Roy

This was my reply. 
 

I have just had confirmation that I will be getting a £2500 payment. I will also be getting £27.89 in postage refund and a £50 goodwill payment to "Restore my confidence in the service they provide"
Totally crazy. 
I asked for a £250 goodwill payment to split the difference on the £500 in losses I am facing from the difference in price of silver and the other losses from hallmarking/postage etc. 
The CEO office reply was simply, No. 

It would seem they have chosen "Trial by combat"
Crazy that if the Royal Mail finds my package they could just sell the silver for £2800 spot price and be in profit over £200
It has happened before...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/15859526/royal-mail-missing-parcels-sold-at-auction/
Would not put it past them.
If this happens eventually there will be some very strongly worded videos produced and a number of solicitors letters sent me thinks. 

They 'iz proppa minted ...... boi . Dang
https://companycheck.co.uk/company/12769159/MARTIN-KAYE-WATCHES-AND-JEWELLERY-LTD/companies-house-data
 

The whole world follows the USA, never leads her. If we were to cut rates before the Americans then GBP would plummet vs USD and inflation in the UK would go up, forcing us to raise rates again (global commodities like oil are priced in USD and the UK is a large net importer of physical goods).
If anything we should hold rates when the Fed cuts to combat inflation but that's politically challenging. The BoE shouldn't have to worry about politics, it's allegedly independent (like the Fed) but idiot politicians over here are actually trying to make the BoE just another political instrument. We all know how bad and corrupt things are currently when they try to hide the politicisation of banks, can you imagine how bad things would get if we dropped the pretence? In the USA already the Treasury and Fed are openly colluding and it stinks to high heaven

If it goes up - I hold
If goes down - BUY!!! 😁

1 kilo umicore. in march 2011 @22 quid an oz.  think it was from the gold company. still got it 13 years later, finally broke even on it last week

I didn't 

Was looking through the results from today's Coin Cabinet auction and some massive differences in prices for top graded vs lesser graded coins.
For example, 2 1957 Sovereigns sold... the MS65 for £500 and the MS 66 for £1850 😗
Appreciate people want top pop but surely that's a massive premium for a coin that is visually similar to the naked eye?
Similar price disparity on some 1966 sovs and other coins.
No expert on grading but there seemed to be a decent number in the census at top grading.
Glad I'm not a collector of top graded coins 😄

Merry christmas , 
Christmas is only round the corner so it is a good time to grab this for yourself or for your love ones 
buy this Christmas tree bars will earn you another free christmas by year 2125 too 
price 312 plus postage              now     >>>>  311 
plus postage 
payment by bank transfer 
thank you 
 

And he hasn't bumped up his price either.
Good man 👍
Get 'em while you can!

And he hasn't bumped up his price either.
Good man 👍
Get 'em while you can!

Maybe his nursing home in Harley Street. 

I was wondering if the 883 was a reference to Harley 😊

And he hasn't bumped up his price either.
Good man 👍
Get 'em while you can!

I quite like these coins and IIRC I got some from you a few weeks ago when spot was much lower for pretty much the same price (£24)
For reference these are currently £37 at Atkinsons for a single coin
2023 Armenian Noah's Ark 1oz Silver Coin | 1oz Silver Coins | Atkinsons Bullion
Closer to £40 at Bleyer for 1 coin
1oz Silver Armenian Noah's Ark coin In brand new condition (bleyerbullion.co.uk)
and close to £40 at BBP for a single coin
2023 Armenian Noah's Ark Silver Coin 1oz - From £36.24 | BullionByPost

And he hasn't bumped up his price either.
Good man 👍
Get 'em while you can!

And he hasn't bumped up his price either.
Good man 👍
Get 'em while you can!

Hope we don't drop below 1842 😬

BORING !
What a lack lustre day
think I will go back to stacking silver.
At least disappointment was guaranteed daily and it didn't get your hopes up like the teasing minx gold is

For small amounts (< £50,000) try LV (Liverpool Victoria) insurance. They are the best one I came across, no stipulations that you need a floor safe, an Alsatian and 3 armed security guards to insure precious metals at home. For amounts over this you would be best advised to get a safety deposit box but remember you also need to get insurance on your safety deposit box!!

I have a small safe at home for anything I have recently bought or I am looking to sell but I generally use a safety deposit box that costs me £230 a year (the normal price is £285 but I signed up for an offer when I upgraded the size of the box) plus I pay a bit extra for higher insurance.
I used to have specific insurance for my coins through highworth insurance but have rolled it into my house insurance for the past couple of years as I keep very little at home and only for short periods, the specific coin insurance cost me circa £120 a year and it adds about £40 to my normal contents insurance now.  It does cut down on the choice of insurers as some will not cover coin collections or that sort of value in gold.
I have not found it hard to sell gold recently, I have sold around 5oz's during the recent spike, 3oz on the forum and 10 sovereigns directly to a dealer.  I have also sold a couple of graded premium pieces to collectors and used all the funds to buy gold that has not really been impacted by the spike because of the lower premiums on some items.  I have sold considerable (for me) amounts of gold on two occasions in the last decade (I use gold to store money and do not really see it as an investment) so I never really worry about selling having done it.  If your cheaper than the next guy, even if only slightly, and your price is fair in the prevailing market then it sells.  
 

With the caveat that these are my own rambling.
With gold at all time highs It seams quite expensive especially if you have a few years under the belt at buying gold & silver. When the price jumps as fast as it has, to keep folk buying what tends to happen is the premium lags the increase. This results in buyers trying to get things as close to spot or even under stop if they possibly can. As the market steadies the premium increases back to normal % above spot. 
I suppose the buyers with funds don't want to part with their funds for fear that the spot price will crash, Hence " it's hard to sell gold at the moment and there's bargains to be had, therefore it must be a great time to buy but prices are high," and the sellers, whilst they may get more this week than last week had they chose to sell, they feel that they could have got more as last week their sovereign was spot plus 3%, this week, it's spot.
In very volatile price periods, It pay's if you don't need to sell. Buyers try to factor in the risk of a price drop.
On the case of storage, A few ounces I would say is fine at home. £150k worth saver in a vault. First line of security though. When your in Precious metals club. You don't talk about Precious metals club. Tell no one.
Your in the right place though for some insight. The forum has done wonders for me. Made a few friend's, I think. Gleaned a good bit of info. get to chat with like minded folk. and managed to get some great deals. A paid membership is advisable as you will get to see the sales posts as they go live. Any deal worth having gets snapped up pretty quick. Also, From a personal stance my paid membership for the first month saved me my years membership in the deals I made.
Hope this helps.

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