SD Bullion Lowers Minimum Order Size

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The team at SD Bullion sent out an email to their customers today informing them of a change to the minimum order amount.

Several weeks ago, SD Bullion, along with other online bullion dealers, experienced an unexpected increase in daily order volume due to the banking crisis that began with the collapse of SVB. This led to several online dealers increasing the minimum order size in order to reduce the volume of orders.

SD Bullion had increased their minimum order amount to $500. The announcement today notes that the reduction to a $250 order minimum.

The complete text from the email announcement reads:

Over the past week, we’ve continued to address the backlog of orders to work us closer towards normal processing times of 1-3 business days. We expect to reach that goal within the next two weeks. Therefore, this morning, we were able to reduce the order minimum from $500 to $250 to allow us to resume serving as many customers as possible. We’ll evaluate additional steps to remove the order minimum altogether as we monitor demand moving forward, but our goal is to remove the minimum completely as soon as our operations can support it.

We have continued to offer best in class value for physical precious metals throughout this period of substantial demand and will continue to be the online dealer of choice for stackers and investors everywhere. We appreciate your support and patience as we continue to accomplish our mission.

Sincerely
SD Bullion Executive Team

SD Bullion is one of the few dealers that currently offer both silver at spot price and gold at spot price to new investors.

BGASC Changes Shipping Policy – Orders over $199 Ship Free

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vintage gold coins

Changes have been happening behind the scenes at BGASC since being acquired by A-Mark Precious Metals earlier this year.

Over the last few months we’ve seen the launch of a new website incorporating a deep catalog of new and historic products.

For many years BGASC has had the reputation of being the best place to buy 1 oz gold coins. Even though they have the lowest silver prices on many popular items, their high order minimum for free shipping kept a lot of buyers away.

Newly minted custom branded silver rounds and silver bars minted by Silvertowne with the BGASC logo have been added in the new product offering.

The low premium generic 1 oz silver rounds have quickly become on the most popular amongst stackers.

Recently, BGASC made changes to their shipping policies that makes it easier for investors to save money on premiums.

BGASC is now offering free shipping on all orders over $199.

Free shipping on bullion usually means higher premiums

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Some online dealers offer free shipping on bullion when your purchase is over a certain amount. Is the shipping really free? Or is it somehow hidden in the higher premiums.

The myth of free shipping on bullion when buying online

When looking at the prices and premiums of online bullion one of the first things that many people notice is that the price of the same items can vary greatly from dealer to dealer. Sometimes it’s just that dealers may be charging a higher premium on some items.

More often than not the dealers that charge higher premiums per ounce offer a free shipping option with a low purchase price of around $100. This is because the dealer has to fit the shipping cost into their business model somewhere. Free shipping isn’t really free, you’re just paying for it somewhere else.

This is no different than when dealers charge a 4% additional fee for paying for bullion with a credit card or Paypal. The additional cost gets added into the product margin somehow.

When you look at our quick glance silver bullion price comparison chart one of the first thing you notice is that the lowest prices per ounce are most often from dealers that charge a nominal shipping charge.

Of the dealers that charge shipping, most shipping charges are in the $5 to $10 per order range depending on the class of service and the weight of the order. When looking for the best silver prices online it is important to take into consideration the shipping charges. The cost of shipping should be spread out over each ounce in your order.