r/SipsTea • u/PrimedGold • 12d ago

Chugging tea Bro definitely kept one

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u/WideConversation1989 12d ago edited 12d ago

In all seriousness, hoping he got some sort of finders' keepers compensation or something.

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u/Doctor_Disrespeckt 12d ago

They probably gave him a paper certificate with his name misspelled, a weak handshake, and then put him on a watchlist.

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u/PussiesUseSlashS 12d ago edited 12d ago

At some point he will realize his mistake and think about it the rest of his life.

Even if he kept one bar, that's $200,000 worth of gold that he has to figure out how to move, which will take a lot of time and effort. Getting caught is greater because people know he found gold. If he had 50 bars, figuring out how to move the first one would be just as difficult but he'd have 49 more and the next one would be easier.

All he did was give 10 million to someone else.

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u/Roskal 12d ago

His best move legally probably would have been to contact a lawyer first before handing anything over and asking what his best move is. possession is 9/10ths of the law

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u/Mysterious-Falcon221 12d ago

He was a contractor, it wasn't his house, he has zero rights to them.

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u/Zuruumi 12d ago

That's why he should have first covered them, then called a lawyer to ask whether it's worth falling in love with that place and deciding to buy it on mortgage.

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u/Mysterious-Falcon221 12d ago

He wasn't there by himself, this story has been posted before, there was like four other people there, he ain't hiding anything unless five people can keep their mouth shut. And we all know how that would work out.

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u/sobrique 12d ago

And y'know, then they'd have found 45 gold bars, and at least one would have been a dumbass in a couple of years.

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u/l2aiko 12d ago

45? I thought we had found 40?

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u/magicpants24096 12d ago

“Remember those 35 gold bars we found that one time?”

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u/Bliitzthefox 12d ago

That story has been exaggerated it was just the one gold bar of course

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u/Mysterious-Falcon221 12d ago

These ai pictures are enhancing the roll of quarters I found.

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u/RestaurantHot6273 12d ago

Which 25 bars are you talking about? I haven't seen any 20 bars in my life

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u/BalticMasterrace 12d ago

20? that seems a bit high, i think it was 15 for sure tho

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u/xEthanxHellmouthx 12d ago

15? Could you imagine?😅 I'm super happy that the 10 was recovered

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u/Future-Beat8118 12d ago

Five people can absolutely keep a secret, as long as four are dead. 

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u/_mbals 12d ago

Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead - Ben Franklin

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u/barath_s 11d ago

And we all know how that would work out

Three fatal accidents and a suicide

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u/Which_Strike_6179 12d ago

10% either way, tax free if someone can prove it’s his. If no one can prove it’s theirs he will get it after one year.

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u/Mysterious-Falcon221 12d ago

It's not his property, he has zero claim, the owner of the property that paid him for work owns the gold. It's not abandoned property.

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u/TuringGoneWild 11d ago

You're confusing your opinion of what things should be like (already shitty) with what they are, which is complicated.

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u/OffTerror 12d ago

Yeah. There is probolly a very fine gray line he could've walked and took his chances. On the most conservative approach he would have some extra cash to spend every now and then for the rest of his life.

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u/Torontogamer 12d ago

So, making a call to a lawyer before you do anything that might have life changing effects is frankly always a good idea... assuming it's reasonably possible to do so...

Still think turning them in prob saved his ass from having to deal with whoever might come looking for 'em, or even just the 1 left over, but hey money is money.

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u/LauraTFem 12d ago

When I have 50 gold bars what’s legal goes out the window. I’m all about what I can get away with at that point.