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damn those articles! - i've just bought some more silver.

i can't argue with those facts though - i can't see how silver could possibly be cheaper in the medium/long term future.

I don't know the efficacy of Adrian's system (as I said when I posted about it), but I would give it consideration which I would not do to anyone making judgements based on the position of the planets.

lol - i was thinking the exact same thing.

damn, its only going back up!

good interview steve, particularly the super bullish silver predictions

i wouldn't mind it going down a little in the next week - pay day time at the end of the month and i may be able to afford to get a couple more oz's for the pile

it may look like everything has been fixed to the general public but it obviously hasn't and i can't see anywhere else to put my money other than gold and silver. I finally managed to convince my mate to buy a little gold recently - i think it will end up being the best thing he ever did.

Yes it's cheeky, I would honour the order if you want to buy from them again. Remember it will eventually go much higher.

true, its only a few pounds, and the price has stabilised again to $888 which it seems to do quite often.

i'm getting a gold noble - they look cool and its a good price on bairds.

wow - look at that, the very second i buy (well, order) gold (only 1 oz), it drops like a stone - typical.

do you think bairds will be annoyed if i just cancel the order or is that a bit cheeky?

and up it goes again - anything happening in the US at the moment? any figures being released?

what the hell just happened??

this is a strange time to jump up.

I've been offered a 10oz kookaburra for 135 euros. does that sound a decent price?

i´ve checked on C.I.D for comparison but they dont sell them.

thats £120 - i would buy that.

If you have shipping costs on top is this such a good deal?

 

But I suppose getting a fractional for below spot is pretty good. I generally avoid fractionals because of the higher premiums per ounce.

its only £12 shipping, only an extra £4 on top of the price for each coin - i think thats pretty good considering they are pandas, which usually have a higher premium than most coins, and they are fractionals, which also usually command a high premium - and they look nice!

of course if the price of gold continues to drop it may not seem like a good deal but hey, you pays your money you takes your chance.

also ordered 3 - couldn't resist really at such a good price - lets hope gold stops falling!

Just bought 25 Sovs from Chards for 185 Turdling a piece!

 

Everytime I sell Gordon Brown's pound turdling I feel better!

have you paid yet? can you cancel?

they are £148 at coinsinvestdirect at the moment.

I think most of my purchases were at or below spot and all were buy-it-now items if I remember correctly. If someone chose to list silver below spot I'd gratefully swoop in and snap it up!

 

I haven't bought much in the way of silver recently - I picked up a few silver thalers (re-strikes of the 1780 maria thaler) a while back, as these are often available nearer to spot. I don't see much point in paying £15 plus postage for a 1oz silver coin or bar when you can get a 0.75oz thaler for £7-8. I've also bought scrap pre-47 uk coins, sterling silver reproductions of stamps, commerorative medals etc. Anything as long as it is near or below spot, really

 

Buying physical gold at the moment with silver held at goldmoney. Once you have a few kilos of silver storage becomes more of a problem. Definitely not selling at the moment though.

is there a good place to buy thalers, or do you just get them at random places?

Sorry couldn't resist posting this..

 

To add a bit of flare to you online trading activities, a gold bullion wireless mouse:-

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its interesting the way references to gold are slowly creeping back into the public conciousness - i'm obviously more aware than most due to my interest in gold, but over the last few months i have seen more and more reference to gold being a desirable object in the popular media. its almost as if there is a slow realisation to the inherent worthlessness of paper money and the illusion of paper wealth over the last few decades - i may be reading too much into it of course!

its annoying how they can beat it down so often but nothing has changed - the G20 meeting achieved nothing of consequence and they have no idea how to fix anything beside throwing more money at it and printing more money to 'restart world trade' whatever that means. there has been no acknowledgment of that the credit bubble was the problem, they are simply trying to recreate it and get back to what they think is 'normal'. i see no reason to sell gold, or even to stop buying it.

whats so special about the 20th of april?

No, they can't. I agree, buy gold.

 

But consider you are not buying it as an inflation hedge, but as a currency to preserve your capital.

absolutely, i agree with that.

This is exactly my position. I am also a long term investor.

 

My point is that in so far as we try to justify our belief [that gold will ultimately perform for fundamental reasons] with theory, the standard [hyper] inflationary story, which focuses solely on money supply, is frankly hopeless. It has not predicted pog nor been able to explain it.

 

Any theory or justification for holding gold should be more comprehensive than just being solely fixated on money supply.

 

Some have a gut feeling and are sceptical of all reasons which is just fine... but most of us do employ theory to bolster our investment decisions and if that theory is inadequate it will lead to disillusionment. A theory which can explain massive volatility and predict ultimate performance is required for many to buy and hold gold for the long run.

not just money supply. look to the actions of the BoE and of the politicians - look at the prime minister of this country - do you think these people can get us out of this mess? or that they have any idea what they are doing?

buying gold in the UK is a no-brainer for me.

well, inflation (real inflation) is still going up and now we have started printing money - how can anybody think gold is going to go down??

^^ Do we still have the Notable Posts thing?

 

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i agree - very good post pixel8r, i agree with everything you said.

I never usually go on that page. Yep, no kilos but they do have ounce bars. Ounce? Of silver? For more than a Britannia?

lol - thats insane.

lol - what the hell happened? i leave work at 884, get back home at 928!!!

prices back to normal - must have been a mistake

Philharmonics are £17. CID are out of Krugerrands too.

some of those prices are crazy - britannias are among the cheapest coins there, a very rare situation.

i think this is pretty significant - there seems to be a very subtle change in attitude - gold is no longer a ridiculous relic, its starting to become a serious issue for many governments.