Vendor Honesty Test - Alaska Mint Gold Paydirt

[@wowiexist9875]

I have no idea why youtube recommended me this, I have never watched anything to do with gold before, and yet I sat here enthralled for 26 minutes. Very cool video, thank you for being so educational and really explaining what you're doing and why, it was great to watch as someone who knows nothing about this stuff.

[@buddanger446]

Yes, it would seem the Great Algorithm as gathered us both here today.

[@hollowtheory]

Same. I clicked on it randomly and like 2 minutes in I was just: eh, not particularly interested but ended up watching the whole thing.

[@Klesh]

Awesome to hear, and welcome to the dark side!

[@iscrampad2194]

@@hollowtheorysame here

[@FirstLast-zv5od]

Same reason it recommends random pottery videos. It knows you'll probably watch it.

[@MattFilly]

The difference between the two is amazing you wouldn't think it was from the same vendor.

[@potatoguy]

It’s 1 am, u gotta get up in 2 hours for work and I’m watching a klesch video. I’m winning in life.

[@Klesh]

Yes you are winning.

[@artbrandon4958]

Alaska Mint is a gift shop in Alaska. The last time I saw someone do their paydirt, it might have been one of Klesh's past paydirt videos, the gold was in a separate little zip lock baggie and had to be added to the paydirt if you wanted the panning experience. Nothing but a tourist trap

[@twodudesonedredge]

Like the ulu factory? Lol

[@artbrandon4958]

@twodudesonedredge yup, only thing, I'm actually Native. The ulus I use are traditional, not white man machine made...

[@jennifercriswell198]

​@artbrandon4958 It makes me so angry how many tourist traps sell "Authentic Native crafts" that have "made in Taiwan" stickers on them. A few of them are things clueless folks shouldn't be messing around with in the first place. They never tire of stealing every little thing from us, do they?

[@gaiamission7200]

im going to be honest, as someone who is completely confused by this entire industry and, honestly, thinks its stupid. that seems like a better experience, you can verify the authenticity of products much easier by just weighing the baggies contents for review, and mixing it in gives the same experience. after all, you are purchasing these items with the expectation that there will always be gold present inside it anyway

[@samuraibeluga3749]

i mean lets be honest all paydirt functions that way, gold is inserted into the material, they arent sending bags of original material to people, otherwise who know you might actually get something good. none of it actually pays out, thats the whole point otherwise such business wouldnt even exist. the question in place is how honest they are in the guarantee of gold, and how good the outcome is and how much they put in their pocket compared to you. for example here in this video the percentage isnt that bad at all, especially compared to other vendors out there. you aint gonna buy paydirt to make money, you buy the experience. whether that experience is worth the price or not thats a whole different discussion.

[@Vito_993]

Someone out there realize how to get rid of waste dirt and concrete by selling it with some gold 😂

[@Klesh]

Well it's definitely river gravel with gold in it, I am happy

[@christopherespinoza-darnel8514]

​@@KleshSure buddy 😂 Whatever you gotta tell yourself to make it okay.

[@sarcofaygo6218]

​@christopherespinoza-darnel8514 $100 sounds a lot better than spending thousands to travel to now depleted gold rush areas in the Midwest. Life is all about perspective

[@Spacebums]

@@christopherespinoza-darnel8514 Pretty sure the guy who's made an entire, successful KZbin channel probably knows what he's talking about more than you my guy.

[@AussieForce271]

@@christopherespinoza-darnel8514you do realise the ad revenue and business exposure will earn a lot more right?

[@guillermodelnoche]

“Let see them in a pan. Nice!” is never not funny. Great video Shane!

[@bamnasitis]

classic moment here

[@Meech616]

Steve is a legend

[@christopherespinoza-darnel8514]

It isn't funny at all actually... Unless you like men

[@problemdude390]

​@@christopherespinoza-darnel8514You're a weirdo

[@somekindofentertain2175]

@@christopherespinoza-darnel8514 keep that to yourself bro

[@bendjohans3863]

smiles... looks like someone found a fun way to get rid of his construction dirt from the new house build ;D greetings from bavaria

[@germanjohn5626]

Making a bunch of money of fools buying it.

[@markhubbard9165]

Im so glad you're still producing videos. I started watching Klesh videos at a real dark time and watching your masterful, knowledgeable and careful tutoring. Eventually i got better, but haven't seen anything from you in 2024. I hope your life is going well. Sorry, enough blather: im just gonna enjoy this here video. Thanks!

[@Klesh]

Welcome back!

[@yoshikagekira3879]

Honey wake up, Klesh is panning again

[@superwalt2159]

sleeping meme.jpg Her: He's probably thinking about other girls @yoshikagekira3879: I hope Klesh is making another panning video right now

[@michaelpack7591]

That's funny! As show as he is, you might tell her to wake up, he's finally done panning! 🤪🤣😂😅

[@TheAngryUnboxingNerdMikeTapp]

Great comment !

[@vincedibona4687]

Like you have a girlfriend, please 🤣

[@F.O.Cause.U.S]

The decoy material had more glacier silt and volcanic ash. That is why it is grey and hydrophobic.

[@williammiller3277]

Are you sure it isn't because it's Nestle Quik?

[@KahnSkins]

I think if you spend 100$ and get around 70$ or so return in gold, I would say this. Paying 30$ for a chance to pan real gold, from a bag of dirt for the first time would be worth paying for. Especially seeing that its not just all flour gold! there are pickers in there! its super exciting for someone who has never panned gold or just starting! A great way to spend some time with the kids!

[@germanjohn5626]

I can think of a lot of things to do with 30 bucks. Making Snake oil sellers rich is not one of them.

[@5h4d0w5l1f3]

​@@germanjohn5626 And now you've learned that different people spend their spare money differently. Great job!

[@artful1967]

@@germanjohn5626 So you never eat out as you can get the food cheaper at home? Never grab a starbucks coffee? Never go to the theatre? You seem to know the cost of things but not the value. Spending 30 bucks to have a fun time , maybe with your kids, is money well spent but you do you.

[@problemdude390]

​@@artful1967You're right I cook my own food, don't support Starcucks, and don't give my money to Pedowood. I'm a real rebel

[@Cat-Branchman]

Thanks Klesh! I've bought a bunch from you and always been happy with a great return. You're an honest PD broker!

[@Klesh]

Glad you like them!

[@denmorin]

I thoroughly enjoy these videos. Personally I don't know anything about panning but I've always wanted to. It seems to me if you find a reputable paydirt vendor and can expect seventy percent of your money back, the joy of extracting it and the fact that over time the price of gold will always rise you end up with a win win scenario. That is of course, if you can trust the vendor. Thanks :)

[@alaskagoldhunter]

The tan colored material looks like it is from the interior of Alaska around Fairbanks with the mica schist forms. The grey one looks like from south central somewhere with the glacial silt covering everything. When it dries it seems repellent to water. Cool samples.

[@Frommerman]

Those stones look like what you might find in Indiana creeks. Limestone layers flake off fast enough that you don't get so many round stones as flat, jagged ones.

[@dougmate2378]

Ahhh the good o'l grey dirt of Alaska. Sure do miss home.

[@seedless-bud]

Hi from HOME! -South East Alaska Take care stay safe and call family

[@PremiumMatt]

Hi bro, have a nice weekend! And same to everyone watching!

[@mikewinings4120]

One thing I like you do most is the honesty test it's really cool thank you for showing and good luck at garage sales😊

[@Klesh]

Big vendor honesty test coming soon 👍⛏

[@twodudesonedredge]

@@Kleshwe can’t wait. Still dredging in Alaska though the ice is pushing us out.

[@12time12]

The probable reason for the appearance is they got it near an active volcano, something like Mt Katmai. It looks like pyroclastic flow and Lahar mud.

[@TheCommanderFluffy]

Glad to see it wasn't as crazy nefarious as I was expecting. At worst they wanted to give you a more presentable bag to show off, at best it was totally a coincidence.

[@bobross5580]

I haven't watched watched this channel for a while, I am reminded why I watched it to begin with! I enjoy watching this and I think it is time to buy some paydirt for the fun of it🙂

[@Klesh]

Welcome back!

[@JosephThomas-t3n]

Sweet , been missing the oanning videos . Like yours the best since its straight to the point and dont try to drag it out for a longer video

[@cornfarts]

We do too

[@Klesh]

Sometime I do 😆

[@BilldoDilldo]

Love your chill music searches. ❤

[@3goodtimes3]

I got some gold from vogus in Australia. It took a month and a half to get through customs. I don't blame vogus he sent it two days after the transaction. FYI. Good gold though.

[@Klesh]

Yep Chris always has a fun Paydirt! It does take forever , in my case about 50% of klesh gold Paydirt never make it into Australia without being seized/returned/destroyed.

[@3goodtimes3]

@Klesh that's terrible. U have insurance on it right? In case that happens.

[@Klesh]

@@3goodtimes3 USPS insurance doesn't cover international losses, but they're a tax write off at least. Still, it's the disappointment from the customer and the headache on my end that makes international shipping such a pain (with Gold paydirt specifically).

[@felixgamble4202]

@@Klesh Australian border security is pretty anal about biological materials and the resulting customs issues might be due to what could be living in dirt, a sterilisation procedure for those orders might increase your odds?

[@riccochet704]

That lighter stuff looks like someone straight up dug up an old stone driveway. One that's been driven on for decades and the stone broke down to silt. And then dumped a shop vac from a stone quarry in there for extra siltyness.

[@kevinsutton5580]

Brother Klesh, I Love Your Honesty & Integrity!

[@Klesh]

I appreciate that

[@danielthompson7686]

Check 3:22..... rhe Decoy bag was the grey dusty material. I had to rewatch it twice to be sure so yeah yoh defjnately got the samples round the wrong waym the decoy bag was grey and the regular bag was the golden coloured material

[@Klesh]

Correct the grey material is the Decoy bag. Nothing was mixed up or switched around. Either way, both had similar amounts of gold.

[@JMontgomery2012]

@@Kleshaw… spoiler 😢

[@Boosmoney]

Nice to see you doing gold videos again

[@Klesh]

I haven't stopped, the KZbin algorithm slowed down showing my videos to people lately. It happens

[@MakingUsThink]

Just the fact that there is enough viewers to maybe pay your bills and time. Great video. Good job.

[@screwthecabal6453]

Glad you're teaching us about this because I always wondered about them there companies.... 🤔

[@CarolusLXIII]

24:48 That would be a negative 74% ROI. Big difference. Have you ever gotten a positive ROI from paydirt or is this why it’s called paydirt?

[@Klesh]

Think of it this way, what have you purchased in your life that you have made money on?

[@PatrickNotStar9514]

​@@Klesh gold

[@CarolusLXIII]

A gold buffalo that I purchased a couple of years ago 😉

[@CarolusLXIII]

I’ve got a nugget I’d like your opinion on…

[@ericsims7420]

Good video glad you came back

[@Emeraldwitch30]

KZbin has been horrible lately about showing new videos from my subscription list. The best way to check for your favorite channel creators is to click on the subscription button at the bottom of the page. I thought one of the other content creators I watch had stopped posting vids only to see that they stopped putting them in my feed. So i click on subscription at least once or twice a day to double check the line ups. I hope this helps in case some folks dont know this already. I kinda didnt a few weeks ago my grandson showed me

[@Klesh]

Yes the KZbin algorithm punishes certain creators for some unknown reason. I'll just keep making videos, I enjoy it and that's all that matters to me , thanks for watching 👍

[@philcourteney4328]

And my soul is calmed, thank you Shane!

[@Brooks0511]

the y in weight was about the difference in price gold has risen in the last month

[@pedrokaser]

Good to see you back on my recommended, youtube had not popped anything from you in a while...

[@annemchurchwell]

Here to the end. Never forget the surfactant.

[@twodudesonedredge]

What does it do ? Lol

[@annemchurchwell]

@@twodudesonedredge surfactant brakes water tension so flower and fine gold don't float off

[@TheSchmed]

Klesh doing the double blind paydirt trials

[@GilgoldProspecting]

Hey klesh.. Gilgold prospecting San Antonio Texas. where every day is a gold'n day.. Glad your back. heard you got kick out you tube. Good to see you... -skycloud-

[@Klesh]

Nope, never left thanks for watching 👍

[@AK_Grizz]

Great video! 👍 I enjoyed watching. I have to say I was rooting for the grey decoy paydirt to give more gold.

[@sarcofaygo6218]

Very interesting. I am from the music world and very familiar with the "hit or miss" nature of it. It really did feel like panning for gold trying to find gems in those record racks. Flip flip flip flip one at a time....

[@bill4572]

One of the best paydirt bags I seen you do

[@Klesh]

Definitely not a terrible ROI, and also a lot of diversity and fun there in the different materials. Not the best either but absolutely not a rip off like 90% of the companies out there. I can recommend it for sure

[@Brammage]

I went from an old video to this one and boy oh boy that beard looks 🔥

[@JohnnyHerron-t2n]

Good video, shows the vendor puts out a good product. Look forward to next video.

[@kompressahdnb]

congrats on the 250K subs dude!

[@WildKatProspecting]

Enjoyed watching how differently they each panned. 😊 Love being part of your 42%!! 😊

[@vicclementi9752]

For the 150th episode of GPAH you should do a $15,000 pay dirt review @SK! 🤞🏼👍🏼😎🤩

[@superwalt2159]

That guitar looks soo sweet!

[@Klesh]

Thanks 🤘

[@JBM1467]

Enjoyed the show Shane , 🤔 to much disparity in gold weight for me , I know .2 tenths isn't much but at today's prices , Thanks for sharing man ✌️🇺🇲

[@12345678940144]

I hope after doing all this work you run all the material again either through a jaw mill and a shaker table or something it’s still pretty decent

[@MrInsaint]

Thank you so much sir. 💯👍💯 - I'm a little off today, so your video helped a lot 🙏

[@milkmanchoppers]

Maybe they sent you a challenge bag?! Just guessing the red dirt will be heavier. At 15:38

[@gijsbesselink]

8:24 I like those sounds :D

[@Zairin.]

its really interesting. channels like yours, seems to be more focused on the fun hobby side instead of the ROI side. and all these vendors need to do, is make actual interesting, fun paydirts. give it a challenge or something else that makes it fun or unique. that will make the reviewers give it a higher chance of reviewing it positively, which would then lead to more sales, no?

[@jonathonrichards3471]

It could be possible that the decoy (grey material) came from an actual mine and the non-decoy (red material) came from a creek/river. That would explain the difference in color and texture.

[@Klesh]

According to the paydirt description, both come from different streams in south central Alaska, so that's all we can go by.

[@bagelbandit6076]

@@Kleshmaybe a jet stream

[@mauv1696]

Hell yeah brother !!! Watching this one at 4:20 ❤😂

[@Klesh]

Enjoy 👍

[@mauv1696]

@@Klesh have a golden day my friend ! Thank you !

[@rayt8980]

Awsome video. Thanks for sharing. Really enjoy your content.

[@Skystrike70]

Great video! Idea for another one: Can you do a video of dry panning where you take material, dry pan it, then do an ordinary wet pan of the material to show how much you lose doing it that way?

[@Klesh]

Great idea!

[@KrazyMitchAdventures]

14:15 Shane: if you just left a time-lapse video of the Otto settling out, I would probably watch it.. I love your channel, and everything you do. Gotta say: Love the Face Fur, it looks good on you..

[@pimpusmane]

That guitar alone is kick ass enough to earn my sub

[@Klesh]

Thanks man. I build them kleshguitars.com and kleshguitars channel to see the build process if interested

[@caseyirvan771]

Love your videos klesh! Just made my 2nd big purchase of your pay dirt!🤘🏻

[@Klesh]

Thanks!

[@caseyirvan771]

@@Klesh thank you for having such good product! Lots of fun!

[@jonrussell500]

When you fast forward, I never thought what it would be like if superman was a panner. Now I know lol😂

[@jasonsmith4591]

Love the video!

[@kmhmusic123]

This is wild, I liked the part where he panned the gold

[@Curtis-l1h]

Have you tried adding a white sheet to your pan and jug routine? This way, the gold will show up on it. Add a blower/heater nearby. It will dry the sheet. The gold shouldn't blow away, but to keep even specks safe, spready out a tarp first, caveman style.

[@LawDog79]

Looks like you missed a flake at Center of the pan at timestamp 15:21 and it shows up again at 15:26.

[@Ardeact]

Paydirt is honestly such a funny idea

[@timsmith9645]

Great video nice pay dirt bags and nice gold thanks for sharing klesh

[@toryknotts8026]

Wouldn't a pair of tweezers or a set of forceps work better to pick up the little pieces of gold?

[@3goodtimes3]

Awesome video. Love this channel. I know which pay dirt to try.

[@FormulaGuppy]

8:24 IS THE BEST SOUNDS IVE HEARD EVER.

[@snapofthanos9992]

the grey material looks like it came from an underground mine i was a driller apprentice in.(we found stuff worth more than gold in core samples)

[@billcrouch6343]

great video really enjoyed it thanks Klesh

[@kevinkline6835]

Not bad for a hundred bucks each. The Coarse gold sure is pretty. Stay safe out there and many blessings.

[@Omnishredder]

I think i have an idea about the honesty test and may even have encountered something crazy... Two elite boxes from scarlet and violet, one of each colour, and the mine packs in violet had a little blue tagging on the back where the flap is, but the scarlet box had green there... The blue stripe set had a higher ratio of EX cards and a higher rarity chance than green... Have bought 18 more recently and believe they're all green, yet to open and investigate

[@Omnishredder]

But I am fairly convinced that the blue tag area on the back isn't nothing considering the vast difference in both rarity and EX cards obtained from equal amounts of packs of both colours... And wish I could prove this or at least influence people to look into this and either confirm or deny this

[@leemcclennan1118]

Good stuff kidda 👍🏻

[@himhim3344]

Welp looks like I'm headed down the gold and metal detecting rabbit hole again. Only a matter of time before Nora Svet pops up in my recommendations again. Not that I mind👀

[@Skarytrigger]

That beard is mint js 💪

[@williamjeffersonclinton69]

I see what you did there with the SteveMRE joke. Nice.

[@jamesbramlett5407]

Fun vid, very entertaining for something that's usually pretty monotonous. One critique tho... If you spend a Hunny and get back 75, that's not a 75% ROI...that's a -25% loss. If you found 175 worth, then that would be a 75% ROI. I get what you were going for, but to me...numbers are black and white, so I just had to type this :) You gained a sub tho...I'll be back. Thanks.

[@SherwoodProspecting]

Oh my gosh, klesh! Been a while

[@andrewkellar6511]

Hello. I need tips on how to spot gold in my pan. I live in northeast Georgia so I think it's just flower gold here. But how do I tell flower gold when it's so small?

[@Klesh]

Best advice I can give is in the gold panning tutorial video Linked in description

[@TheSchmed]

The Rolex of paydirt bags, I see you’re sporting a Sub, I have a GMT Master II myself.

[@donaldscott7279]

Thanks for the info klesh

[@dayday2466]

does the decoy ship to the same city? is it a small town? surely these places dont do a TON of orders, if they see 'kleshville' maybe they assume its you ordering a decoy a month later? just a thought! love the content, been following for years!

[@BrandonJohnson-mu6nx]

I’m just super jealous of your hair and your beard 😊

[@Klesh]

I'm just too lazy to cut it

[@philipculver2719]

I would check that piece that you called "a boulder" it was staying right with the gold a

[@rubencanas4230]

Why do you sprate them instead of just do it at once? I haven't see many of your videos

[@majmat]

Surfactant, ie dish soap..lol 😂

[@staceytilghman3822]

Gog klesh go!!!!!!

[@MillerProspecting]

I reviewed them a while back, and back then they just had the gold in a vial sitting in the dirt, LOL. Was not fun!

[@Klesh]

Wow really? That's like the opposite the reason we buy Paydirt 😆

[@neilweston7605]

Thankkyou,greatest work.

[@robmclaughlin420]

Great video

[@Klesh]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@chinomedina8530]

Great vid. This For sharing your expertise...love it..

[@Klesh]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ericbast5569]

I'm a little confused do people buy these bags of paydirt to make money off of or do they buy it as like a hobby so they can pan for gold if they're not in a location where they can get stuff to pan? Like when you go into it are you expecting to lose money or are you expecting to make money or break even at least?

[@Klesh]

These are definitely not for investing. Think of them as a way for people that can't go prospecting (for whatever reason) a chance to have that experience at home. I'm just here to weed out the vast majority of scammers 👍

[@ericbast5569]

@@Klesh that totally makes sense....I can see myself grabbing some when my daughter is older.... This seems like it would be a super fun activity to do with your kids.... thanks for the answer and the entertaining content 👍

[@juntzjoking]

Wow i will try some of that vendors stuff!!! Not looking for investing but just fun panning!!!

[@Klesh]

Awesome 👍⛏

[@jeffmcdonald8076]

I got some pay dirt from Alaska one time. And it had pickers in it. And those pickers moved around just like the ones you have there a little too easy I think. I ain't tested them yet but I think they're gold painted little chunks of aluminum so be careful

[@orellaminx3530]

25:06 They claim a specific source and both these examples don't indicate that is a truthful claim. False advertising is false advertising, even if you don't feel you go cheated (which you absolutely did)

[@Klesh]

i agree actually

[@firechicken455adventures]

Two for one comparison....nice!

[@wasillastacker]

I traded a snow machine a couple years ago for an ounce and a half of some fine placer gold. What would be the best way to sell it? Should I melt it into a nugget so it can be scratch tested or leave it like it is?

[@Klesh]

kleshgold.com / sell your gold. i'll send a quote ASAP