NASRUL repeatedly left Logam Mulia empty-handed. Four times the manager of a zipper company went to the business unit of PT Aneka Tambang located in Pulogadung, Jakarta. Four times he failed to strike gold. “They were always sold out,” said Nasrul last week.

As one of the first people to invest in gold, Nasrul was asked by his colleagues to buy 350 grams of gold—in 10-gram bars. However, every time the 37-year-old went there, only 1 or 2