If fleeing a country, what items would have good resale value?

[idkwhatusernametoputherelolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Lolol Reddit mindset see "Crypto" they insta downvote.

Bte, there's always like 1-3 downvoters from bots, even if you make a totally non-political post like a picture of a cat. That's just how Lemmy is.

[jeremyhuntqw12@lemmy.world]

Gold caps (teeth) painted with white enamel was the method of choice in the past.

[jet@hackertalks.com]

Besides the utility of a go bag.. having portable wealth can get you into trouble with the police or border crossing agents.

Civil asset forfeiture is a very real thing at border crossings. If you must take portable wealth have documentation about where it came from a available

[twice_hatch@midwest.social]

Has this worked before?

[bountygiver@lemmy.ml]

If you use a decentralized trading platform like Bisq, you can even use face to face cash trades that keeps no logs.

[bountygiver@lemmy.ml]

Physically get them out might prove to be a challenge as the customs would definitely question your bags of gold.

[bountygiver@lemmy.ml]

Extremely effective, happens all the time with amounts more than an average person can ever earn.

[spacehooks@reddthat.com]

Keep them receipts. Got it.

[spacehooks@reddthat.com]

Lol good luck carrying all that.

[spacehooks@reddthat.com]

Well I think ink is worth more per volume than blood.

[spacehooks@reddthat.com]

My buddy grandpa left murica to go to his home country but traded all his dollars to local currency. When he got off the boat local currently collapsed hard. Huge fear of mine.

[spacehooks@reddthat.com]

Could you clarify customs me? Someone above mentioned I should have some recipes on those. I dk if that's enough.

[spacehooks@reddthat.com]

Probably a good amount to start over. Grandma wad a refugee and came over with way less. Granted she had to work like uncle ruckus but she also couldn't read either.

[spacehooks@reddthat.com]

I planned to sew in the coins somehow into my backpack and jacket. But this a good idea for cash.

[spacehooks@reddthat.com]

Knowledge is important, without it someone will be like my grandma working every job in town.

[idkwhatusernametoputherelolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Y'all don't got that magic suitcase Leon S. Kennedy has? Ya know, the one that can disappear into thing air and re-appear, whenever you want, and can fit 2 rocket launchers, an automatic gun, a sidearm, boxes of ammo, a bunch of grenades, and vials of colorful herbs.

[spacehooks@reddthat.com]

I was thinking BJ walking out wolfestine with 100 tons of gold but yeah Leon got that dimensions case that's volume not weight based.

[banana@sh.itjust.works]

Ah fuck that's scary

[liamthebox@lemmy.ml]

A few iphones, they tend to have a high demand and prices are stable for a few years.

This is not advice

[appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

If you need some inspiration, here's my bag: