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• r00fus 12y ago
  Do these kind of arbitration opportunities still exist except as mistakes? I assume that channel would have been made unprofitable after discovery...
  • fennecfoxen 12y ago
    It's arbitrage, not arbitration. I believe the mint began by denying orders from people suspected of being crazy-exploitative, and ultimately terminated the program altogether. (You can still order the coins, but you'll have to pay for shipping.)
  • dkfmn 12y ago
    Almost every credit card changed their terms so that cash equivalent purchases no longer accrued perks.
• fennecfoxen 12y ago
  ... by exploiting the government (and in turn its taxpayers) by using their services in a manner flagrantly inconsistent with the program's aims of getting the $1 coins in broader circulation. I'd rather find ways to do something useful and make money, instead of just leeching off society like that, myself. Maybe this is why I'll never be super-rich though :b