ArgentSmith

Really? You should list them over on the buy & sell section and bump the hell out of it   

FTFY

If they are screwed on too tight people moan, if they aren't screwed on tight enough people moan. They either need to employ Goldilocks to screw the capsules together or go back to push fit.

They are screw top mate!  They are not screwing them together properly...........

Simple answer to the capsule open problem
 
Bring back the screw tops!

Not everyone can get an issue at RRP.  Some people can't get a coin when they go on sale, and others may get a high queue number and the coin sells out before they can buy it.  It happens all the time.  So, if someone misses a coin and really wants it, they do not have much choice but to buy it from a dealer or flipper at more than RRP.  Also, some collectors refuse to deal the stress and nerves that go with the RM's queues, and instead prefer the less stress of buying from a dealer.  This is why dealers and flippers exist....and thrive.

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It will sink even more when the milk spots appear in 6 months time and you are sending to BYB to melt in to a round 😆

That's going to happen to all ten of your tudor donkeys too though 😁

On another point, it's just sinking in that I've spent £260 + postage on 2 Oz of silver.

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Okay …been biding my time here, and it’s all gone a bit too quiet for my liking (after a fine bottle of Rioja)…plus other stuff….
Regards to the RM’s business model… I agree with the OP, it is unfair!…in so many ways..however, I was once told you can never beat a bad system…and that belief has kept me sane for many a year. You can’t beat it, so you must join it!
I first encountered the RM queuing system (a means of ordering what’s left, for the peasantry, after the sanctimonious types have had their fill) , several years ago, when I wanted to buy that numismatic classic, the golden gruffalo 50p

Don't start..it was a long time ago (promise). Having waited up until 2am, I decided I was not going to go through that process again.
For a while, I had a contact at the RM (not an account manager), who managed to bag me a few items, as and when I wanted…but that didn’t last long…I didn’t spend enough I guess.
But…If you are bright and resourceful, you find a way to get what you want, but it’s not easy, and takes time and planning.
I still do not have an an account manager, but did still manage to get a 2oz Gold Plain Edge, from the RM for £5250 (RRP)..so it can be done. And if you want to know how……maybe another time😉!…I

 
PS Don’t PM me asking either…the answer will end in OFF!
As an addendum…I actually joined the queue for the gothic crown (like the majority), and got a queue number of 6007. I then logged out and logged back in again immediately, and ended up in the shop at 9.10am, with no queue. By ignoring the coin on sale at the time (quartered arms), and ticking the box for the Portrait, the flaw in their website allocated me both coins on the continuity deal…utter madness!
From someone who has always worked in either the private sector, or self employed, I’m staggered by how this company operates….they are in the dark ages in so many ways. 
 
They must employ dozens of staff in customer services…but if they managed their systems and production processes better, they wouldn’t need them….monopoly company I guess, so can get away with it ad infinitum.
My main gripe with them is quality though…so many forum members have been disappointed on receiving their GC coins this week it’s criminal. Either the capsule is loose and it flies off, or it’s so freakin’ tight you have to resort to Heath Robinson type solutions to get it off (I put parcel tape on the top and bottom of the capsule, grab the ends, and twist!)
Unfortunately, we have to deal with them…if we want their products…most of which I do not. If they didn’t produce sovereigns, I think they would have gone bust years ago.
 
 

i have bought less than a handful of silver coins and paid VAT in the UK. I don't actually know if i ever have bought any but i'll say i have to be on the safe side.
The high premiums and VAT doesn't matter too much if you can resell it with those costs in the price. There seems to be an idea all the premium and VAT costs are lost but we know that isn't true unless perhaps if you are selling to a dealer.
i buy off the forum when i see something i think is value and i have the funds. 
Who is paying full wack prices unless it is something special like the Tudor Beasts from the Mint?
 

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https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/968334225/mature-nsfw-barry-wood-card-printable

Go big or go home

Nice little collection of poured silver from @arshimo2012 many thanks. Including a lovely piece from @SilverAngelPouring and a couple of mini pitbullion bars that didn't  appear on the original sales listing, possibly to make the weight up? Very pleased.

Can any summarise the last few pages  been away for 3 minutes and feel like I woke from a decade long coma and the wold has left me by BTW....is Boris still PM and have we beat covid?    
Can you guys do all us all a favour  Who ever gets the start off a new page can you start the page with a summery of the pervious ones because I've lost the plot......... Ted Rodgers makes more sense then this post..
 
 

this one?
 
 

Please tell me I’m not the only person who had to google what RKO’s were? 🤔😆

Has anyone seen or heard from Barry?