Does anyone think that the less precious metals such as aluminum will go up, too? I am curious if people think that they are all suppressed or is it just the most precious metals?
Aluminum is one of the most plentiful metals in the Earth's crust. The only reason it was more valuable centuries ago was because we didn't know how to smelt it from ore back then and limited to the small amounts found in pure form.
I totally understand that. Yes. I was just meaning do you think all metals are suppressed to a degree? Would aluminum and/ or copper, for instance, double or triple at least, if the most precious ones are going up 10-20 times? I recycle scrap metal on a regular basis and have just been hanging onto the aluminum in case it’ll go up at some point.
Alum remnants are $3.50/pound to buy now. It does seem like it just goes up.
Brass is unobtanium at these prices.
I like buying copper ingots on eBay, but I don’t really know where it came from.
Steel is always good to have, too. Even remnants are $0.80/pound to buy.
Welding, casting, milling, injection molding are all expensive hobbies. Need to learn more about smithing.
Skills, tools, and materials may be invaluable after we have to build back from their destructive actions.
My point is that if the material (gold, silver, aluminum, acetal, whatever) has utility, then “stack it”. I don’t think prices will ever really go down.
Does anyone think that the less precious metals such as aluminum will go up, too? I am curious if people think that they are all suppressed or is it just the most precious metals?
Aluminum is one of the most plentiful metals in the Earth's crust. The only reason it was more valuable centuries ago was because we didn't know how to smelt it from ore back then and limited to the small amounts found in pure form.
I totally understand that. Yes. I was just meaning do you think all metals are suppressed to a degree? Would aluminum and/ or copper, for instance, double or triple at least, if the most precious ones are going up 10-20 times? I recycle scrap metal on a regular basis and have just been hanging onto the aluminum in case it’ll go up at some point.
Alum remnants are $3.50/pound to buy now. It does seem like it just goes up.
Brass is unobtanium at these prices.
I like buying copper ingots on eBay, but I don’t really know where it came from.
Steel is always good to have, too. Even remnants are $0.80/pound to buy.
Welding, casting, milling, injection molding are all expensive hobbies. Need to learn more about smithing.
Skills, tools, and materials may be invaluable after we have to build back from their destructive actions.
My point is that if the material (gold, silver, aluminum, acetal, whatever) has utility, then “stack it”. I don’t think prices will ever really go down.