Watching the movie at the moment.
It woke up a question.
Do we have successful heists like what we can see in the movie in real life?
The Great train Robbery. https://w.wiki/84uK several books, movies out of this one. They lifted £58 million in today’s money.
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Resale value: $350
Best I can do is $3.50
It was about that time that I realized the pawn shop owner was actually a gigantic lizard from the paleolithic era. And I said, hell no I ain’t gonna sell you this jewelry for no $3.50. god damn loch ness monster.
Best I can do is $200. It’s going to sit here for a while, waiting for the right seller…
He went to Jared’s?
This movie was based on it. I liked it quite a bit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Thieves_(2018_film)
I really enjoyed this movie. Based on a true story, not sure exactly how accurate the movie is.
There’s a TV show that details some real heists https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18393692/
No it’s just Hollywood.
Read the news.
A similar one in Las Vegas happened a few years ago before the pandemic.
And that’s part of the ones you hear about because of how known the location is.
