>>519069862
It is the trade of people who buy and sell precious metals (Jewelers,pawn shops, etc.) to rip suckers like you off of your boomer rocks, and to sell it straight back to you when you want to buy more of them. 20-50% the spot price for you since you're outside the business, and - 20-50% to sell it back to me.
And that's during peacetime, imagine if shit actually hit the fan. If our neighboring countries somehow miraculously manage to keep their shit together, people would be willing to travel from places of stability to trade essentials to people in destabilized areas for your boomer rocks at firesale prices. Because what're you going to do, eat those rocks? but you need the food i'm going to sell to you. So i'll take those stones you got for a can of beans.
Thanks for playing, and no crying at the casino.