GOLD SHOP
Bangkok, Thailand
1991
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Buying "gold" in Bangkok may seem overwhelming because of the large quantity of Gold Shops selling tons of gold, most of which is about 22-23K despite proclamations of 24K (Pure Gold) as there is no such thing.... cheaply produced. Bullion is 999.99% at best while 24K would have to be 100%.
The trick to buying gold is to pick the right gold shop and that is easily done by seeing which shop has the most Thais buying gold within. I.e., in this shop there is only one Western person (right foreground) buying gold, the rest are Thais and there are many. All indicative of an honest shop the locals trust when they store wealth in gold.
