Jm Bullion

@TheForce,I am sure you are putting your ducks in a row the best you can that is good. Anybody that works with money/fiat all day,I would take my hat off if I wore one.

At this point and knowing how you are thinking&up to when buying your silver is this,good luck. Take care.

No real coin shops locally here. I'd have to drive a ways to get to one. By the time I spend money on gas I might as well order online. By the way, I just used silver.com to order a 2015 Silver Eagle and a 2014 Libertad. Even with $5.95 shipping, it's about what I would have paid on on ebay at MCM or APMEX for 2 coins. Libertads were much cheaper on here than on ebay. So I think I got a bargain.

As said many times before, "free shipping" is never free.

I'd also strongly consider buying better 90%. It's good silver and the markup should be minimal. If it's not, you'll know where you're paying for that shipping.

At the top of JM Bullion's web-site it says all orders ship free.. but if you use paypal then they jack the price up per coin or bar.. just me but I look at there best prices and the other as well and I go to ebay and try to buy with a bid at there best price or lower with free shipping.. so far I been buying from Scottsdale mint on 10oz bars.

I see some really weird complaints about JM Bullion on here that I just can't wrap my simple little mind around. Yes, $100 is what it takes to get their free shipping and I really don't think they deal with anything less than $100. Honestly, if you can't take the smaller amounts of money you would normally spend and set aside until you have collected $100 then maybe you've got a hole in your pocket.

ebay is ok but I fear a lot of stuff on there is fake. Sure, they have an anti-fake/counterfeit policy but what a pain it is for you if you have to reship, fight with a seller, etc. For anyone that hasn't had to do that yet, let me say that it's an extreme hassle and pain. You'll get your money back but sometimes it costs a bit of your sanity in the end.

My favorite is the person who complained about JM Bullion "jacking up the prices" when using a credit/debit card (which every online precious metal dealer does) only because those cards end up costing money for the dealer when used. Pawn shops, coin shops, etc all enjoy cash more than credit because it gives them more money and they can return the discount onto the buyer. Then you go on to mention the scottsdale stacker piece as what you purchase... dude, have you seen how much scottsdale jacks up their prices per oz on all of their products? They're like the highest priced precious metal dealer out there. Yeah, their products are cool but that's more of a place for someone who is collecting coins/rounds/bars for the look rather than the precious metal content.

I feel like I'm trying to fight for JM Bullion...but I'm really not. I just think some of the concerns here are silly.

I like Provident myself over JM .. but I buy from Scottsdale mint when I can as from ebay as I can get a better deal there then from there website and still comes from Scottsdale.. that 10oz stacker bar they make is really worth having and I like some of those coins they do as well.

Any online PM dealer who expects to stay in business is going to both have good customer service and competitive pricing.

Ag spot is falling and JM has some 5 oz bars on sale for spot + .89 / oz for any quantity. Can't complain about 10 oz for under 170 at the moment.