It really depends on how much money you have to invest. If you're willing to invest significant sums then it'd probably be best buying properties abroad and letting them out (either shirt or long lettings).
The only downside of buying properties abroad are the costs of managing them. If you want something with lower maintanence then you can open a portfolio with a broker and try investing in listed companies (startups and the like)

OP has been online multiple times since and hasn't replied here. I think it's probably reasonable to suggest that this didn't go through as why wouldn't he post here to clarify? I could be speculating but that's what it seems like from an outsider's perspective. 

How did you get to those numbers? 
I'd definitely buy a ton of coins now if that was guantanteed to happen.
I think 2018 will see a rise in a lot of the top 7-10 coins ina edition to a new player that would take the market by storm.

You could write an email to one of the operators that work in your city. I'm sure if there was enough support for BTC adoption then they'd implement it. The only issue I could see them having is with the delay of unconfirmed transactions and needing the hikes to be released immediately.

Nice coin. Shame about how ANACs placed it in the slab though. They really need to find a way to keep the coins straight. Something like that would really bug me despite me not being a perfectionist overall.

I already have one so won't be wanting more. Having been said I'll take the MS-67 off your hands if you'd be open to selling it.

How do you plan to go about setting up the company? Will it be one organisation/entity or will you open companies in each of the EU countries you operate in?

Your a newbie. What's stopping you from just taking the BTC and running away with it.
People won't trust you like that. Besides, your fee is way too high (not that it matters anayway).

Very interesting. I have had similar ideas in the past. Having been said, from the research I have done, you need a gambling listener in order to run raffles for profit. It's probably best that the buyer check his/her local laws beforehand.

As others have said localbitcoins is the way to go. It has a very easy sign up process and you can choose from a range of advertisements and payment methods. Make sure to read how the site works and how to minimalist risks with certain trades first though!

Given the number of fakes floating on the secondary market and not to mention the fakes that can so easily be bought on AliExpress I would stay very far away from purchasing gold from an unauthorised supplier. Better safe than sorry. It's not worth saving a small amount when the potential risk is so high.

You can't change the rules stated in the OP unless there was a disclaimer of sorts.
Asking for the higher post auction close price is just greedy and wrong especially considering the fact that the previous bids shouldn't have stood or been accepted since they came from a noob account which was created hours before the auction ended and which has never made other posts on the forum before.
Despite the fact that it looks like shill bidding it also looks unprofiessional and just morally wrong. 

I don't get why you don't just start the auction price at the reserve. If you're not willing to sell it for less than you might as well just start the auction at that price...
Either way I bid 0.16BTC. One can only hope.

If the eBay prices are anything to go by (although they usually aren't) then this is being snatched up at a knockout price. I don't know why they're priced so highly on eBay but it seems like even the LTC singles are selling for a few hundred dollars a piece.

It won't have any affect on the price of BTC. Long gone are the days when BTC was primary used for more 'shady' markets. BTC has widespread adoption and is used legitimately across the globe. Most people here didn't even know that AlphaBay closed down. For those that are worried, as soon as one closes another opens. So from that perspective it won't have an affect of BTC's price at all.

It's difficult to find a 1:1 ratio as the prices are (marginally) different depending on the exchange.
Just because the price on one exchange is 'x' that doesn't mean the price on another will be the same. They all vary somewhat (although only minimally). Most hover at around the same point and as others have mentioned, the actual trader fee is usually very low.

It's difficult to price accordingly.
Lealana sold a few coins in leatherettes.
There was the 2x 5 LTC set, the 2x 10 LTC set, the 1x 25LTC coin and then the 3 coin set (5,10 and 25).
Which ones were you after?

I would say your best bet is buying one on the secondary market as it appears that all their resellers are out of stock. Some people may not want to buy off an individual but rather only from a reputable dealer so it's really your choice. Either way if you find one, make sure that the item is brand new and hasn't been used or tampered with.

Make sure you do your due diligence. If a company does something sketchy as CEO or director you will be personally liable. Make sure you know what the company does and what responsibility you are taking on before you sign up for anything.

In no way am I comparing them but the difference between Lealana and every coin maker that has pulled a scam is that Smoothie has been 110% transparent in his business. Yes he was slow to reply here, but with everything else he has done, he has been open and done so with full transparency. He doesn't hide behind an alias and is very public with his identity. Most of the other companies are shills with fake personas. Again, that's not to say that all of them are but you can't even bring Smoothie into that circle. Stop speculating and just wait for him to comment.