Quote from: runeks on May 22, 2013, 08:04:23 PM

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What other places are there to buy gold/silver for BTC? I'm looking to buy some and have no desire to use Coinabul.

I've ordered gold coins from amagimetals.com and just got them the other day.

They are the cheapest I've been able to find (for BTC).

Currently their Krugerrands are 6% cheaper than bitcoincommodities.com and their Maple Leafs are 5.5% cheaper than bitcoincommodities.com. Their Eagles are 4.5% cheaper.

If you would (or "have to") order from the EU, you'd have to add ~19% VAT, so for EU customers Amagi (and coinabul) are 15% more expensive than me - just pointing that out, if I may.

Quote from: runeks on May 22, 2013, 08:04:23 PM

This is not true. There is no VAT on gold in the EU: http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/taxation/l31012_en.htm

I wish the customs dudes knew that.
I have shipped gold from the US a couple of dozen times and a good half of it was held up for weeks due to disagreements over this matter.

Quote from: runeks on May 22, 2013, 08:04:23 PM

For silver, though, there is a VAT rate to pay, which varies between countries, but I don't think it matters whether you buy from the EU or US in that case.

The difference is ~15%.
Only if bullion prices in the US were more than 20% cheaper than over here, this would be true.
But they're not.