misk@sopuli.xyz to Offbeat@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoBluey coins worth $400,000 stolen by worker, say Australia policewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down11
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkBluey coins worth $400,000 stolen by worker, say Australia policewww.bbc.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Offbeat@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 months agoThey are worth $1 but police claimed people were buying them for $10 Possible reasons for that would be international customers or limited supply
minus-squarehemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-22 months agoSo basically they want maximum sentence, and are claiming the maximum theoretical value for the stolen goods. “Yeah these coins are selling 10x their value trust me bro”
minus-square50MYT@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoYeah, they are collector coins, and the few who got them on ballots are selling for ~ $15 on eBay now.
minus-squareMindTraveller@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThese coins do sell for a lot more than they’re worth. I know a guy who bought 4 limited edition R2D2 coins back in the 80s and they’re worth a fortune now
minus-squareMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoI may be biased, but these do not compare to Star Wars.
They are worth $1 but police claimed people were buying them for $10
Possible reasons for that would be international customers or limited supply
So basically they want maximum sentence, and are claiming the maximum theoretical value for the stolen goods.
“Yeah these coins are selling 10x their value trust me bro”
Cops ¯\(ツ)/¯
Yeah, they are collector coins, and the few who got them on ballots are selling for ~ $15 on eBay now.
These coins do sell for a lot more than they’re worth. I know a guy who bought 4 limited edition R2D2 coins back in the 80s and they’re worth a fortune now
I may be biased, but these do not compare to Star Wars.