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re: "...a local store here has been having one of those [a bankruptcy sale] for about two years now.
Yeah, I've seen a few such stores. The ones I've seen tend to be furniture stores. There was also a piano store in Sacramento that had a permanent going-out-of-business sale. But I guess its owners were being honest about that. Every year, it would be back in the same building - but with a new name.

Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months