Golden said:You could also buy a small piece of land somewhere far from the city. Should be cheap.
This is a good point.
A am considering it. Can you suggest any area?
Golden said:You could also buy a small piece of land somewhere far from the city. Should be cheap.
goldpelican said:Sparrow said:Can yo suggest anything more feasible?
Sure - open storage facilities with a private vault in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane, or even split some between each location. Get an allocated holding with the Perth Mint (actual bars/coins set aside). Buy some PMGOLD through an Australian broker.
renovator said:sparrow we are a long way from that atm if & when it comes & im not convinced it will in the near future go & get it out you might have a better plan or a house & a safe by then
goldpelican said:I think the question a lot of us are asking is, why on earth would you want to bury precious metals on land you don't own?
Sure there's secluded places - but not within 100km of Perth. Read mmm....shiney!'s post above. It's a very good way to lose whatever you bury. Someone WILL stumble across it in the course of farming/camping/hunting/prospecting/hiking/dumping a body/looking for a body etc, no matter where in the state. We have a nasty little habit in Australia of wanting to go and visit those secluded places as part of 4WD trips etc too. I found $40 on a beach in the far north west of the state (full day 4WD driving from anywhere) BECAUSE I TOOK A METAL DETECTOR, and at any one time there's 10,000 other people all out there doing the same thing because it's a gold state. It's a seriously bad bad bad idea.
jelliott41 said:I agree! No wonder goldbugs are stereotyped as tin hat wearing conspiracy nuts.
jelliott41 said:What's wrong with a private vault facility for a large stash?
jelliott41 said:And if you are heading out burrying only $30k worth then you need your head checked and your delusion of grandeur kept in check.
Golden said:You could also buy a small piece of land somewhere far from the city. Should be cheap.
Sparrow said:Golden said:You could also buy a small piece of land somewhere far from the city. Should be cheap.
This is a good point.
A am considering it. Can you suggest any area?
goldpelican said:Except for the trespassing metal detectoristsBuy in an area that's NOT known for being a historic goldfield.
The Brother's bumbling buffoon brother drew the short straw and got Australia. Don't be too sure of the ability of government down here to achieve much at all (I should know, I get to work on their IT systems!).
goldpelican said:PS Minding gold for people from overseas is a multi-billion dollar industry in Australia. Probably more than is held privately domestically. It's not something we're about to screw with.
renovator said:hahahaha jelliot 500K thats cheap !!!
jelliott41 said:Mate, if you are serious about buying land in remote places I can help you.
jelliott41 said:Check out the real estate agents "landmark" they specialize in acreage and farms. You can pick up land at about $75/acre but will likely have to buy 10,000 acres.
Sparrow said:jelliott41 said:Check out the real estate agents "landmark" they specialize in acreage and farms. You can pick up land at about $75/acre but will likely have to buy 10,000 acres.
Very good info. Thanks.
jelliott41 said:If the land is dry and baron you will have less chance of cattle drivers passing through your land.
jelliott41 said:In all seriousness, what you are trying to do is very risky.
"remote Australia" is uninhabitable. If you can get there by car it is not remote...especially if you need to move hundreds of kilos of dead weight away from road access.