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What kind of things could a person carry to sell and how if they ever had to forcibly leave?

I read diamonds are worthless second hand.

Solid gold seems legit but not sure if coins or jeweler is best.

I saw something about getting gold chains to trade individual links in a emergency.

Are there any other good tips?

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Edit: Put in a Consolidation effort based on comments and side research

  1. Jewelery is good getting through customs as some countries have limits on what you can take over borders. Canada for example has 10k limit before you have to delcare and it is not clear if per person.

1.a) Always buy jewelry you plan to wear anyway because you will not get full value back.

1.b) Buy from reputable locations. Looks like Mene was a popular one.

  1. Gold coins are good but get normal ones like Eagles, Buffalo, or Maple as it's easier to sell. Fancy ones are cool as collector item but will require more haggling.

2a) Bars are cheaper over spot but can be harder to sell overall

2b) Seems like libertycoin had consistent reviews.

  1. Cash is light but if your origin country currency dips then it's worthless.

  2. Crypto requires you to have your wallet seed and importantly access to a pc and electricity.

  3. Make sure to have a backup skil/trade to live off of.

  4. Transferring money between banks can have legal issues.

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[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Heroin is quite compact, and always holds its value of you're travelling from lower socioeconomic to higher.

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 5 points 3 days ago

Rofl fleeing country.

Let me get my brick first.

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 18 points 4 days ago

Bitcoin is best. Can theoretically keep your wallet seed in your head instead of paper or on phone. Anything physical is subject to border guards or other transporation/exgress/ingress assisters.

[-] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Consider the worst comes to worst, you won't have electricity, let alone internet connectivity. Good luck selling any crypto in those circumstances.

Nope, ye olde Gold & Silver are the way to go. Silver for fractional trades, gold for larger ones. Can't beat a couple thousand years of history.

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 3 points 4 days ago

Get tattoo of wallet seed lol.

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

Write disguised poem including your wallet seed.

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 3 days ago

Don't make it fire incase someone wants to steal yo rhymes.

[-] prole 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Nah you need to create a cipher in your head, then you tattoo the encrypted seed. Easier to remember than the seed itself, and only readable by you.

Maybe have a second tattoo to remind you what the cipher is lol. Then another for that one...

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 3 days ago

I've considered some other options:

  1. become an artist and upload "the art" that has a code based ok the number of lines similar to Japanese multiplication with a cipher something like Moriarty uses for text messages but based on the creation date. Common folk will be not be the wiser. Of course that assumes art is not taken down somehow.

  2. cut my arm/hip open and put a micro SD card or projector in there like in the Bourne identity. Probably could just sew it in clothes but no fun in that. BTW cutting arm open for implant takes months to repair so don't recommend. They say 1 month but bs. Took 3.

  3. code is in my paracord based on knots similar to the Futurama nft episode.

[-] LouNeko@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Didn't it drop yesterday by like 20%?

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

close to that at low, but ended up down less than 10%. If you are short term, you had opportunity to make 10% in a day. Long term, it is best performing assets, and should still outperform stock indexes in future. Don't depend on it for your rent money for the month or year, but longer term you can probably turn it into a significant portion of a house or EV.

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[-] katamari_22@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

GOLD JEWELRY

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 days ago

Transfer your money to an overseas bank in your target nation.

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 3 points 4 days ago

I Heard there are some complications with that. Some people said consult a lawyer before moving finances.

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago

Good advice. Same with real estate. There are all sorts of laws in target nations you'd never expect. For instance, some nations will tax your money hard if you try to leave them.

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[-] Anarch157a@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 5 days ago

Currency. Paper money that has high acceptance internationally, like US Dollars or Euros, both can be easily traded by local currency pretty much anywhere in the world.

[-] Banana@sh.itjust.works 24 points 5 days ago

Idk how long the US dollar will have high acceptance internationally. I mean it may not change much or it may change a lot, depending on what happens the next few years.

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 5 points 4 days ago

My buddy grandpa left murica to go to his home country but traded all his dollars to local currency. When he got off the boat local currently collapsed hard. Huge fear of mine.

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[-] PiecePractical@midwest.social 10 points 5 days ago

Seconding this. The best money is still money.

If you can't get a good stable currency or you have legitimate fears that the currency you can get is in danger of some kind of collapse, gold or silver coins would be your best second bet. In this case you'll want well known coins minted by an actual government such as an American gold eagle or the Canadian silver maple leaf rather than the coin shaped "rounds" that a lot of places sell. The rounds will have the same issue as jewelry, you'll have to haggle over weight and quality every time you sell one. Actual coins issued by a government mint will have pretty well established values so they will be easier to sell at a fair price.

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[-] Briaaahn@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago
[-] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Unironically this. And gold of course. Some things never change. Humans shelling out for shiny being one of them.

[-] Skydancer@pawb.social 8 points 4 days ago

Coins vs jewelry doesn't matter. Weight and purity are all that count when selling.

[-] Gayhitler@lemmy.ml 26 points 5 days ago

If you’re planning to leave with enough time, register a business or trust or something, transfer your money to a shell company, repeat as necessary then transfer it to the place you’re trying to go.

Use the tools of the people with money not the tools of people who get patted down for loose change by the tsa.

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[-] iii@mander.xyz 27 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Good usecase for bitcoin, bring your private key

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[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

Printer ink.

I’m just kidding… listen to all the other smart people in this thread and not me.

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 4 points 4 days ago

Well I think ink is worth more per volume than blood.

[-] LiamTheBox@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 days ago

A few iphones, they tend to have a high demand and prices are stable for a few years.

This is not advice

[-] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 11 points 4 days ago

What do you mean by "this is not advice"? You just gave an answer to their request for advice. Your comment is advice.

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It only angers your intelligence officials if it is advice. "Not advice" means begging to stay friends. I advise staying friends, overtly, with NSA, to make sure that first they come for others.

[-] LiamTheBox@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago
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If you are fleeing from the US, get a bunch of guns. Gotta make money from illegal weapon sales overseas, just as the founders intended. 😎

God Bless The 2nd Amendment 🙏

(Also, build a backyard nuke while you're at it, sell it to the Libyans)

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[-] bad_news@lemmy.billiam.net 16 points 5 days ago

If you're crossing a border they'll try to customs you about gold coins/bars, jewelry you can claim is like, a precious family heirloom or your wedding ring or whatever.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

One of them stupidly expensive watches, that is worth more than a house, might be the best way to move value across borders. But you gotta find a sucker to buy it.

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[-] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 days ago

If you are serious, learn a trade. They will always be in demand.

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