JasonDavies

I bought from them and had my order the next day. No idea how they did this from Belgium.

Mime are already developing milk spot's. One of them looks like a scene from the film "there's something about Mary"  💦 🤣

Yes - defects as these bullion coins are produced like metal washers.
You are fortunate that there aren't scuffs, scratches, pits, reeded dings and milk spots as well.

I did a similar calculation but took into account the percentage of gold that is not shiny.
It got £1641.22 on the first of jan 2022

I did a similar calculation but took into account the percentage of gold that is not shiny.
It got £1641.22 on the first of jan 2022

I did some math, added the risk of a virus, deducted some tears and compared it to the fear-level. Extracted the lockdown, multiplied with Brexit minus the square root of the deal. Then I took in account that gold is shiny, yellowish and heavy. Making me round it up to a nice round number:
= Gold will be £1643,87 on the first of jan 2022. 
Ratio GBP 1,00 / Euro 1,04

Sorry to hear this; I do hope it gets sorted out.

As @Shinus73 stated this forum has proved its worth in being able to provide a platform where sellers and buyers find and strike deals that are most of the time the best.
I noticed you are relatively new on the forum so you don't have the same experience as many of us who have been buying and selling for many years very successfully.
Many of us are very astute in seeking out good deals and we have well honed experience in checking out competitive prices both when buying and selling.

As a stacker of silver I do research before making any purchases and when for example  @arshimo2012 lists silver bars and coins on the Silver Forum you have to be monitoring your screen live when he lists his stuff because if you blink you have missed a bargain.

If you are desperately seeking a specific coin then you might pay extra because there is no-one else offering this coin.
Some websites like BullionbyPost might show a coin that is out of stock for £30 but you would find it impossible to source anywhere for less than £60 so a seller is going to try and get close to £60. When buying basic bullion then personally I look for the cheapest but factoring in also the cost of shipping or adding VAT plus other charges if purchasing in the USA or Australia.

Last summer I sold a lot of gold coins to forum members at prices you could not even think about getting from any dealers.
Show me a dealer that sells gold proof Britannias, gold proof sovereigns, doubles and quintuples at SPOT price.
Even boxed proof sets at a few percent over spot when your well known dealers were asking 60% premiums on identical sets.

When it comes to selling, some of us research the market very thoroughly and price accordingly.
Serious forum buyers do their homework and if a product is over-priced it does not sell.
Having said that I failed to sell some coins priced at less than £24 here but saw the same coins sell on eBay for over £35 during the same period.
There will always be opportunists and some coins could be overpriced but generally not from any seasoned members.
@Tn21 mentioned you are only scratching the surface so stick with it and if someone is listing at too high a price, don't buy.
Some sellers however might reconsider if you sent them an offer backing up your price as perhaps they weren't as well informed.

It will be interesting to see how silver prices change after December 31 when buying from our VAT free or differential VAT suppliers will have ended.
That's where some of us stackers get our benchmark prices.

When buying I do scout the market and see what it is has to  offer. Having said that the majority of my stack has been bought from this very forum and the reason behind that is because of price. Standard bullion items I would buy here first if it's cheaper then a dealer, if not then I would probably favour a dealer tbh. 
 
When it comes to selling I try and price the items better then the dealer's in order to make it more attractive to buy. Everyone wants the best possible price when buying or selling. The circumstances in which an individual is selling can also have an affect on price point, eg someone selling to raise some funds Vs a commercial seller who wants to get the maximum profit (nothing wrong with that) 
Yes you have a point in certain scenarios in my opinion, but the forum is deep and you may only be scratching the surface. 

Theres a number of reasons people may buy what you consider to be overpriced
Availability - Sellers in the trade section here have your coin in hand, meaning you can usually get it within 24-48 hours max. Some people value the speed of execution. Condition - dealers don't tend to give you much info around the coin you are getting whereas here you can have detailed photos provided to you and interact with the seller to learn about condition before buying Credibility - there are plenty of established sellers here who know their stuff. The level of accountability is far higher than somewhere like eBay and the risk of getting a fraudulent coin on here is (in my opinion) far lower. Anybody peddling dodgy goods would be on the banned list pretty fast given how small and connected the community is. Rarity - To take your example of 2020 sovs, they are easy to come by and any dealer can source for you, but prior years tend to get increasingly harder to get hold of. Sometimes people want to do a date run or collect a coin for a year which is special to them so they are happy to pay a few more quid to secure the coin. Obviously if you are just stacking weight then go for the cheapest you can find but not everybody has the same goals As for pricing, the market tends to sort that out. Overpriced stock hangs around for a long period of time until it either gets reduced or the listing gets killed at the 30 day point. Stuff which is keenly priced goes in a heartbeat - have a look at Arshimo2012s listings to see how quick stuff can move (30 seconds from listed to sold sometimes!)
 
Auctions I'm with you on - results can be totally random as people can get tied up with 'winning' rather than buying the coin they want but their money, their choice!
 
 
 

That's positive.

I feel for you and hope you get your problem resolved.
I've had bad service from them but fortunately not out of pocket as I cancelled everything (many months ago).
See https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/goldsilver.be
Out of 33 reviews, 45% are excellent and 48% are bad.
I can't help thinking the bad ones are all genuine and the excellent ones are people who work for them (or maybe their relatives).
Good luck.

I feel for you and hope you get your problem resolved.
I've had bad service from them but fortunately not out of pocket as I cancelled everything (many months ago).
See https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/goldsilver.be
Out of 33 reviews, 45% are excellent and 48% are bad.
I can't help thinking the bad ones are all genuine and the excellent ones are people who work for them (or maybe their relatives).
Good luck.

Love this site; well done.