On august 16th 2011 I bought an identical 1 gm bar from Gainesville Coin and paid 79.72 including a ridiculous shipping fee of 9.75. Knew I was getting a bit of a raw deal (79.72 x 31.1 = 2479.29) as that is currently about 600 dollars above spot, but figured as a beginning/small investor I'd have to pay extra for the ability to purchase these small amounts.
Now 96.95 x 31.1 is 3015.15...........hmmmm......... yep ......... currently 1200 dollars over the price of gold.(right around 1800 dollars as i write this)
If a legitimate gold dealer can thrive on half of that profit margin, how can Blue Proton justify this absurd mark-up?
I would love to order through Amazon as I'm a prime-member and trust the security of the purchase, but, c'mon, get better dealers Amazon. Why in everything else should buying through you be so competitively priced and then you allow this blatant profiteering.
We as your customers deserve better.