I want to buy some more physical gold and a little bit of silver, but it’s hard to find it where you can make a hand to hand transaction.
The last purchase I did was over the internet from a source a friend has bought from for years. The price was the best around, but they took two months and had to call them to get my gold delivered, so I’m afraid to do business with them again — not worth the worry.
I’ve purchased a little bullion both over the net and at my local dealer. I consider it an investment in something which will eventually be the only widely acceptable currency. So, withing reasonable limits, the premium one pays today is irrelevant. Selling it for a huge profit later on will not be the point. Needing it to trade for necessities will be.