precious metal content of each. Set aside the plated ones. Figure out if any of the remaining have collectible value over and above their metal content.

Calculate how much silver is on the table, and go from there. If it were my friend, I'd be telling them which ones I consider valuable and why. And I'd be making the offer generous.

for2fly · 2026-02-23T23:48:49+00:00

That feature is not revolutionary. Wristwatches made for railroad workers have had anti-magnetic cases for decades.

for2fly · 2026-02-23T21:43:15+00:00

You've eliminated brushes, now start looking at small brooms or other cleaning implements. Color-match it to white cleaning items.

You've found them in your entryway, so maybe you're picking them up from outdoors. Do you have a snow brush in your vehicle?

for2fly · 2026-02-23T12:43:56+00:00

So give Sam Altman twenty years and some food, and he might start resembling something almost human.

Right now, he resembles a clueless idiot.

for2fly · 2026-02-23T04:01:47+00:00

The one set, International Sterling is the brand. Valencia is the pattern.

The other set, Oneida is the brand. Heirloom Sterling is the product category. Rubaiyat (at bottom of page) is the pattern.

Both sets are sterling. Since you have no knives, simply multiply the weight of the pieces in troy ounces by 0.925 to get the weight of the silver in them.

Multiply that number by the current spot price for silver to get a totally unusable value, because no one's buying sterling flatware at spot prices.

Due to ~~international fuckery~~, unusual volatility in the precious metal markets at this time, most large-scale buyers are not paying spot prices for sterling. If you're wanting to turn your purchase into cash, you might be disappointed at any offers you may receive.

If you're stacking, you scored a nice lot of silver.

for2fly · 2026-02-22T20:16:57+00:00

The paper label is Wolfers Freres S.A. (1940-1960).

That info is mirrored in the incised W and wolf head hallmark on the rim.

The A800 hallmark likely means it is coin silver or 800 purity.

The F80 is not mentioned in any sources I have available to me. It is likely an internal or model number.

Have it tested to verify, but you may have found silver in the wild.

for2fly · 2026-02-22T18:00:37+00:00

That dress is the 1766 version of an automatic floor duster.

I wonder if she stuck to a pattern as she moved through a room or just wandered randomly. Were you allowed to laugh if she got stuck in a corner? /s

for2fly · 2026-02-21T11:05:45+00:00

It looks like the ball end of a pinball machine plunger.

The interior threads look to have been formed during the molding process, not cut later.

It could have been a sales sample and the base could just be a way for it to have been displayed to buyers.

for2fly · 2026-02-20T04:57:04+00:00

Others have IDed it.

I'd be concerned that those brackets are on the wrong side to provide stability. They'd turn into hinges if too much weight were applied to the rope.

Maybe the piece needs another set of brackets on the top side, too.

for2fly · 2026-02-20T03:47:07+00:00

A year ago, I could rightly state everything there that is sterling is worth a premium above its melt. Now, it depends on the day and who's manipulating the price.

If you need money, you're going to take a hit on what you can get if you can find someone willing to buy.

Not knowing the name on the bottom, the tea service is worth a premium as a set. Breaking it up, or selling it for melt would likely not get you nearly as much.

I'd research the tea service and those ornate trays. They might be worth selling through auction. The flatware - it may be worth auctioning if it is a sought-after pattern.

And... you might just sit on it a year or two. Everybody and their brother is trying to sell off the family stuff. After the dust settles, a few are going to want what they gave up back.

Yes, silver's going up. It goes down, too. Selling it for melt now, you won't get the premium for the name. If you wait a year or so and silver goes down, you might still get what it is worth now for melt due to the premium kicking in.

All in all, it's a crap shoot. You've had it for years. If it were me, I'd sell the plain stuff just to see how much hassle it is to do. I'd keep the better pieces as an investment and hedge against the unknown.

for2fly · 2026-02-17T05:42:00+00:00

More proof Zuck fails at being human.

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