The Coin Show - 5oz. Beaver

Gatewest is sold out (at least the 5oz is sold out) why would they do it Monday lol
Trust me, this information bothers me a lot, polar bear not so much, because its a bullion coin. This one really makes me mad, because it looks like every other mint product, sold in the traditional way. Other stores still have the 5oz at issue price, but this makes me think about why this 5oz was sold for $20 more than regular 5oz coins. Maybe this process added $20 to the issue price.

For the 5 penney set, Gatewest didn't even allow people to buy the set at issue price. The only time they listed for issue price was in the middle of the night with phone calls only. As soon as the store opened in the morning, they were selling them for double the issue price.
For the bummblebee coin, they jacked up the price twice in one day on the first day of public issue.
They seem to follow forums like this one and RFD and ebay trends to sense what is hot.
So for sure we will see a price jump for the 5 oz SML.

@john100:
I disagree. Not that I was partial to the beaver 1 and 5oz before, but knowing that they are the work of one slick private dealer (however nice the owner is in person) instead of mint artists puts me right off the coin.
Collectors, you and i, don't have to pay the high price. Just don't buy it.

Right, in doing so cheapening the mint's name perhaps but to no detriment of collectors that pick and choose what to collect.