milwaukee mike Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 7 minutes ago, WVU said: Some will, but most will only buy a few. I think you could sell 1000s probably not worth the time/effort/fees those stupid sales tax rules really changed the game on everything... now you can get caught for doing like 11 illegal things instead of 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 30 minutes ago, WVU said: Some will, but most will only buy a few. I think you could sell 1000s How long did it take you to make a batch, how big was the batch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitalyo Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Forget the Lego and domino's. Can you make these? Hong Kong Customs discovered the largest gold smuggling in history. Cargo en route to Japan was detained at Hong Kong airportThe smuggled gold was disguised as air compressor parts. Its cost is estimated at 84 million Hong Kong dollars ($11 million). The smuggling case was the largest by value in 115 years. According to documents, the cargo contained two air compressors with a total weight of 775 kg. After inspection, it turned out that two rotors and four other parts were cast from gold and painted with gray paint . The total weight of the gold parts was 146 kg.A 31-year-old director of the sending company was detained in connection with the case. He faces up to seven years in prison and a fine of 2 million Hong Kong dollars ($256 thousand).In recent weeks, the price of gold has set a number of records and reached a new high of $2,353.79 per ounce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVU Posted April 9 Author Report Share Posted April 9 1 hour ago, vitalyo said: Forget the Lego and domino's. Can you make these? Hong Kong Customs discovered the largest gold smuggling in history. Cargo en route to Japan was detained at Hong Kong airportThe smuggled gold was disguised as air compressor parts. Its cost is estimated at 84 million Hong Kong dollars ($11 million). The smuggling case was the largest by value in 115 years. According to documents, the cargo contained two air compressors with a total weight of 775 kg. After inspection, it turned out that two rotors and four other parts were cast from gold and painted with gray paint . The total weight of the gold parts was 146 kg.A 31-year-old director of the sending company was detained in connection with the case. He faces up to seven years in prison and a fine of 2 million Hong Kong dollars ($256 thousand).In recent weeks, the price of gold has set a number of records and reached a new high of $2,353.79 per ounce. why would they have to smuggle gold? Just ship it overnight. I don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitalyo Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 38 minutes ago, WVU said: why would they have to smuggle gold? Just ship it overnight. I don't get it. The gold probably originated from Africa from one of those mines that controled by mob. Taxes too could be a factor too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 4 hours ago, vitalyo said: Forget the Lego and domino's. Can you make these? Hong Kong Customs discovered the largest gold smuggling in history. Cargo en route to Japan was detained at Hong Kong airportThe smuggled gold was disguised as air compressor parts. Its cost is estimated at 84 million Hong Kong dollars ($11 million). The smuggling case was the largest by value in 115 years. According to documents, the cargo contained two air compressors with a total weight of 775 kg. After inspection, it turned out that two rotors and four other parts were cast from gold and painted with gray paint . The total weight of the gold parts was 146 kg.A 31-year-old director of the sending company was detained in connection with the case. He faces up to seven years in prison and a fine of 2 million Hong Kong dollars ($256 thousand).In recent weeks, the price of gold has set a number of records and reached a new high of $2,353.79 per ounce. Were they smuggling gold out of china or into it? If it was en route to japan I assume it was leaving china. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitalyo Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 34 minutes ago, mikeman said: Were they smuggling gold out of china or into it? If it was en route to japan I assume it was leaving china. Looks like China https://www.customs.gov.hk/en/customs-announcement/press-release/index_id_4147.html?p=1&y=&m= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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