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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 2072007, member: 73489&quot;]If have high OPEX, you cut staff.&nbsp; You have fixed and variable costs, the fixed costs are the problem.&nbsp; Those should not relate to the price of gold or silver UNLESS he was taking excess inventory and using it to speculate on the future price -- and this time got burned.</p><p><br /></p><p>Think about it...what would he need in 2013 that he didn&#039;t need in 2003 or 1993 ?&nbsp; Order processing is the same...shipping is the same....phones, staff, real estate needs the same....only thing that might change is an Internet web site and response team vs. 15-20 years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Businesses go out of business for 3 reasons:&nbsp; lack of demand for their product, too much debt, or fraud.&nbsp; </span></b>There appeared to be good business demand....debt needs should not have increased relative to years ago (unless he chose to take on debt for some hidden purpose)....and fraud is self-explanatory.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fact that he hasn&#039;t offered an explanation along the lines of &quot;business turned down...X, Y, or Z happened.....etc etc.&quot; leads me to logically believe he is hiding something he doesn&#039;t want divulged.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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