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Wheres A Good Place To Buy Bullion?

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 Posted 05/01/2015  12:59 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coinwatch to your friends list

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Well then maybe I should just buy junk silver dimes for trading with. :)


If you have savvy buyers/traders who already know the value of junk silver, why waste time with anything else? You'll never find a lower cost option.
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 Posted 05/01/2015  02:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add R1W3D to your friends list
I only thought of carrying bullion so I didn't waste coins that might get melted. And I have no particular traders here in Cali I'm from jax Florida but I've traded with random people here. I'll approach anyone that has something I like with the idea of traded silver. People in most cases take the idea very well and it works out almost every time.

I'm 24 and never owned a credit card and have a debit card to withdraw cash.
I've always paid in cash and one didn't have any but I always have silver in my pocket or in my bag and I tried using silver as a trade and it worked so I just never stopped.
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 Posted 05/01/2015  04:30 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add fistfulladirt to your friends list
@R1W3D, It sure is interesting the difference in demographics from one part of the US to the other. Here in the north, it's cash cash cash only. Those that I deal with have absolutely zero interest in PM's, mostly because they don't understand them. I'm usually mocked, or people get up and leave the room if PM's are mentioned. I quit pushing them a while ago.
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 Posted 05/01/2015  04:46 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add R1W3D to your friends list
Wow that's pretty weird. That surprises the heck out of me.. sure I've found a couple of people that don't want silver or gold mostly because they don't believe gold eagles are real gold coins or that there is such a thing as silver quarters dimes dollars etc. I carry around several different us mint silver and I like to ask people if they have ever seen a silver dollar for instance and it blows my mind how many places I sit and eat where they have never heard of one.

My grandpa likes to play the game "do y'all accept federal reserve notes" literally every time he pays in cash I'm not kidding. it use to bug me in public but being around him almost every day I got used to it and I actually learned a lot like how little most Americans know about our monetary system. Not that I thought it was a good thing but I learned that most random people do t know. I like to teach people about it sometimes when I have time to kill and they are interested in my 1921 Morgan if I show it.
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 Posted 05/01/2015  1:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coinwatch to your friends list
I'd say North Texas is one of the more PM-friendly parts of the country. But even here, publically showing an interest in PMs carries a very real stigma in professional and business circles. Don't get me wrong, I'm quite confident that a lot of very smart and business savvy people in Dallas/Ft Worth absolutely do buy/stack PMs to meet their own goals and hedge strategies. However, outside of your LCS, local flea market stall, or gun show booth, trying to talk PMs with an outsider will, more often than not, just mark you as a financial rube.
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 Posted 05/01/2015  2:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add R1W3D to your friends list
I'm sure it does with some people but I don't approach everyone with the idea of trading just people that look like they would at least listen to the idea of it.
Sometimes I come across a person that has something interesting to me or a private store with the person they could have a pocket clip of a knife sticking out that I recognize the brand of I say something about it and ask to see it. If I like the condition of it I'll ask what they know about silver coins then explain it to them if they don't know. I propose a trade of silver for the knife but I do give them the chance to look up what I'm talking about on their phone if they want so they know I'm not just joking with them. Some people trade some people don't.

If its a small hardware store or other private shop I have sometimes asked to speak with the owner and go through the same process of explaining silver coins then ask to make trades for whatever they deal in.

I don't always do this though just sometimes I feel like a trade rather than using cash. Ive traded other things before but precious metals are easer in most cases.
A lot of the people are pretty happy with what they get out of the trade because they like having silver coins in hand.
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 Posted 05/01/2015  3:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Elimist to your friends list
I recently just did some research on where I could get my bullion cheaper because I was making a big purchase. Even though for various reasons I did not order through them it looked like JM Bullion and Provident Metals are probably the best way to go. JM has free shipping on all orders and Provident does free shipping over $99. They both offer price discounts for cash purchases too.

If you are looking for the most for your money then I would research every purchase. Where you buy from would depend on how much you were ordering at one time too. Silver.com seems to have the cheapest prices by a good margin, but you would need to buy about 12oz of silver at the current prices before you actually made a savings over another site that offers free shipping.
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 Posted 05/01/2015  5:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add R1W3D to your friends list
I plan on dropping a grand or more on bullion/junk silver which ever I decide. JM seems pretty good
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 Posted 05/01/2015  7:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add fistfulladirt to your friends list
I use Provident, they mint ZOMBUCKS
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 Posted 05/01/2015  9:21 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Connor to your friends list
I shop with Provident, JM, APMEX, and MCM. I have always had nothing but good experiences with these companies.
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 Posted 05/01/2015  9:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jimbucks to your friends list
You might also post on the wanted to buy thread of this forum.
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 Posted 05/01/2015  11:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add R1W3D to your friends list
Don't I have to wait 15 days before I can buy/sell/trade or something?
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 Posted 05/02/2015  08:23 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Gold4Ever to your friends list
I been buying ASE for $17.95 with free shipping (limit 10) from..

http://www.govmint.com/pages/2015-s...ink=hpbanner

Free shipping code: UHD449P
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 Posted 05/02/2015  8:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add leon1998 to your friends list
Definitely Providentmetals.com

And JM Bullion is okay too.
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 Posted 05/12/2015  9:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bamacrazy to your friends list
Glad to hear you have honed your silver bartering skills! I've considered doing the same thing myself.
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