I think the meme I was originally sent as a part of my story was a shitty meme involving gold and silver balls, rather than this specific article from Pricenomi

I think the meme I was originally sent as a part of my story was a shitty meme involving gold and silver balls, rather than this specific article from Pricenomics which painfully explains everything. What I was trying to get at is there are poor reproductions used to trick people that go around and must be a big part of the meme.