Littlemac

But would bad milk spots affect the selling price? I see a few on ebay that are about 10% over spot price (+postage) with really bad spotting, I don't think they will sell TBH.

I think I read somewhere that the Brinks Mat robbery kick started the whole Dockland development in London. http://db.city-insights.com/en/page/3072

Buy the dip, if only premiums would drop as much.

I agree on your £20.00 an oz theory. but I think the actual number is $24 an oz. If it gets above this amount I don't think they'll be able to hold it back by dumping paper silver on the market.

So the madness has begun, first silver coin has arrived, did you know that this time 10 years ago the spot price foe silver was higher than today? I wonder what the premium was like then?

These might be interesting to have, 2023 Britannias with the Queen still on them. €713 for 25 +36 shipping + 1.5% insurance. UK buyers will have to pay VAT though. https://europabullion.com/silver-coins/1076-pre-sale-25-x-1-oz-britannia-2023-silver-tube.html Their spot price is a bit off though.

I took a chance at the weekend and bought a few 1 oz coins from Spain. All I can say so far is that they've been shipped. 1 kg bars seem to be good value, but it's more money than most people would be comfortable with spending on something that just might be fake. Perhaps that's why they are cheaper than dealers? I have bought Sterling silver on ebay in the past and never had any problems. It is a good 'shop window' though that could lead to a good source in the future.

Newbie here so be gentle. Looks to me like europa have increased their 1kg price overnight, even though the spot price has fallen, €818.23 was the kg price last night, spot was hovering around the €700 mark. This morning The europa kg price is €835.13 for a kg of europa goddess and spot is €694.81 as I type. Does this happen often?

Hello all. EU based, but English is my first language. I have always had an interest in silver. When I started going to antique auctions in the 1990's I was surprised at how cheap the silver was so bought a few sterling bits that I liked. Now I'm looking at buying some bullion mainly just to keep long term for retirement. Or sell if I really have to, or sell simply because the price is right. But I wonder would I be better buying gold only or a mix of both? Not going to buy a huge amount, just start small and see how it goes. BTW came across the forum watching backyardbullion on youtube. Hopefully that guy Mike Maloney is right and this time next year we'll all be millionaires!

Thanks LC, every day is a school day.

What should a genuine Rand test read, would there always be a trace of silver? I thought they would just have gold and copper.

Newbie here too. I think kg if you think you will keep it long term, oz if you think you might have to cash in sooner than later. Amount you want to invest is a factor too.