what would you advise folk not to buy !!!!!!!

[Debbie_F]

what about the golden rule:
the one with the gold rules?

agree with point about choosing to buy food versus precious metals, but there have always been rich/powerful people within human society and IMO there will be after SHTF too. May not be the ones we think it will, but they will be there. Could see a scenario where these "beautiful people" are in competition with each other for wealth and influence. precious metals could be a measure of wealth. like they say in the TV commercials: gold and silver have never been worthless.