That's actually very funny you say that, Anon. Earlier this week, I had a conversation with a friend of mine on how to perform a pseudo "Pump and Dump" Scheme with Zinc. Currently, to buy zinc in bulk would cost around $0.18 per 100 grams of Zinc. Since Zinc is used for many things (like pills, coins, etc.), I figure one can obtain a decent amount of Zinc and potentially cause a small disruption in the market, thus inflating the price of Zinc to turn a profit. There are some issues with the plan, however.
1. Where does one put the Zinc once obtained? We figured we could store most of it in my shack out in my backyard, because who thinks to themselves "Oh yea there's a shit ton of Zinc in that guys shack?". But really there's got to be a better way.
2. What if the plan falls through? IF this is the case, we had a fallback plan where we could melt the Zinc into little pendants and sell them. 100g of Zinc makes a good size pendant, and we could definitely sell them for more than 18 cents.
3. What if we get caught? Someone's going to wonder why two guys are accumulating so much Zinc for apparently no reason. How does a person cover this up? What's the logical reason for having so much Zinc in bulk?
Anyways, in short, it's a silly way to potentially get rich. Any thoughts?
