mts
Bronze Member
- May 18, 2009
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- Detector(s) used
- Nokta Simplex+, Nokta Pulsedive, Tesoro Vaquero, Tesoro Silver µMax, BH Tracker IV, Garrett ProPointer
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Does anyone have any experience with any of these three companies? I've seen them all briefly mentioned here before but really haven't seen much in the way of pros and cons for each. All three of these companies appear to beat APMEX on price for silver items. I bought most of my silver from private individuals with only a little coming from APMEX. All of my gold was purchased from APMEX.
Here are a few pros and cons that I have seen. Please feel free to post more or correct me if I'm wrong on anything here. I'm trying to figure out who to use for a large purchase of silver should the price continue to drop down to the low $20's. By the way, I mention using credit cards below. I would not use a credit card for a large purchase. But being able to pick up a few coins here and there (especially the specialty items) using a credit card could be a pro for some people.
Provident Metals:
- Pro's - Decent web site, good prices on silver, decent selection, accepts credit card (but at a higher cost), no minimums.
- Con's - Slightly more expensive than APMEX on gold.
Kitco:
- Pro's - Good web site with lots of information, good prices on both gold and silver, no minimums.
- Con's - Selection is sparse, does not appear to accept credit cards.
Tulving:
- Pro's - Good prices on both gold and silver, reasonable selection.
- Con's: - Terrible web site (quite possibly the worst I've ever seen), high minimums, does not appear to accept credit cards, requires you to call to setup an account.
APMEX:
- Pro's - Good prices on both gold and silver, excellent web site, excellent selection (many hard to find items), no minimums, accepts credit cards (but at a higher cost)
- Con's - Higher shipping costs, prices are good but not as good as some of the other sites above.
Any others?
Here are a few pros and cons that I have seen. Please feel free to post more or correct me if I'm wrong on anything here. I'm trying to figure out who to use for a large purchase of silver should the price continue to drop down to the low $20's. By the way, I mention using credit cards below. I would not use a credit card for a large purchase. But being able to pick up a few coins here and there (especially the specialty items) using a credit card could be a pro for some people.
Provident Metals:
- Pro's - Decent web site, good prices on silver, decent selection, accepts credit card (but at a higher cost), no minimums.
- Con's - Slightly more expensive than APMEX on gold.
Kitco:
- Pro's - Good web site with lots of information, good prices on both gold and silver, no minimums.
- Con's - Selection is sparse, does not appear to accept credit cards.
Tulving:
- Pro's - Good prices on both gold and silver, reasonable selection.
- Con's: - Terrible web site (quite possibly the worst I've ever seen), high minimums, does not appear to accept credit cards, requires you to call to setup an account.
APMEX:
- Pro's - Good prices on both gold and silver, excellent web site, excellent selection (many hard to find items), no minimums, accepts credit cards (but at a higher cost)
- Con's - Higher shipping costs, prices are good but not as good as some of the other sites above.
Any others?