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To circumvent local government's restriction on sharp price drop, Chinese real estates developers literally handed out gold ingots to home buyers. (lemmy.nz)
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/12/gold-bars-used-to-lure-chinese-homebuyers-amid-market-slowdown

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[โ€“] killernova@lemm.ee 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The cuts are probably to show the insides of the bar so they know it's solid gold all the way through. Who knows if they're handing out fakes though, imo it's very likely.

[โ€“] SmokesForBreakfast@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

My hash dealers do the same thing. Gotta see all the nuances and check quality through and through.