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I’m in please. No idea with what yet, will go and have a rummage for something this weekend.

I’m in please. No idea with what yet, will go and have a rummage for something this weekend.

I’m in please. No idea with what yet, will go and have a rummage for something this weekend.

I’m in please. No idea with what yet, will go and have a rummage for something this weekend.

I’m in please. No idea with what yet, will go and have a rummage for something this weekend.

I’m in please. No idea with what yet, will go and have a rummage for something this weekend.

I’m in please. No idea with what yet, will go and have a rummage for something this weekend.

Once upon a time I had an acquaintance that ran a paintball outfit.  So, one day he found a couple of old ferrets going cheap somewhere and bought them for his paintball site.  Turns out they had old Entac anti-tank missile launchers still fitted and customs had kittens when they arrived in the country.

Mines Petrol 😁
 

 
And this one is petrol, got the boys to the church when I got married 🙂
 

Life’s a lot simpler if you always do the right thing, key to a good nights sleep imho 😴💤

Has anyone seen this? Presumably only for US citizens though haven’t looked into it. Looks interesting.
https://thebullioncard.apmex.com

This post isn’t sponsored and Apmex have not asked me to post it, I just thought that it looked interesting so sharing. 


 

There other standard cash back cards that offer 1% in the U.K. I won’t mention those here as they are more suited for the non PM section of the forum.

For the Apmex bullion card specifically, what are your thoughts on it? Are there any US members that will be getting one?

In fact it’s not the link that’s broken, your sovereign page is missing as my shortcut to it on the phone brings a 404 as well.

@LawrenceChard @ChardsCoinandBullionDealer If you go to gold in your top menu and select sovereign you get a 404error

 

The way I look at it is 10 quid for 100 sovereigns (30k) not only looks after them, makes it easy to store and I number each capsule so I know what I paid for each one. Good value in my mind. 

101% of spot! Are you mad? I’d buy every sovereign going at that. If you have 100 for sale, I’ll throw in the wife as a Brucie bonus 😀

101% of spot! Are you mad? I’d buy every sovereign going at that. If you have 100 for sale, I’ll throw in the wife as a Brucie bonus 😀

101% of spot! Are you mad? I’d buy every sovereign going at that. If you have 100 for sale, I’ll throw in the wife as a Brucie bonus 😀

101% of spot! Are you mad? I’d buy every sovereign going at that. If you have 100 for sale, I’ll throw in the wife as a Brucie bonus 😀

Here's my take on it ( not that anyone asked)
If ive personally upset someone and "assuming" I actually have? and they are not just a self absorbed know it all, whom happens to be steeped in "irony" then I sincerely apologise. If your out there feeling aggrieved, then please feel free to PM and I will sincerely listen and hopefully rectify the issue. 
My threads ( can only speak for me) seem to get a lot of noise, I never asked for it,nor do I covet it. I do though recognise that it's coming from a place of lighthearted jest and respond in the same way. I never worry if its effecting my sales as those that truly want to buy "will buy" I'm guilty of returning the favour on occasion 😅 but to only those I'm sure warrant it. 
I'm also guilty off maybe overwhelming a post by tagging people I've spoken to recently, or remember they maybe after a certain item? I know ive helped sales ,but that all stops now and everyone can fend for themselves.
As for cliques?? When I joined the forum there was an abundance of already formed "cliques" and it was quite off-putting, but I seem to have landed/fallen into a certain group of like minded people who can see life from a similar position. I would like to think this normal? And I certainly know that any new comer who attempts to interact with me/this group, is welcomed with open arm's. Cant say that about every clique?? Can a forum of over 18000 members all have the same personalities/traits? Highly doubtful.
I know from feedback during private messages or from purchases/sales, that I've made a positive entry into a members stacking/selling journey, whether it be holding items till payday, actually advising them its not the right item for them, advising on actual condition ( not the bullion bollocks that most hide behind) cutting costs and helping with postage,managing expectations, and try to deliver a rapid service, whether I'm paying or receiving payment.
My view is, If someone wants to buy my item, they will buy it. They won't even have the brain power to see the comments on the thread, their focus and determination will ensure they get a price and condition then message to purchase. How do I know this? Because its what goes through my mind when I see something that sings to my taste/wallet. I get condition and if the price is deemed acceptable in my tiny brain, then I buy and pay within ( sometimes seconds) I'm very aware of how valuable people's time is,so I make it as painless as possible. 
I do agree that sales posts do get messy at times, but I've also witnessed it helping sales in a positive manner. How this can be controlled/changed is up to the moderation team, pretty sure they already act on blatant attempts of sabotage though?
I've hand on heart never used the report function since joining, call me old fashioned but talking usually helps. 
Change maybe needed, but if so, then change is needed across the board?? Yes!
Fun is good, can be taken too far at times I agree, but I think the forum police's itself remarkably well. We need to be very careful we don't create a super sterile environment that feels like a library, we can't all buy every second of every day, so if the only thing to exist on the forum was sterile sales posts with no comments allowed, then I'm cancelling my membership and finding other outlets to aquire what I need ( I can get that non personal experience from dealers) 
By all means tighten up on absolute nonsense, but also tighten up on the complete bullshit that goes on too. Favouritism, misleading/unhelpful information. Complaining about things- deep down you know have no impact on your plan/day. Trying it on with pricing and hoping to catch a naive newcomer by the short and curlys? Insulting offers, Complaining about the forum only hurts the forum and will sabotage it's progression. many things should change but I'm voting against taking fun out of the equation.
We can "all" improve, but at least I know personally that I've done right by people ( with their interests at heart not mine) and have never been out to get anyone, if I have a problem, I will message to fix. If ive made a mistake and I either realise or have been made aware,I will message to fix.
 
 
 

Awesome spreadsheet @Silverlocks. @ChrisSilver what’s the chance of converting this into a webpage on the forum with a live spot price? 😀

I thought it would be worse to assume a gender when I didn't know.

So I knocked up a spreadsheet to calculate premiums on various types of gold coins.  
The tool shows premiums for various types of coins from 1% to 20%.  You can customise it by highlighting the point where you consider the premium to be 'good' for a given type of coin - I put in a starter for 10 based on what folks seem to be happy with here on TSF.  Then, enter the spot price in the highlighted cell.  The sheet will calculate the range of values for the premiums.
Enjoy,
Silverlocks
(This version removed because it doesn't have any licence blurb.  Mk 2 version below has licence and a few more features).
Edit: As @Happypanda88 suggested, I've added a bunch of other retail gold bars and suchlike.  Note that the price breaks should be taken as an opinion and several are really just a starter for 10.  I'd be interested to hear the collected wisdom of the denizens of the forum about whether the breaks are sensible for buying/selling on the secondary market.  I've also added some half-percent gradations of premium at the smaller end and added some filters.
 
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Enjoy,
Gold Pricing Mk 2.xlsx

DESIGN OF THE COINS
6. The design of the said five pound, two pound, sovereign, half-sovereign and quarter-sovereign gold coins shall be as follows:
‘For the obverse impression Our effigy with the inscription “· CHARLES III · DEI · GRA · REX · FID · DEF ”, and for the reverse a depiction of Our Royal Arms and the date of the year. The coin shall have either a plain or grained edge.’

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4170151

The gold to silver ratio is meaningless when pm's are not used in circulating currency (imo).  I have no idea why silver stackers are so obsessed with it as an indicator silver is undervalued.