'Gold purchased inside Ontario coffee shop for $1,200 worth less than a small coffee'

[momcqueen]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/canada/gold-purchased-inside-ont-tim-hortons-for-1-200-worth-less-than...

This article strikes me as odd for a couple of reasons but I've never been in the market for gold bouillon so I don't actually know if people meet one another at a coffeeshop to buy and sell items valued at $1200. I don't think I would do that, it seems risky. Especially for something so easily replicated. I think I'd be asking to meet in the parking lot of an appraiser. 

[momcqueen]

Also, the headline is misleading. It implies the counterfeit item was sold by a coffeeshop when, in fact, the location of the transaction had nothing to do with the situation.

[momcqueen]

The headline should read something like, 'Fake Gold Bar bought for $1200 from Reseller Worth 25 cents' or even 'Fake Gold Bullion bought for $1200 from Reseller Worth 25 cents' if you want to be fancy. (I almost used the word 'boullion' again which makes the whole thing funny.)

[momcqueen]

http://grammarist.com/usage/bullion-vs-boullion/

[vintagenorth]

Maybe the Tiims sells the boullion? After all, it is cold outside!

[cumos55]

There are certain things that should not be bought on eBay.

These are items that should be bought... in person..... and in the case of this item... fully tested ... in person

[momcqueen]

This transaction didn't have even the legitimacy of ebay. it was a pseudo classified ad site.

[femmefan1946]

In the guy's defense, he did meet the reseller in a public place and paid cash.

That's what we tell sellers of expensive items to do.

But .... 'slightly below market value'... Gordon Gekko was wrong.