So, I'm visiting one of my local dealer buddies today picking out a few things and a bright shiny red Mercedes E Class pulls up to the front door that couldn't have been older than a 2009. A guy comes in carying a box and immediately goes into a story about how he needs to sell this "stuff" because the repoman is looking for his car, he needs $1300 for last months rent and his credit cards are being declined. My friend and I look at each other wondering if he's an escaped mental patient. Turns out that he had 3 100oz bars in the box. The guy said his dad bought them 8 years ago, his dad recently died and want's to see if these bars are worth anything.
I resisted the urge to tell him to let the repoman have the car, move to a cheaper place, cut up the credit cards, and keep the silver, but stayed silent - not wanting to ruin a possible buy for my buddy. He ask the guy what he needs today and the guy says 5k. To be honest I probably would have handed the guy 5k and sent him walking out the door, but he gives him 5700 for the bars.
I guess there's just no hope for some people, they are going to live beyond their means until the bitter end.