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- From: mns6569@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
- Subject: Re: Russian VOUCHERS for nominal price $25
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 14:43:12 GMT
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- In article <AAhan1hmt5@spti-glagol.tomsk.su>, root@spti-glagol.tomsk.su (Alex Kulikov) writes:
- >
- > If you want to invest you money in Russian industry, land,
- >raw materials etc. then the best way is to purchase "privatization cheques"
- >or vouchers. We can sell them to you for nominal price equal to $25.
- >According to western experts' estimates their real price is about $200.
- >Please send your requests to this e-mail:root@spti-glagol.tomsk.su
- >All detailes may be discussed
- >
- > Alex
-
- The problem with this math is the following:
- A voucher oficially costs 10,000 rubles. The free market price is 5,000
- rubles. The official exchance rate is 400 rubles/$1. The free market
- exchange is 500 rubles/$1. So we're talking about $10 per voucher on a free
- market. Granted, $25 is not such a bad price, still you can do better.
-
- Now, the big question is, once I get a bunch of vouchers, what exactly do
- they entitle me to? A plot of land? Where?
-
- On the more humorous note, I heard that Moscow prostitutes accept vouchers as
- official payment for their services. So, them vouchers might be more legitimate
- than I tk they are. I'm just curious how many vouchers they take for what
- specific services?
- Mike.S
-