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Valued Member
United States
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has anyone here ever used Kitco's pool account for purchasing metals?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
yes I have, I had a few hundred ounces in my pool account that I bought at 7.00 a ounce and sold some at 16.00 and the rest at 20.00 a ounce. I didn't have any problems with cashing it in nor cashing their check when I sold. I just bought 200 more ounces today from them
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Pillar of the Community
United States
656 Posts |
What is a pool account. Like they know you own it and you can sell back anytime you want?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
yes, its kind of like its your silver but they are holding it for you, you don't take possession of it yourself. When you are ready to sell they just send you a check for what ever their buy price is of ever how much you want to sell at that particular moment, no shipping in the silver and them having to weigh it and then cut you a check, they just cut the check and send it to you
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Seems like a better idea than having it in hand where you have to find a buyer and then deal with shipping.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
790 Posts |
This deal also reminds me of the US move away from actual backing of currency. Too much of a "trust me" feel to it for my liking. What's to stop them from printing certificates for silver they do not possess? This house of cards reminds me too much of the creative accounting tricks I hear about, Freddie Mac was just busted for using future tax credits as current income to clean up the outlook for investors and inflating the bonuses of the CEO. Maybe Kitco is on the up and up, but if they do not have to actually show you your product, there is too much temptation to oversell.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I downloaded their application, but did not fill it our nor send it in. I did like the idea, but I found someone to sell me silver rounds and bars (Eagles and Silvertown ect..) at spot. Kitco, the way I understood it sells just above spot. That is how they make their commission. The plus side is that it is very easy to buy and sell, very convenient. That is, like Jays-Dad was saying, if they are on the "up and up".
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
790 Posts |
So was Freddie Mac.....until it wasn't. I'm just a cynic lately.
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Valued Member
 United States
392 Posts |
thanks for everyone's responses I think I'm going to purchase 10 oz and try it out
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Valued Member
United States
67 Posts |
I looked into opening a Kitco account. Then I realized I'd much rather have physical PM's in hand rather than on paper.
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Valued Member
United States
77 Posts |
From reading this I may give this a try
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3294 Posts |
what is their minimum for the pool account? I tried to start one for 50 oz and it said it was not enough.
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Valued Member
United States
97 Posts |
I have traded much smaller amounts on Kitco.
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Valued Member
United States
442 Posts |
As Biggfredd said Kitco is for real. Of course Jays-Dad said this Quote: So was Freddie Mac.....until it wasn't. I'm just a cynic lately. Now I'm not saying Kitco is not on the up and up but how long can they continue is the real question. I read a VERY interesting article by Jason Hommel the other day. It honesly backed up a lot of what we talk about at work on a regular basis. So let's say you bought a bunch of "paper" silver from Kitco then sold and had no problem with it. Is it maybe because other people are buying "paper" silver so the cash flow is good and the money is there? I'm not sure how Kitco works honestly but assuming you could demand the physical product you've paid for while a few thousand people did the same thing would they be able to deliver? This is why what physical dealers are charging is so much more than what it says on paper. They can and will deliver the goods. Personally, I trust having the real product in hand a lot more than a piece of paper. I don't think I'm alone on this one. I don't have tons to spend in the first place but when I do it generally goes into junk silver. It may not command the same premium as Englehard bars but it is cheaper to buy and easy to sell. Try buying physical silver in large quantities right now and see what you find. Local shops most likely will not have enough and even the large dealers like Hannes Tulving are charging a hefty premium that they DID NOT charge just a few short months ago. The mint is suddenly suspending mintages of certain coins due to lack of supply? They can't get it cheap in bulk methinks. Odd times we live in folks and I'd much rather have the real thing. If it shoots through the roof again (and I believe it will) I'd be very wary of "paper".
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