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Bluey coins worth $400,000 stolen by worker, say Australia police (www.bbc.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Are they really worth that though?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They are worth $1 but police claimed people were buying them for $10

Possible reasons for that would be international customers or limited supply

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

So basically they want maximum sentence, and are claiming the maximum theoretical value for the stolen goods.

"Yeah these coins are selling 10x their value trust me bro"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Cops ¯\(ツ)/¯

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah, they are collector coins, and the few who got them on ballots are selling for ~ $15 on eBay now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

These coins do sell for a lot more than they're worth. I know a guy who bought 4 limited edition R2D2 coins back in the 80s and they're worth a fortune now

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I may be biased, but these do not compare to Star Wars.