Please Help Me Make My First Pm Purchase

Daniels idea is good in theory but check with the websites first to see if they take those when you figure out where you want to buy. Some will take them some wont. Id stay away from the Visa ones too, for whatever reason they get rejected the most. PCGS for example no problems whatsoever with the Amex or Mastercard ones but the Visa ones will never go through. A few other sites have been the same way.

If I may make a suggestion try looking online at Silvertowne on some of their items they offer "Free Shipping" no matter what amount you buy. Also no sales tax online because of no tax collecting agreement between my state of Minnesota and Indiana, where Silvertowne is located. This might not pertain to the state where you live. You'll have to do some investigating into that matter.

Could always do a money order as well.

I like Daniels idea of a card from Walmart or a Money order as well.

Also, try Goldmart.com they seem to have the best pricing, Bought pandas and other items from them recently.

Also, make sure you read the terms of any card that offers the cash into credit card account, just so that fees and whatnot dotn eat up your card.

If you have a debit card to your account that will work too... My BOA checking account with atm/debit does at least.. Works just like a VISA.
But I agree that checking out a local coin store may be priced lower.. Or even ebay..

You could also take money from your savings account and buy a US Postal money order. These are readily accepted just about anywhere in the US. Check with the on-line vendor first to see if this is a form of payment that they will accept. It's very likely that they will but it never hurts to ask.

As to buying on-line... find a vendor that has the prices and selection that you like and then open an on-line account with them. They will have an on-line form that you can fill out with your personal info. This should be on a secure HTTPS type server so your info is protected by 128-bit on-line encryption. This needs to be turned on in your browser, so check your browser settings to see if it is before attempting to fill out the form. Once that is all done, they will probably send you some sort of welcoming email. Sometimes, you have to verify your application via clicking on a word or line of text in their email. After that, you should be good to go. Other vendors have similar requirements, so just repeat this process for any other vendors that look good to you.