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Buying someone else’s medal is not a status symbol. That is why they included the word meaningfully.

(edited for clarity)

Of course you can buy an Olympic medal. You can't buy the status conferred by the medal (of Olympic champion / nth runner up).

> Ok, that explains pretty much everything about your line of thought.

I don't understand this either. Are you insulting me?

You're the kind of person that would try to buy a Nobel peace prize off a recipient, aren't you?