New member from the midlands

[ZEE123]

Hello,

I'm new to this forum. I've been buying gold and silver bullion for the past year now and I like to look for opportunities as an individual investor to grow my portfolio. I buy gold and silver bars and coins to hedge against inflation and currency devaluation in the long term.

I regularly watch YouTube videos from the likes of Backyard Bullion, 2 is 1 Gold and Future Investments for tips on how to invest in precious metals. I believe YouTube channels such as these are a good place to look if you want to look at the pros and cons of different ways of investing in precious metals. I believe The Silver Forum does this on some of its forums too.

I have bought bullion directly from reputable dealers such as Bullion By Post, Atkinsons Bullion, Baird and Co and Dubai Airport Duty Free but I've heard that you can get good deals from The Silver Forum. I understand that the content on this website monitors content and has even clamped down on counterfeit pieces of bullion, so buying on these forums should be safer than buying on eBay.

I look forward to seeing what this website has to offer everyone! 🙂

[Lr103]

Welcome to the forum!

[James32]

Welcome aboard 

[daca]

Welcome aboard and enjoy the ride!

[Jake0111]

Welcome to the forum 😀

[Petra]

Welcome to the forum. Get a decent level of membership so you can take full advantage of any offers on here before they get sold out!😮🤔

[ZEE123]

Thanks everyone, I've just purchased silver membership so I'll see how that goes 😊

[Vesper]

Good luck @ZEE123 and welcome to the Silver Forum! 

[Orpster]

Welcome to the forum,

In case you have not found it yet there is a great compare prices tool on the forum, this will introduce you to other online dealers and let you do a check on better prices when you are buying

https://www.thesilverforum.com/compare/uk/

I find Bullion by Post are generally quite expensive, but Atkinson's and Bairds are both good contenders, as are HGM, Tavex, Gerrards, Britannia Coins and others

[stefffana]

Hi and welcome on forum!🤗

[17RSB]

Welcome to the forum mate

[HonestMoneyGoldSilver]

14 hours ago, ZEE123 said:

Hello,

I'm new to this forum. I've been buying gold and silver bullion for the past year now and I like to look for opportunities as an individual investor to grow my portfolio. I buy gold and silver bars and coins to hedge against inflation and currency devaluation in the long term.

I regularly watch YouTube videos from the likes of Backyard Bullion, 2 is 1 Gold and Future Investments for tips on how to invest in precious metals. I believe YouTube channels such as these are a good place to look if you want to look at the pros and cons of different ways of investing in precious metals. I believe The Silver Forum does this on some of its forums too.

I have bought bullion directly from reputable dealers such as Bullion By Post, Atkinsons Bullion, Baird and Co and Dubai Airport Duty Free but I've heard that you can get good deals from The Silver Forum. I understand that the content on this website monitors content and has even clamped down on counterfeit pieces of bullion, so buying on these forums should be safer than buying on eBay.

I look forward to seeing what this website has to offer everyone! 🙂

Welcome aboard!

TSF is the best place in the UK to buy precious metals. The Forum doesn't get directly involved in trades and charges 0% commission so trading is mostly self-policed by the members and moderators. Spend a little time and get to know the regular buyers and sellers. These guys are worth their weight in gold. If you listen to and follow the most active traders and posters like 3 of the guys in this thread - Stefffana, Orpster and King James32 - you can't go wrong. There are many other reputable traders and coin nerds who can spot a fake from 100 yards.

Buying on TSF is infinitely preferable to buying on eBay. My personal opinion is gold should not be bought on eBay and silver should only be bought at auctions or if you need/want particular items that are not for sale on TSF or elsewhere. They are many good traders on eBay but if you read threads on TSF (like binlord of the week) you will see there are sadly quite a number of disreputable traders on eBay

Binlord of the week on ebay - Gold - The Silver Forum

Here's the TSF quick guide to trading:

Quickstart guide - Please read BEFORE trading on TSF

You've already upgraded to Silver Membership. That is a fantastic start and you should have a lot of fun buying here if you're used to dealer prices. Sometimes dealers do have great offers on gold and certain items but in general you'll get lower prices on TSF for the most popular items like sovereigns, Britannias, Queen's Beasts, etc in gold and you'll definitely get better prices on TSF for silver than any dealer

[Groundup]

Welcome to TSF.

Regarding eBay, even though I don't sell or buy PM's on eBay I know a few on here do...I have noticed a change with regards to email notifications, now it includes the sellers full Name and address... Something that I think sellers of PMs and privacy lovers should be concerned about. 

Edited January 8 by Groundup

[ZEE123]

Hello, 

Thanks everyone for the tips and advice on buying PMs.

I've had a look and I have seen some good products for very reasonable prices. I have even messaged users regarding products they're selling that I'm interested in. What I would say about buying directly from the dealers is that they might have specific products I want that aren't on TSF. For example, I've been looking at the gold lunar series coins, I haven't seen any on TSF yet but I've seen the dealers selling them.

It just depends on what I'm looking for. I'll keep looking on this website to find better deals if I can. 👍

Edited January 9 by ZEE123

[ChrisSilver]

Hello and welcome to The Silver Forum  

[Petra]

On 09/01/2024 at 18:10, ZEE123 said:

Hello, 

Thanks everyone for the tips and advice on buying PMs.

I've had a look and I have seen some good products for very reasonable prices. I have even messaged users regarding products they're selling that I'm interested in. What I would say about buying directly from the dealers is that they might have specific products I want that aren't on TSF. For example, I've been looking at the gold lunar series coins, I haven't seen any on TSF yet but I've seen the dealers selling them.

It just depends on what I'm looking for. I'll keep looking on this website to find better deals if I can. 👍

They have been on, however if you haven’t got paid membership they will be sold before the sales thread becomes accessible to you🤔😮