From rare Rolexes and Birkin bags to multimillion-dollar art collections, wealthy borrowers are unlocking quick cash from luxury assets—skipping banks and paperwork in favor of speed and discretion.
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Pawn brokers will never go out of business
and will do even better during economic downturns
The ultra rich dont need loans.
Yeah these people are millionaires not billionaires
That’s not always true. It depends on what’s the spend…
Extremely dumb comment. How else do you avoid paying taxes? You can’t tax debt.
@ohiunku Extremely underrated comment. More people need to realise this
How nobody talks about a book “Rise Beyond Riches”, can’t believe how underrated it is. This book has some life changing knowledge about wealth.
“You must be ~this~ ultra-rich to enter.”
Didn’t Swiss banks sell people out?
Burkins bags made in China value 100K
Haha