Bullion Silver Bars A Good Buy?

It's wise to shop around. On eBay there are trusted well known major dealers and individuals. Be careful. some sell fakes either by deception or they don't know enough to realize they are selling fakes. I trust the major dealers/private mints online stores such as SD Bullion, Liberty Coin, JM Bullion, APMEX, Bullion Exchanges, Scottsdale Mint, Golden State Mint to name a few. Some of the dealers not only have their own sites, they also sell on eBay. I assume they have contracts with eBay for smaller commissions due to high volume of sales because sometimes their prices on eBay are cheaper than their own online stores. Watch for online sales, there was some good Black Friday deals last weekend. Also, you could check out local coin stores if you have any in your area.

Or, since eBay doesn't charge a credit card fee, if you use a credit card. Especially one that has a cash back feature.

I agree with sel_69l that ASEs and Cdn Maple Leafs are extremely easy to resell if you need to. But I like chunks of silver, too. I think I first got interested in coin collecting when I saw huge piles of gold in the comic book safes of Scrooge McDuck when I was a kid back in the '70s