cliveb13

Lovely @Tn21    … but I am biased 

Hi @James32 

My plan for world domination has a core strategy of majority ownership of the 5 Tola market. So far it’s going ok. 
 

I am a collector , not a trader. I have hundreds of pieces , some great, some not so great. A couple outstanding . These fit comfortably for me in the ‘great’ section. That’s why I jumped & secured. Whilst I recognise that everything has a price, and I have sold 2 items at very significant prices, I believe I got two great pieces for a good price & good value for my collection. 
 

I might sell, but if I bought one day, sold theee days later to make £x  I might be regarded as a ‘flipper’ . I am not and sone sell to me because they know or believe or are persuaded that their valued item will be cherished by a collector. That is the case here I think . 
 

I am in no sense a flipper & don’t want that though I trade with flippers when there is a piece I want . But who on TSF will sell me one of the three coins I really want if the evidence suggests I might not own them for > a week if the price is right 

thinking about it 

clive 
 

Well done @arphethean

I love bridges, and coins, I love bridge themed coins . If I hadn’t been out of comms I would have been trying to outmaneouvre 

great coin 

C 

@arphethean might this be one for you ? 

Ssssh. One of them will be under the 🎄for my wife in December …. Maybe . She wishes I had never found coins. 
beautiful pieces as @Roy & others have said. I’ll look after them & admire them . Collection coming along nicely now I think 

hope you all get a view of the Northern Lights tonight. We head out to darker skies in an hour to try & glimpse them. It was there last night but later than we expected & missed them. 
 

thank you to @Silverhigh for a great deal 

clive 

Just now, James32 said:

@cliveb13 is an excellent buyer

Thank you @James32 . Thank you for taking the time to reassure @Silverhigh 

C 

These are beautiful pieces. Both. @Silverhigh
 

I’ll happily offer £5650 for both . I am lucky enough to have a 5 Tola bar already but it may not be as nice as yours. The Jelenko set is superb. Unusual presentation 

Clive 

@Mas

very surprisingly I am the only bidder & I hope that as that situation exists , an agreement can be set between you & I to allow you to withdraw & reset for another day. 
 

I am v surprised I am the ‘only child’ on this one 

let me know 

C

25 minutes ago, Agaupl said:

Look at the spread though 

Yes, @Agaupl the spread is significant & worse for Rhodium where it is easily 12-15% & vat. These are not really trading PM stuff. My interest was a move laterally from a periodic element collection 

it’s worked out for me maybe but my interest is not trading . And I have several Pd pieces I am theoretically losing on, but they are both beautiful coins bought 2nd hand though at a higher ‘spot’ . The spread is the cost of acquiring but preowned there is not the full fat vat markup but I know and expect that the vat paid originally should be recognised . Good point though & I don’t think these esoteric metals are a recipe for trading beyond curiosity . But what do I know … ? 
clive 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3104752782909926/permalink/7837180703000420/
 

quite a few for sale on this post 

C 

Hi @Gypsy

as you already know I am a PM collector & have both Pd & Rh in my laughably coined ‘stack’ 

I am not selling any but I wanted to point you and @Stacktastic to Bleyer Bullion who have supplied a couple of pieces to me & did buy a bar of Rh & Pd from me when demand was really high . They do get pre-owned precious metal pieces in regularly. Not sure about anyone else dealer wise but maybe other Forum members have experience 

Good luck. Rh especially is rare as you know & often out of stock at Bairds who are the main minters of it in the uk 

clive 

Great present @SheepStacker

I gave a bar as a wedding present, another as a birth gift for baby, as opposed to birthday, & a lovely nugget for a 60th. 
these very well presented bars are ideal . 
nice one . 
and my wife got a bar of rhodium , palladium, platinum & gold across 4 gift cycles in 2014-15. Before some of them went ££ crazy . PM gifts are worthwhile and enduring … though my kids think I am mad 👹

C

Beautiful . A great quality set at a v good price . 
clive 

Thank you @James32 . As you know I am an avid collector of gold proof 50p coins , especially the rare ones in highest grades. I have all of these coins as individual and 3/5 as 70 grade , otherwise the set would have been ideal. A lovely set at a very good price for a 50p proof collector with gaps in the collection 

very nice @Artictim  . Very 

clive 

Lovely pen Andrew

i have given 3 fountain pens as gifts in recent years, & because they are so unusual now, it is a classic gift. 
 

I hope that sublime pen gets a nice new home. It’s a beauty 

clive 

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@Mark1234 

Intriguing. I have 2 sovs coming next week that are outliers in my collection plan so something might work but I can’t for a few days so happy to see how this works thru on the wider group .. 

clive 

Thanks so much everyone 

I was absent at the end as we are celebrating my wife’s retirement with a superb trip. I am winning an auction every weekend so I hope this continues for the rest of April  . I sold some cgt liable gold last week & this 5g bar is part of proceeds . 
I am engaged in my wife’s weekend but I will pay up & honour my commitment . Of course I will 

Clive 

23 mins early for the winning 

£291 

‘worth my weight in gold… no darling, not with spot at £1900…’ 

Morning TSF 

I started out collecting an ‘element’ collection, but thankfully got distracted by PMs & Platinum, Palladium & Rhodium. And then I found gold coins. 
I am looking to cycle back a bit & add any special Platinum or Palladium graded to my collection. 
I’d be keen to what pieces any of you have. I am trying to not be specific . 
I have the 2017 Palladium Eagle (first year of issue), & various parts of the 2007 & 8 Britannia Platinum series in grades. Though neither of the 1oz £100 in 70. I also have the 1/4 run of Britannia Pt from 2017. 
 

thanks . Look forward to hearing from you 

Clive 

Perfect @Clockpuncher 

if it comes out at 70 I’ll pay 9.1% above the surging spot ! 
Ha. I know you will keep me posted. 
thank you 

clive 

Thank you all for helping 

I now have a Proof 2021 Britannia £100 so edging my Pt collection up towards the rarefied levels of @Jaconet & @Clockpuncher

closing this thread with thanks to TSF 

clive