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I would think that there will be allot of negative aspects. Maybe riots and civil uprisings, suicides and poverty, mega wars? If these things do happen then there is not alot we can do about it. What do you think?

Hi DrBubb. Are you not worried about how bad things are going to get? I see they are gearing up to print money with a crafty cover story http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7299941.stm

Eak!! Wow !! What can I say except I'm glad I got some gold and silver. Welcome Harryharhar.

I think it was because gold is money and you cant charge VAT on money. Also it was an EU ruling to harmonize Europe on the matter.

I placed and paid an order on monday and I think they tried to deliver on friday but I missed it. I paid online bank transfer.

Thanks for posting that article and video. Id be worried sick if I had a large amount of ££ in the bank. Do you think these people are exaggerating how bad things are and how bad they will get? Or are they telling it how it is? If the world financial system is going to fail, is BV a good idea as it depends on the banking system to get your assets back?

Interesting story. I would not pay by cheque on ebay. Only paypal or collection. Ive noticed that paypal sellers get better prices so its worth paying their commission when selling. Coininvestdirect.com seem to be very good. I'm hoping they will advertise here to help out DrBubb and their website is a good reference for prices. Chard were expensive I thought. I used ATS but in hindsight they were expensive too. Perhaps I should have haggles more or used coininvestdirect.com for my main purchase. I got some sovereigns on Ebay. I know what sovereigns look like as I already have quite a few form ATS. I got this half sovereign on ebay thats dated 1982 and its very new looking. The thing is its more yellow than the others. Looks more like 24K than the coppery tinted 22K ones. It weighs about right at 4g and feels and sounds right too. Anyone got any thoughts?

That your ebay group? Did you buy the 10 sovereigns outside of ebay or did he do a listing for them?

Tell me about the sovereign scammer? How did you know that the coin was fake?

You thinking of "filling your boots" with old silver coins Goldfinger?

I would only buy off someone with good feedback unless I could collect. I would only use paypal if item is to be posted. If you get ripped off then hopefully theres paypal to fall back on if its below £500. I have never been ripped off on ebay, so I guess if you use your common sense then you will be ok. If you want to be safe then buy the gold coins along with your silver ones. I would go for 1/2 maples

I would get less gold and more silver. I would buy 50 silver philharmonics and put lots of modest bids on gold coins in ebay targeting the ones that end at off peak times. I have done that and got some 1/2 sovereigns for about £55 each, full sovereigns for about £105 each. That was cheaper than the spot price on the gold content.

That your stash Errol and if so what types of coins you got? Nosy bugger me

Banks in UK may be secretly assisted and we wont know until the pressure increases to blow out. Then there will be panic runs on the bank. Those that do manage to get their money out will want to put it into gold and then the gold run will start big time.

sounds like a good idea to me.

Nice to see gold rest for the weekend at $1002.

Yes I agree BV charts are very good. It would be nice to have some silver charts like them.

No, they are far more suited to wiping ones butt. Welcome Kingfisher, good to see you here for the party.

Fill your boots with Silver? Why do people want to fill their footwear with metal? Haven't you got a box to put it in?

1000 for sure n1. So whats the next goal? £1000 GBP I think Some people think that the dollar will rally, such as Financial Planner. You think thats likely?

Sovereigns are a nice size coin. Exempt from CGT to if that might effect you. I picked up a 1/2 soverign today on ebay for £57, nice. Goldfinger, you missed the party! Perhaps we could fight the cartel with you. Every time they dump we can send you off somewhere as a countermeasure

Interesting article in the Telegraph today. This should encourage the masses into a gold rush. Gold closed at $995.40 on the London PM Fix after falling back. Adjusted for inflation, it is still far below the $850 peak reached in 1980 at the height of the second oil crisis and the Carter malaise. That spike would be near $2,500 in today's terms. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtm.../bcngold113.xml

Well im not selling and I would think that the media coverage will bring out buyers. Regarding coininvestdirect.com I received my coins in about a week from doing the transfer. They are cheaper especially for silver as they only charge 7% VAT on coins. A one ounce philharmonica from them was £13.00 and from ATS £18.80. Wish I had known about them sooner. I got a large order due to be delivered so I will let you know when it arrives.

Thats if things tick along as they are. What if there is some big geopolitical event or economic catastrophy?

dooh 999.80.....