tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089228851855763774.post5860534797322144906..comments2024-02-05T17:24:09.663+08:00Comments on Gold Chat: Tungsten bars face high supply riskBron Sucheckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00530576934994289879noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089228851855763774.post-17833750565529863782012-10-10T14:43:20.672+08:002012-10-10T14:43:20.672+08:00Victor
The paintings of Vincent van Gogh, might j...Victor<br /><br />The paintings of Vincent van Gogh, might just be of a higher quality than your daughter's.Justinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089228851855763774.post-54004914808793899432012-10-10T12:37:23.115+08:002012-10-10T12:37:23.115+08:00Like the oil paintings example, I will steal it ne...Like the oil paintings example, I will steal it next time I have to cover this idea.<br /><br />I think scarcity is a factor in price formation and can't be ruled out. Relative scarcity can affect perceptions of worth as well (even if irrational).Bron Sucheckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530576934994289879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089228851855763774.post-72303668355715360012012-10-10T11:27:49.640+08:002012-10-10T11:27:49.640+08:00Bron,
it is not just that scarcity is not the onl...<br />Bron,<br /><br />it is not just that scarcity is not the only argument, but the whole idea that scarcity might have anything to do with price is bogus.<br /><br />My daughter has only two paintings in oil on canvas. Vincent van Gogh must have some 50+. So my daughter's paintings are more rare, and so they should sell for a higher price...<br /><br />What an elaborate logic...<br /><br />Here are <a href="fofoa.blogspot.com/ncr/2012/10/debriefed-2-rjpadavona.html?showPage=1#c7236186285335190642" rel="nofollow">some more comments on the GSR</a> at FOFOA's blog.<br /><br />Victor<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089228851855763774.post-45324016520346971692012-10-10T09:16:02.018+08:002012-10-10T09:16:02.018+08:00In the 19th century the Spanish made counterfeit s...In the 19th century the Spanish made counterfeit sovereigns - made of gold-plated platinum. For some time these Spanish fakes have been more valuable than the genuine articles. Maybe we should be looking to collect tungsten gold bars.Gordonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089228851855763774.post-6117842393603052012012-10-09T15:06:15.078+08:002012-10-09T15:06:15.078+08:00"something can be really scarce but if no one..."something can be really scarce but if no one wants it, it ain't worth anything"<br /><br />True Bron, true, but the reason why no one would want that something even if it was scarce, is because it has no quality, unlike gold.Justinnoreply@blogger.com