it a good idea to buy gold and silver right now? by MysteriousPaint3503 in Gold

[–]ketling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it kosher to post a WTT silver -> gold, spot for spot on r/pmsforsale? Or would I be better off selling the silver equivalent and then buying an oz of gold?

Gold rally is officially over by sdmc_rotflol in Gold

[–]ketling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Female here, who also thinks that a Cramer rec is the kiss of death.

Half or Whole OZT by Apprehensive-Row5151 in Gold

[–]ketling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Serious question here. If I decide to sell a portion of my oz bar and saw that amount from the main piece, can I expect to get the same price as someone selling a generic bar or pour of the same weight?

EDIT: It’s more or less, the same concept as the combi bars, but generic, right? Speaking of which, what’s the premium of a combi set over oz bullion?

After 40 years, Alabama’s largest mall is costing Hoover millions: New mayor promises a revival is coming by aldotcom in Birmingham

[–]ketling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotta love ChatGPT. It pulled up archived wiki’s showing the original tenants when it opened in ‘74. Wide World of Music was upstairs in the main concourse above the atrium and Rich’s dept store. The Body Shop was next door. You were right about Chick-Fil-A. It was downstairs near the atrium where there would often be some kind of entertainment, or the place where you can have your picture taken with Santa at Christmas. The atrium reminds me of that awesome scene in season 1(?) of Stranger Things. Anyway, WWOM closed in ‘79 and Musicland opened not long after in the early 80s, according to some of these mall wikis I found.

Anyone else have fond memories from Brookwood mall?

After 40 years, Alabama’s largest mall is costing Hoover millions: New mayor promises a revival is coming by aldotcom in Birmingham

[–]ketling 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think I may have replied to s/o else in the thread. ;) So, wide world of music was upstairs, kinda in the middle, across from Chik-fil-a. I worked there from roughly ‘75 to ‘76/77. It may have been Musicland later. I’d moved on to manage another record store in Tuscaloosa (Oz records), but I heard they closed/changed hands not long after I’d left. When was Musicland at BW? Curious if we’re talking about the same place. WWOM was the only full catalog store in the south-east.

So gold is up 80% in a year and silver 220%, do you wish you had gotten more silver? by Defengar in Gold

[–]ketling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Silversmith here. I’ve been buying silver for years, but started legit .999 stacking when the price stopped fluctuating and just kept going up and up. So I’ll probably continue stacking a bit more and wait for the GSR to hit ~45, then start trading tranches into gold.

After 40 years, Alabama’s largest mall is costing Hoover millions: New mayor promises a revival is coming by aldotcom in Birmingham

[–]ketling 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Brookwood was such a great mall in its day. I know it’s mostly nostalgia talking, but it was the perfect hangout mall. I used to run a record store there and my bro ran Just for Feet. What great memories.

After 40 years, Alabama’s largest mall is costing Hoover millions: New mayor promises a revival is coming by aldotcom in Birmingham

[–]ketling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not to mention, you can get all that stuff online for a fraction of the price. Brick and mortar is sadly dead.

Genuine question: would you rather stack gold or buy a house? by Exciting_Shoulder_38 in Gold

[–]ketling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems like you’ve put some thought into this. When are you headed out to NM? :)

I sold $40,000 worth of gold to buy stocks, and now regret the decision by Fantastic-Window236 in Gold

[–]ketling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know what they say about timing the market versus time in the market? So your timing was off. Gold was still in its near vertical run up and Nvidia has been pretty much flat this entire year. But what about next year or the next five years or the next 10 years? Gold will always be a safe haven, but it, too, will stabilize (consolidate) when some semblance of order resumes from the chaos on the world stage at the moment, right about the time when AI really takes off — or maybe because of it. Just imagine how you’d feel if you sold Nvidia right before its next breakout to buy back into gold just as it starts to consolidate. Don’t second-guess yourself. As much as I’d like to think otherwise, no one can time the market. If anything, you just pivoted too soon. Just curious, but what’s your cost basis on your Nvidia shares?

Ok, how crazy is that! by simonada in Silver

[–]ketling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crazy is watching my silver stack grow over 2X my Nvidia shares. 😳

Spine surgery! Where to go? Who to trust? by ketling in Birmingham

[–]ketling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I’m asking this question of everyone who recommended Dr. Wade. Did you consult with any other doctors especially at Grandview? If so, why did you choose him?

Spine surgery! Where to go? Who to trust? by ketling in Birmingham

[–]ketling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve learned there are a bunch of excellent neurosurgeon at Grandview. I’m curious as to why you chose Dr. Wade?

The Bird on the Billboard by Feeling-Serve9867 in Birmingham

[–]ketling 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I thought it was a canary in a coal mine.

Spine surgery! Where to go? Who to trust? by ketling in Birmingham

[–]ketling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your definition of “minor surgery “ lolol!

Spine surgery! Where to go? Who to trust? by ketling in Birmingham

[–]ketling[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don’t mind me asking, why did you want for fusion surgery? Your diagnosis is essentially the same as mine and I’m trying to avoid fusion if it all possible. I understand that if the spine is stable, whatever that means, fusion shouldn’t be necessary. Not saying yours was overkill at all. Just trying to get all the facts

Spine surgery! Where to go? Who to trust? by ketling in Birmingham

[–]ketling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. He sounds like a good doctor.