I Hate To Bring This Topic Up But I Just Have Too!

Even IF someone wants to put in the detective work into somehow trying to track me down...

1) I don't have THAT much to be bothered.

2) That individual out there in the world would have to be fairly local otherwise its not worth their while to come visit.

3) They should know I don't keep my stuff in my house.

4) No guarantees that If they found out where someone else was, that they would even have their stack with them either.

5) Many people have non portable safes that would make it near impossible to move. And good luck opening it.

6) They would also have to make sure the owner isn't home either...guns and ammo are plenty for many people.

Personally I would be far more concerned about someone nearby who "somehow" found out that I have a small stash and word of mouth gets the word passed down and what not before I'm ever concerned about someone finding me VIA the http://www. And again, they can ransack the house all they want and not find anything.

@bb21----Agree w/ what you said, but... If just one can figure it out and it's the "wrong one," then that's definitely one too many...
@swrbxxx---The only ones of us who needn't worry about being vulnerable to the bad dogs are those who are bullet-proof and immortal. Tats,
bikes & guns are cool but we're all susceptible to a well-placed .45 or blade. I read posts/threads yesterday about recently purchased fakes of
1oz modest-premium silver bullion coins. That news bothered me greatly, because it indicates an alarmingly low bottom end for the bad dogs
out there. I mean, really---counterfeiting a $50 piece? How much of a profit margin can there be in that? Answer = evidently enough, and the
bad dogs are HUNGRY and highly motivated.

Anyhow (and back on point here) -- with that kind of thing going on at that level, it makes me paranoid and focuses me intensely on safety,
security and anonymity. We're all viewed as fair game, the season is always open and there are no regs that govern those who hunt us.

The bottom line is that there's no such thing as "too much" when it comes to safety.

How do I feel about it? No worries here either. Crooks invariably go after easy prey, and I'm anything but. Obscurity is the best defense against theft/robbery, and the first precaution anyone sharing what they have online should take is to stay unidentifiable. Add to that safe, security system(s), Guns/Ammo etc. etc. I do see some young stackers who are a little too eager to post PM shipment unboxing videos on youtube without covering their name/address or maintaining anonymity from time to time. There's a right way and a wrong way to do most things and if you like to show off your PM hoard and enjoy seeing others do the same online, obviously some common sense discretion is warranted.

I have to agree, I'm not generally worried, but I'm also not gonna say I'm "never" worried, because even the most prepared can get taken.. I have friends, well a friend, who as myself own many firearms and his front door was kicked in and before he could grab a pistol he was beaten to near death and robbed (not coins/bullion, but he lost alot!) so you can never be too careful and most of us don't have a gun on us 24/7, example- shower & most people take the gun off when home because they feel safe but home invasions can happen fast... Very fast...
As mentioned I'm more worried of word of mouth or even a random robbery than someone tracking me down through here..
But I have a nice, heavy safe thats also bolted to the floor and then there's my dog... (A Staffordshire Bull Terrier) and if they get past her there gonna be wishing for a dog bite....
(In all seriousness though, one of the BEST deterrents for robbery is a dog...criminals look for signs and/or dog poo before entering homes, even if their armed they usually don't wanna deal with a mouth full of teeth)

the least thing I worry about is showing my purchases on site and then be scared of some crook that is here to come down to my place and take it ... More likely that the crook that might spot me from local coin shop will hunt me down than any member of the forum.

Be less paranoid and count your risks properly

I appreciate everyone's comments, interesting.

My thing is, thieves have used technology to find out who has what and work to piece clues by what posters say, whether it be FB, back in the day it was MySpace but these guys do piece things together and match whatever bits of info they can.

I have ready about it over and over, the more you say about yourself, they will stalk. and if not that, they will show up and make friends and clean people out when they LEAST expect it.

So its interesting to see how most everyone isn't really worried about showing stuff here.

I think this may refer to me to an extent ;)

To be honest I show my stuff here for two reasons. One, it allows me to keep track of my purchases and the prices I paid through the threads I write on. And second, we are all coin and bullion lovers so I figure I should share the wealth as I love when people take time to post pictures of their beauties.

As for the safety I completely understand what you are saying. I personally own a 1960s era bomb-shelter and cemented in a 2000lb postal vault. So unless you know where it is, can get past the alarm and can crack the safe I feel as if I am safe. I do keep two vaults though one for my bullion and one for my sets. The one with my sets is easily accessible to me so I can play with them as I love playing with my coins.

Ok so lets say you figure out where my vaults you better hope you can get through my stockpile of guns and ammo. Many of us on here are gun lovers too but the mods get upset when we talk about them. I own a business so I keep my 1911 on me at all times. People that come for my things or family are gonna pay the ultimate price.

Nathan, I love the Pit he is a real beauty.