According to a report from Kitco, the Costco’s gold bullion sales have become a significant driver of its online sales, with reports of double-digit increases in gold sales over the past three months.
Costco has a “no returns” policy when it comes to the gold coins and bars that they sell. What are the best options when you’re looking to sell gold coins?
The spot price of gold rocketed past $2,400 per ounce in Asia this morning, topping out at $2,429.70 before the tamp down by the Wall Street after the New York opening bell. By afternoon, the price had settled down to around $2,342, $87 lower.
Even though gold prices continue to trend upwards, consumers demand for gold in the United States keeps getting stronger.
Some investors are buying gold coins from Costco below melt value when factoring in the rewards. The premium on Costco’s gold coins appears to average around 2.5%. Once receiving them, they bring them to their local coin stores to sell back. If your local coin store will pay 3% above melt, then without factoring in other rewards, its possible to make a quick .5% profit.
However, there are ways to use other rewards to increase profits. Flipping gold coins for profits has been a side hustle that many collectors and numismatists have been using for a long time to increase their collections and investments in tangible assets.
Earlier in the year, Costco stated that gold sales contributed around $100 million in revenue in the final quarter of last year when they first began the offerings.
Since then, Costco has been making regular offerings of gold coins from both the US Mint and Royal Canadian Mint, such as the 1 oz Gold Buffalo and 1 oz Gold Maple Leaf coins.