Originally Posted by Pooka

I put all my money into tulip bulbs!

You might need to look this up. It was the first great bubble.

Gold is now running on the 'Greater Fool' theory. No matter what you paid for something, there is always a greater fool than you willing to pay more.

I do remember when the 'Classic Car' bubble popped about 30 years ago. People who loved to drive such cars could finally afford them after the speculators were wiped out when the supply of fools ran low.