FFS. I should never reply on a phone. Here are some edits.

I would imagine you can do this - however you normally invest, check with them

In other words, check this out through whichever bank or trading platform you use. In OTHER other words, try to search and buy something and see what happens.

EDITED: Since the retarded repeal of the Glass Steagal act in the US by the communists, you can pretty much buy any Financial instrument from any financial firm, just about anywhere. But again, check with your bank.

EDITED: Also not sure about Costco research and let us know what you find - I’m curious too. Your Results may vary

Note: The better autocorrect and autofill have become, the sloppier my typing and texting. NOW my autocorrect is a retarded drunken frat boy who wants to destroy my reputation.

Not that it has all that far to go.

FML.

@Typo-MAGAshiv

question: when it's time to sell, what's the best way to avoid being ripped off? Peer-to-peer?

You could do that, but your best bet is to go to a dealer.

Getting low offers is not the same as getting ripped off, right?

What I did the last time I sold a gold coin was - I took a photo of it and personally visited three "we buy gold" places in my area. One guy offered a few dollars more, so I sold it to him.

Of course with gold, you check the prices. At the time gold was selling for (about 5 years ago) something like $1,400 an ounce. He offered me like $1,350 or so, which was more than the other two.

They make money by playing the spread. So they're not wrong for that. They offer to sell you gold at $10, but they'll pay you $8 for the very same gold. That $2 keeps the lights on and the store open - just like car dealers.

Cars can be valued all over the fucking place. And cars can have all sorts of hidden problems - even a decent mechanic might miss. So gold is actually much easier to buy and sell because it is a commodity.

Hold onto the gold. Use it as a retirement backup plan. Next year, when your broke down old ass retires at 85 years old, you will need it to pay someone to change your diapers. And trust me, you'll need all the gold you can get !

(I enjoyed typing that last bit more than is reasonable)

Cheers.

@deeplydisturbed that's some good shit, brother.

have a Chad coin!

But now I have questions too, because this has been a weak spot of mine. (Yes, I do have them!) Well, questions combined with various thoughts.

Get a Costco account. Then buy a gold bar.

Holy shit, Costco sells gold and silver bars?!

I wish I'd known a few years ago. We bought a lot of silver coins and bars as hedges against inflation. Gold seemed out of reach at the time, and we agreed that it might be better to have multiple of the lesser metal than just one or two of the upper one.

question: when it's time to sell, what's the best way to avoid being ripped off? Peer-to-peer?

Have an exit strategy. BEFORE You buy anything

Oops.

I thought I had more questions, but RL derailed my train of thought as I composed this.