QUOTE(TruthHurts @ Oct 26 2012, 12:57 PM)
From what i read from Andrew Ng FB post..
From my point of view what this Dumb man never see is that all the item he mention is perishable by Customer use. Item said some could be re-sale also like furniture, books and item that have value to other even used.
Logicly the customer will know some item like flowers, cosmetics, food and service does not last long and never expect to get their money back at all.
WHAT DOES THIS SHIT GOT TO DO WITH GOLD ?? All this item are purchased as it is ON THE SPOT !! And talk about Mark-up.. THAT'S WHAT IS CALL REAL BUSINESS !! EVERYTHING TO A COMPANY IS PROFIT !!!
Genneva however can give 2% Hibah to customers but WHAT ABOUT THEIR PROFIT ??? All i know the gold market is not jumping up, so how do they get 2% EVERY MONTH ?? They say GOLD TRADE but actually CASH is use ?? WHERE IS THE GOLD ?? Certificate is good as toilet paper. I can even print that shit and claimed i have gold in Genneva also.
For me, his argument on markup makes no sense simply because every single thing he lists for comparison are not investments. Gold, on the other hand, is. Who the hell buys investments at a marked up price? Will you buy land at a markup? Will you buy shares at a price above market value? Of course not. That will be making a loss right from the very start.
Of course, there's all this nonsense about hibah and Genneva buying back your gold for the price that they sold it to you. Really? If that's an absolute guarantee, than it is one helluva good deal.
However, aren't they claiming now that the hibah is discretionary, and the buy-back is not guaranteed? What gives? This means the investment is not secure anymore and is actually a very risky proposition.
Wait, they say Genneva never fails to pay the hibah and will buy back at full price (Pat Lu promised as much on this forum). Hang on, this means its not discretionary anymore. Aren't there some laws being broken here?
Spin spin spin until you get confused.