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Title: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: RodeoX on August 11, 2011, 11:34:32 PM Just curious about what our wheeler-dealers here trade in. For example I buy art. Mostly oil and watercolor, but also some sculpture. So, aside from bitcoins what do you buy/sell?
Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: Bimmerhead on August 12, 2011, 01:17:25 AM Late eighties to early nineties European autos. Fulfilling teenage fantasies.
Unfortunately, I'm better at buying than selling. :D Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: istar on August 12, 2011, 02:23:39 AM Loe art, but dont have that much to spend. Buying domainnames.
Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: RandyFolds on August 12, 2011, 02:37:16 AM Coral. Lots and lots of coral.
Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: Tasty Champa on August 12, 2011, 02:44:15 AM I'm not a wheeler & dealer but sometimes I wish I could be.
I just bought my first hopped bismuth crystal, so technically I invested in bismuth. Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: payb.tc on August 12, 2011, 03:40:47 AM real estate. had to sell a couple of houses recently, but still landlording over two others.
can't wait to do my first medium-density development... hopefully in a few more years. Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: BookofNick on August 12, 2011, 03:42:44 AM Gold, silver, palladium, foreign currencies such as singapore dollar, Swedish krona, Swiss franc, tools etc for my small business, and old vinyl records (records not for profit, just personal collection.
That's about it. No stocks. For a while, I bought, fixed up and sold bicycles for a neat little profit. I sometimes have 5 bikes at a time in my apt. Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: Smalleyster on August 12, 2011, 04:42:49 AM Real estate, stocks, gold, silver, emeralds, misc gemstones, tools, guns. Pretty much everything has either been stolen or sold at this point. Still looking to dump the rented unit in Miami.
Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: CoinHunter on August 12, 2011, 06:15:08 AM Oddly enough, bottle caps. Ever since playing Fallout 3....
Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: RodeoX on August 12, 2011, 12:17:46 PM I knew you guys would have some crazy stuff in your portfolios. Not that gold is considered crazy anymore, or even guns. A friend of mine made a ton of money buying a crate of AK-47's just before the ban them selling after. I think I paid $200 for one and two months later he could get $500.
Art is still my favorite. my strategy is to not buy what I like, buy what the market likes. Below is a detail from a good example. Too sweet for my taste, but well executed by a known artist and bought for very little. I'll make three times what I paid for it. http://postimage.org/image/12zzedz0k/ Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: SgtSpike on August 12, 2011, 05:34:27 PM Electronics. I look out for good deals on Craigslist, mostly computers, but some miscellaneous other items too (like a Magnavox Odyssey).
Also, I did buy a car for $4500, fixed it up with $1000, and resold it later for $4500 more than I paid for it. Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: TheBanker on August 12, 2011, 08:12:15 PM I do a lot of forex and some stocks. For forex I am VERY patient. I only play on the daily charts with price action, s/r stuff like that. For stocks I use broad indexes and low transaction costs. This mostly means that I just trade one stock back and forth, about 4 trades/year. So, I do long-term, boring stuff . . . but boring stuff is usually where the money is ;)
Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: RandyFolds on August 12, 2011, 10:48:47 PM I think I have everyone beat for volatility. Coral can die and require retarded amounts of maintenance; your durable goods and stocks aren't going anywhere.
Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: evolve on August 12, 2011, 10:52:19 PM stocks, mainly.
collect coins and own a few guns too...but those are my hobbies, not necessarily investments. ;D Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: Peripeteia on August 12, 2011, 10:52:35 PM Philippine equities through investment funds.
Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: goodlord666 on August 13, 2011, 02:37:39 AM Oddly enough, bottle caps. Ever since playing Fallout 3.... Fuck. My girlfriend collects bottlecaps too I just realized... I collect daisies, however. Title: Re: What other interesting things do you invest in? Post by: m0w3r on August 14, 2011, 08:32:16 AM gold, silver, platinum - maybe these aren't strictly investments (more like wealth holders), but they have been looking good lately.
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