3 minutes ago, Ryland said:

No, in the US and that’s why the wait I guess.  They rolled out the service to other countries first, but you didn’t have to jump through hoops to verify who you are??  They wanted pictures of my drivers license, social security card, physical address and I think even passport.  I’ll see if I can find the email and see what they wanted but it was too much.  

 

The state of Texas just opened a bullion deposit bank where they hold the exact bars and coins you send them separate from anyone else’s.  In the future they plan on adding pooled accounts and cards for spending linked to your holdings so you can use it as a way to bank all your savings in gold instead of fiat dollars or pounds.  That’s something that sounds interesting to me.  I’d trust a state government over a phone app I think.....even a state as crazy as Texas!!

No I.D provided at all.

Just name, D.O.B, address, email and phone number.

May be something to do with KYC in the US?

52 minutes ago, Ryland said:

I signed up for an account with them a long time ago and it took them months to allow me to open one.  Once they allowed me to open one they wanted a ridiculous amount of information to identify me for my own protection.  I looked at the info they wanted using a company called whoU or something like that and said no thanks.  This has been tried in the past many times on a paper basis rather than digital and it always ends the same.....they don’t really hold the gold funds they say they do.  I’m not making any claims against this company but historically that’s what seems to happen.  It was also incredibly odd that they required much more information than what a bank would require to open a checking account!

It was a 2 minutes application process through the app for me.

Are you based in the UK?

5 minutes ago, kimchi said:

@mr-dead will you be keeping us up to date with how Glint goes?

 

Will do,

So far it seems to be working ok. 

Positives

1) I transferred funds by bank transfer and they were credited to my account within an hour or two. 

2) Switched from GBP to gold in a few clicks and balance adjusts to reflect changes in spot price (although not in real time).

3) Customer service has been quick to answer questions via facebook messenger and by phone.

Limitations found so far:

1) You cant change the card pin number at a cash point so stuck with the default pin.  The pin can be accessed through the app if you forget it.

2) You cant check your balance at a cash point only through the app.

Its a 2 edged sword, technology has also given the masses access to more information that at any other time in history.

If it wasn't for the alt media online then mainstream media would be free to pump the population full of propaganda unchallenged and people would believe the cr*p  the government spews out on a regular basis.

I like my smart phone, sat nav in my pocket, camera on family days out, calendar for all my appointments etc.

Where would you all buy and sell your gold and silver if there was no internet

First up a disclaimer, I have no affiliation with this company do your own research/due diligence etc.

Recently signed up for Glint Pay and have now started loading up and using it.

You basically transfer funds to your Glint account you can then switch those funds between GBP, EUR, USD and gold.  You can then spend those funds directly with the linked Master Card on your account even when your funds are in gold.

It allows you save in gold and spend the proceeds directly anywhere that accepts Master Card. 

If you have the funds in gold and you get a bit of a price spike you can then switch into GBP to lock  in the profit.

The IOS version is more advanced than the Android version currently (android only has gold/GBP option, IOS has USD, EUR, GBP and gold) but the Android version will have the additional features coming online shortly.

Loaded £1750 up as a test so down a little at the moment as the gold price has dropped.

Received my Glint Pay card, "Glint lets you buy, save & spend physical gold, a fairer and reliable form of money, protecting you from systemic risk and inflation."

https://glintpay.com/

On 07/07/2018 at 21:57, Mildred said:

Maguire talks about 500 kg = 17,600 oz

1 oz = 1,250$

so, the amount involved was over US$22 M

A private or a fund?

 

That is also only 1/10 of the owners holdings.

I would have a sweat on right now if I were him!

I just submitted a request alongside Hungary demanding repatriation of my gold from the federal reserve causing a world shortage and price spike

Turkey has been the latest country to request their gold as they pulled 220 tons of gold out of the US Federal Reserve system on April 19, 2018. The countries 220 tons of gold is valued at $25.3 billion. Turkey has followed countries such as:

• Germany
• Netherlands
• Austria
• Belgium
• Russia
• China
• Azerbaijan

Got to a be a reason all these countries are clambering to get their gold back asap.

America just dropped out of North Korea meeting.

Deutsche bank just issued a profit warning + another 10k workers to be laid off.

+ a few other warnings from ECB, DOJ about to carry out a bitcoin price fixing investigation etc. etc.

All good news for gold.

Back over $1300 / £970 we go

7 hours ago, Paul said:

The packing on Biard & Co coins makes the product inside look so cheap and tatty  shame

It actually looks ok if you remove the plastic protective film

1 minute ago, JunkBond said:

I remember many months ago when @mr-dead said my half krug looked too shiny!

I still love it though.

 

Gold price just been smashed,  down nearly $20 breaching the $1300 .

Not unexpected, many have said there would be one more pull back before we get a pump.

Time to sit back and enjoy the ride

"Gold Loses $1300 As Cartel DUMPS $1.75-Billion Worth Of PAPER GOLD In ONE SINGLE MINUTE"

https://www.silverdoctors.com/gold/gold-news/gold-loses-1300-as-cartel-dumps-1-75-billion-worth-of-paper-gold-in-one-single-minute/

4 minutes ago, Thelonerangershorse said:

How's the dollar price looking?

up $4.50

Seems gold price is having a healthy boost, currently up £14.46 /oz with silver up 16p

Probably linked to the pound getting smashed due to the poorest GDP report since 2012:

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-04-27/pound-crashes-after-uk-reports-worst-gdp-2012-rate-hike-odds-tumble

1 hour ago, Roy said:

Will you ever get a 400oz bar @mr-dead?

I've only ever seen a pictures of them.

Gold comes as a 400oz goods delivery bar, silver equivalent is a 1000oz bar.  I think the closet to a 400ozer for silver is a 15kg bar (482.25 oz)

17 minutes ago, augur said:

Can you do a group picture with all the other 1oz gold beasts?

Ill dig the others out of the safe over the weekend and post a group pic.

6 minutes ago, Stu said:

I had a 1/4 gold beast coin left in my American style, outside mailbox at the top of our track. This was sent by RM special delivery from Atkinsons at Christmas time. When I went in the website it had a squiggle for a signature half an hour later, not mine obviously. The best part about it was the postie actually put the little red flag up to let everyone know mail was waiting, brilliant. 

The postie would have very likely lost his job for that if reported (which they are all aware of)

PDAs record GPS location of signatures too which can catch the dodgy ones out.

Recorded delivery items are treated no different to regular mail.  It's not segregated and is sorted and processed with all other items with just a signature on delivery.

Special delivery items are segregated and processed in a secure locker with restricted access.  Every step of the journey is scanned and tracked with a signature on delivery.  You can also claim the postage back if it is delivered later than the 9:00 / 13:00 delivery deadline.

If it's valuable use special delivery!

Sorry for your loss numistacker, I've posted a few times here that recorded delivery does not cover previous metals.

@JunkBond@Silvergun

That 1989 sov in cambridgeshire coins looks like it has a scratch on it