"Where are the actual stories - not hypothesis of the future"
That's a classic, full marks for that one.
Want the bad news?
Investment is about the future.....sorry.....
Re smelly rats, one really needs to start at the start;
What chance do you think that the 'fake' bar culprit/s will be tracked down, it should be pretty damn easy afterall ;-)?
How many and what categories of culprit could possibly be involved in such a scam?
mmmm, fascinating to see how it plays out, but in the meantime stay away from the unencumbered physical GOLD in your own possession for fear in may be one of those 1 in 10 million fakes.....
Cheers BG
Sorry, love to chat more but pressed for time, check out some old posts for further enlightenment, you can probably search on "pugnacious"