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I have resold in India and done fine, in part because the margins are low enough that if you wait and are patient and so can accept consignment, you can get a pretty good amount of your money or even recoup more than you paid depending on market prices. So it is a decent (though imperfect) store of value, but the returns you make are way lower than inflation, so you don’t make a real return.
Great explanation AllAborad, thanks.
The women's dowry possession thing makes so much sense too.
The gold bangles half way up to the shoulder!