Best site to buy gold/silver

Going by experience what's people's best site for buying Gold/Silver.

Goldcore
Goldbank
Goldbullion direct ?

Or any other.

irishh_bob

rarnes1 wrote: »

Going by experience what's people's best site for buying Gold/Silver.

Goldcore
Goldbank
Goldbullion direct ?

Or any other.

dealt with goldcore for a while now , excellent service , customer friendly

started buying physical from goldbank of late as the commission fees were lower than goldcore

irishh_bob

irishh_bob wrote: »

dealt with goldcore for a while now , excellent service , customer friendly

started buying physical from goldbank of late as the commission fees were lower than goldcore

what about storage fees etc?

ravima

Bullionvault.

Low Energy Eng

I've used goldcore, all was well

irishh_bob

rarnes1 wrote: »

what about storage fees etc?

i took possesion of the physical from goldbank

goldcore offer a unique product , the perth mint cert is backed by actual gold and is covered by the goverment of western australia , its very different from an ETF although some people are sceptical about it being equal to physical , a case of seeing is believing i suppose , the commision rates for the perth mint cert are much lower than for physical and you can offload it with a phonecall , much better for taking profits after a big run up in the price of gold

Low Energy Eng

irishh_bob wrote: »

i took possesion of the physical from goldbank

goldcore offer a unique product , the perth mint cert is backed by actual gold and is covered by the goverment of western australia , its very different from an ETF although some people are sceptical about it being equal to physical , a case of seeing is believing i suppose , the commision rates for the perth mint cert are much lower than for physical and you can offload it with a phonecall , much better for taking profits after a big run up in the price of gold

I cant understand why people would buy an ETF if the main reason for buying gold & silver is to avoid inflation etc
who/why are people skeptical about it? I thought the perth mint cert seems very safe, and as you note, its great for selling quickly
I cant really see the Aus government issuing certs for a supply they didnt have, a bank yes...but not the government?

irishh_bob

Low Energy Eng wrote: »

I cant understand why people would buy an ETF if the main reason for buying gold & silver is to avoid inflation etc
who/why are people skeptical about it? I thought the perth mint cert seems very safe, and as you note, its great for selling quickly
I cant really see the Aus government issuing certs for a supply they didnt have, a bank yes...but not the government?

your probabley right but some people believe that in the event of a global economic meltdown when gold could go through the roof , the perth mint would not be able to follow through on thier pledge to value the certs in full , a case of not believing you own gold in the true sense of the word unless you can feel it in your hands

tommyboy2222

I use Bullionvault.

All good so far.

ixus

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Ixus.

MrMatisse

I dont know what sort of quantity your looking to buy but you could always try eBay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Full-Gold-PROOF-Sovereign-1982-COA-AND-BOX-/170692829079?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D2733066010260895282

SteelyDanJalapeno

MrMatisse wrote: »

I dont know what sort of quantity your looking to buy but you could always try eBay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Full-Gold-PROOF-Sovereign-1982-COA-AND-BOX-/170692829079?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D2733066010260895282

Probably Chocolate

MrMatisse

Not at that price!

bacon?

tommyboy2222 wrote: »

I use Bullionvault.

All good so far.

Also use Bullionvault, pretty easy to use and they start you off with a free gram of gold to get familar with how it works.

bren2002

bacon? wrote: »

tommyboy2222 wrote: »

I use Bullionvault.

All good so far.

Also use Bullionvault, pretty easy to use and they start you off with a free gram of gold to get familar with how it works.

Plus 1 for bullion vault too

Lex_Diamonds

I used this crowd in the Netherlands to buy silver a while ago. Everything above board:

https://www.thesilvermountain.nl/

iminireland

Would people who have done business with either Bulliionvault or Suissegold be able to give there opinion on dealing with these companies.

I would like to hear from people that have bought and sold through them. Especially from people who have sold, was there any delays or issues with money being returned?

Thank you.

Maps2011

Hi
So when you guys buy gold and silver you actually buy a physical product_
Dumb question I know.
Also is it too late to invest in either

Cavehill Red

iminireland wrote: »

Would people who have done business with either Bulliionvault or Suissegold be able to give there opinion on dealing with these companies.

I would like to hear from people that have bought and sold through them. Especially from people who have sold, was there any delays or issues with money being returned?

Thank you.

I use bullionvault. No problem whatsoever with receiving money. On a Sunday night I called a withdrawal. The Monday was a UK bank holiday, but I still had the money in my account on the Tuesday in my chosen currency denomination.
If I had a problem with them it would be a) they're now part-owned by the Rothschilds and b) while it is infinitely preferable to holding gold or silver via an ETF, since it is all allocated bullion, it's still not quite on the same level of ownership as personal possession.
A third oft-mentioned drawback is that it is a closed market. In reality, this simply means that there is sometimes a premium for purchasing metal over spot, when BV are low on stock. This tends to happen when the price rises rapidly and everyone wants to purchase and no one is selling. BV try to make a market, but are forced to obtain more bullion from the wider market, which takes a few days or up to a week to arrange, leading to a premium. For 99% of the time, the spread closely tracks spot, however, especially for gold.
They've good customer service, narrow bands (they'll make a market if the market doesn't make one), vaults in three countries, three available currencies (permitting moving in and out of bullion and different currencies for hedging strategies for those who are into that) and an easy interface. If you don't want to buy and hold personally, this is the next best option, in my opinion.

PhiliousPhogg

There is an interview here with Paul Tustain founder of Bullionvault, though much of it is about the market & economy back in March/April
http://www.chrismartenson.com/blog/paul-tustain-gold-signal-monetary-system-grave-danger/56181

I'd repeat that BV is specifically designed for gold/silver trading and not delivery. They will deliver if required but charge pretty high amounts and they are upfront about it.

However once you purchase, you have direct legal title and you are not a creditor of Bullionvault. They also publish a daily list of all holdings by customer codename for audit purposes.

eire2009

iminireland wrote: »

Would people who have done business with either Bulliionvault or Suissegold be able to give there opinion on dealing with these companies.

I would like to hear from people that have bought and sold through them. Especially from people who have sold, was there any delays or issues with money being returned?

Thank you.

I used suisse gold, although it took 7-8 working days for the money to land, any e-mails I sent were replied to within the day. There`s nothing worse than being ignored. Ive nothing to compare it to, I still have some silver bullion with them.

I was happy enough with them although I was a bit skepitical as it was my first time buying and selling bullion.

Techyo

Hi, im thinking of buying some silver coins and maybe some bars from suissegold.com. As i have never done this before and am clueless with the process, what are the charges i will have to pay? I know that there is a customs charge (as far as i know thats 10% of the value of the silver?) but is there any other charges also apart from the actual cost of the silver and the shipping?
Any help will be much appreciated!

eire2009

Techyo wrote: »

Hi, im thinking of buying some silver coins and maybe some bars from suissegold.com. As i have never done this before and am clueless with the process, what are the charges i will have to pay? I know that there is a customs charge (as far as i know thats 10% of the value of the silver?) but is there any other charges also apart from the actual cost of the silver and the shipping?
Any help will be much appreciated!

Its 20% VAT as far as I know, Import duty could be another one. If your buying your better off keeping it in their vaults to avoid VAT, import duty and the risk of shipping.

If you want to hold it then, I think goldbank.ie do coins your better off paying the little extra and collecting them off an irish dealer thers a few of them.

zbluebirdz

Had a quick look at Suissegold's website - I cannot see their commission rates.

Does anyone know what their buy and sell commission rates are?

Dvdtrader

USA Gold is good. Send me a PM if you are serious.

eire2009

zbluebirdz wrote: »

Had a quick look at Suissegold's website - I cannot see their commission rates.

Does anyone know what their buy and sell commission rates are?

They buy back at the spot rate, ie the actual rate. Buy the bullion closest to the spot rate as there is a big difference between them. You could always fly over and collect it yourself and smuggle it in if its silver or get them to deliver it if its gold and sell it on ebay if your not in a rush for the money avoiding any spread.

silverfan40

I'm trying to buy some silver coins but don't want to pay 23% vat... has anyone an experience?

Many thanks for your answers.