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Oct 22, 2020 · For one lucky buyer, Nick Mead, who owns a tank-driving experience business in the United Kingdom, a $38,000 purchase of a Chinese-built Type 69 main battle tank off of eBay was a bargain, since he scored $2,592,010 of gold that had been hidden in the vehicle’s diesel tank!
Apr 12, 2017 · Nick Mead, a tank collector from the United Kingdom, paid about $37,000 for an Iraqi tank with five gold bars stashed in the fuel tank.
Apr 10, 2017 · Mead found the tank, an ex-Iraqi Army Type 69, on sale on eBay and traded it for an Abbot self-propelled howitzer and a British Army truck.
Apr 11, 2017 · Nick Mead, owner of Tanks-A-Lot and avid heavy vehicle collector, decided to purchase the $37,000 Chinese Type 69 tank after coming across it on eBay. This particular piece was modeled...
Apr 11, 2017 · While opening the fuel tank, Mead and his mechanic Todd Chamberlain pulled out five 12-pound gold bars worth approximately $2.4 million.
Apr 11, 2017 · After finding an ex-Iraqi Army Type 69 tank on eBay, he opened it up to find that someone had left several solid gold bars inside. All together, the stash amounts to roughly $2.5 million.
Jan 2, 2024 · A MAN who found £2million worth of gold inside an Iraqi tank after buying it on eBay for just £30,000 was left devastated after losing the fortune. Nick Mead, 62, found five bars worth the eye ...
