"Mark Goodge" wrote in message
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On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:39:54 -0000, tim.... put finger to keyboard and
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"Alan" wrote in message
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Recent day-time TV advert for a pay-day loans offers a quick service. I
would think so with an interest rate of 2356% APR !

and there are ads offering to "buy your gold" that (anecdotally) pay about
10% of actual value.

I really can't understand why someone with some jewellery to sell doesn't
just go into a local jewellers and see what they will pay first.

As the saying goes, a fool and his (or her) money are soon parted. And
there are enough fools out there for parting them from their money to
be a viable business model.

One must not forget also the elderly and vulnerable who DO need protecting.

Iain