Now this is what I call a hoard!!!!

[Saabman]

http://news.yahoo.com/man-reported-500- ... 01811.html


WOW!!!!!!

[ScottyTX]

Oh Wow!! I just got finished watching 5-6 episodes yesterday about these guys on TV. I've always had a interest in doing this but looks like to make any decent money you need a resale shop and sorts to get into it. I just keep thinking boy I bet there is one pissed off family right now that part/most of their inhertance was just given away......

Scotty

[Neckro]

People have been saying it's fake publicity. And the show is a hoax.

[tractorman]

If they were going to fake it for publicity wouldn't they put it on TV?

[blackrabbit]

Much harder to fake if its all on video. This way it's more mysterious. Classic PR firm tactic.

[Mossy]

So, exactly where would an old lady keep her PM stash? Under her bed? Safe deposit box? Trunk of her car?

No, a storage unit near full of old furniture and old clothing, one of a hundred full of old furniture and clothing, would work very well. As for her next of kin? From experience, some old women are just too much a pain in the neck to be around. "High maintenance" type people, for one reason or another. Everyone with a poisonous granny in the family tree should suck up to her on the off chance she has a couple hundred thousand stashed? No, the gamble is not worth the pain.

Come to think of it, though, lot's of people are going to die without near family to inherit over the next few decades. This sort of thing is going to become more common.

(I certainly would not have mentioned the PMs to anyone. Nope. "I dunno nuthen.")

[knibloe]

[quote="Mossy"]So, exactly where would an old lady keep her PM stash? Under her bed? Safe deposit box? Trunk of her car?

My boss was a fire chief at one time. They reported to a garage fire. It was at the home of an older couple. Apparently the car caught fire shortly after they parked it in the garage.

They were able to get the car out of the garage and put it out w/o major damage to the house or garage. The car however, was a total loss and the couple was besides distraught. Apparently, they had their lifes saving of around 100K in the trunk.

I would not have mentioned the PM's either. What did it cost them?? $150 K in taxes?

[BOHICA]

When I was on active duty in the military I was single util I was 33. Every time I deployed overseas I stored all of my stuff (guns, ammo, PMs, coins, books, etc.) in a storage place off base. Had I died during deployment someone would have made out like a bandit.

[beauanderos]

There are storage rental units that have alot higher security features (coded gate pass, security cameras, alarmed entry doors, dead bolts, and the ability to attach heavy duty padlocks) than what my apartment provides. There is no 100% perfect solution to storage issues. You could lose your money. But you guarantee it's loss via inflation or bank failure by leaving it in checking accts.

[Mossy]

The car however, was a total loss and the couple was besides distraught. Apparently, they had their lifes saving of around 100K in the trunk.

Doing that would make my wealth a little too portable to suit me. Tickle the daylights out of a car thief, though.

I would not have mentioned the PM's either. What did it cost them?? $150 K in taxes?

Easily. However, I was thinking about thieves, spam, and con artists. And "friends" and relatives.

[exbingoaddict]

Figured a 10,000 banks are robbed for every storage unit raided. Perhaps that will change over time.

[Cu Penny Hoarder]

Like all 'reality tv', these shows are totally scripted, dramatized and utterly ridiculous. I've noticed that the sheeple seem to *need* these silly shows.

Don't waste your precious time watching tv... spend it doing something more constructive.

[exbingoaddict]

Like all 'reality tv', these shows are totally scripted, dramatized and utterly ridiculous. I've noticed that the sheeple seem to *need* these silly shows.

Don't waste your precious time watching tv... spend it doing something more constructive.

Don't go knocking all TV now. Steelers Football is a much needed break from life. When it comes to reality "TV" though, no thanks. I get enough reality from daily life.

[Mossy]

Like all 'reality tv', these shows are totally scripted, dramatized and utterly ridiculous. I've noticed that the sheeple seem to *need* these silly shows.

Don't waste your precious time watching tv... spend it doing something more constructive.

I lived through enough drama to suit me. Don't need any of what spoiled brats think is "exciting" or "interesting".

[HoardCopperByTheTon]

The bad thing is.. I work in Contra Costa County.. and I do occasionally bid on storage units. Darn.. sure would have been nice if I had won this one.