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 Posted 09/06/2014  01:54 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add macmercury to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I agree with Yup that averaging down is not a good way to go when the PM market is on a LONG Term downward position, that is, if you own physical metal. I think physical metal is more difficult to sell for the price you want to get, its just like real estate. Hoping to catch signs of it before the next wave rises!

I also think this is a good time to buy numismatic coins when price of PM is down.
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09/06/2014 01:55 am
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 Posted 09/06/2014  09:30 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Libertad to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Buying low is not a bad idea, why would it. If your grocery bill was going down over the years would you stop eating? It all depends on WHY you want the silver. For me this is a great time but I have no extra income for that. I have enough silver that I'm not consuming as it is and that's the only thing slowing my buying.

Another thing, silver has value. If it did not wouldn't it simply be getting crushed to $5 right now? People are holding their silver, not selling it. It's not an exponential amount of selling; it's holding steady. Again, are you consuming the silver or just buying it to collect dust? Remember who the end consumer is. People who want to profit for the sake of profit will tell you sell your silver or don't buy it because it's not in a mania. I posit that one should see the mania coming years ahead of the game and be prepared, especially if you're the end consumer - this allows you to buy the forms that you want (e.g. that popular silver coin that everybody has but now is scarce because everybody wants one). Do you want profit or silver?
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 Posted 09/06/2014  2:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add yup7676 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
yea comparing silver and groceries is rubbish and silly.

Compare apples to apples, not apples to oranges.

Silver is common and abundant.. no need to really think supply is ever going to dry up.

Buying low, especially commodities is wrong and will cost you money. But again, its not my money, so do it at your own peril.

... and yes like Mac says, as PM prices continue to tumble, this is a great time to find numismatic coins that are "on sale" because of the drop in PM prices.
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I never said silver was rare. I can find it in parks and on the street. People give it away. A non-existent strawman argument against me as always.

re: my grocery comment, I was comparing something that gets consumed to something that gets consumed. Apples to apples, it all depends on what you use the silver for. Profit is not the greatest motive to buy silver, but it you consume it the price doesn't matter at all. Want that coin you always wanted? Consume it. Want that bar to sit on for decades? What's the point in physically holding it if that's your plan because inflation will eat it up... Of course one doesn't NEED silver to survive, but it gets consumed all the same. Why would anyone buy insurance with this mindset...

"this is a great time to find numismatic coins that are "on sale" because of the drop in PM prices." A good paraphrase of what I said, re:forms. That's the same as saying, "the things you wanted before were more expensive 1-2 years ago so go ahead and get them now that they're cheaper". And saying that they're "on sale" is saying that the prices should be higher.

My point is, if you like it, pay what you're comfortable paying.
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 Posted 09/06/2014  10:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bekiz to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Silver is common and abundant.. no need to really think supply is ever going to dry up.


silver is renewable lol
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