This Guy Purchased A Tank On Ebay, But Didn’t Know It Contained A Fortune
What Else Could They Have Done?
Yes, they could have kept the gold, but there’s some question about whether they would have really been able to use it. Would they really have been able to live the life of luxury you might imagine after the discovery of a gold treasure? Ultimately, Nick Mead told reporters: “We didn’t know what to do. You can’t exactly take five gold bullion bars down to Cash Converters without questions being asked, so we called the police.”
Yes, they Todd Chamberlain and Nick Mead might have been able to find a way to sell off the gold, but would they have been forced to rely on some illegal, black-market buyer? Then, what would have been the long-term ramifications? Would there always have been a secret fear of being discovered? How would they explain the mysterious appearance of so much money?