If it was take it or leave it I don't think anyone would have a problem. In this case it was "take it or I'll destroy it".
Very different.
This is not a case of "take it or I'll destroy it". Nobody would have a problem with that.
This is a case of "Give me a huge pile of money or I'll destroy it."
I wonder how many houses that guy has burned down?
I wonder how many cars that guy has intentionally driven into a lake?
What does he do when he can't get double the going price for gold jewelry? How does one destroy Gold?