NOT Losing Money On Silver!!! Coin Performance

[@ZXC_ZXC1]

I bought 120 2015 1 oz kookaburras (6 rolls) at Provident and did an experiment over the last year selling them on ebay. My actual results showed it wasn't profitable to buy them for a flip. I had to sell them one at a time because that's what most collectors want to buy. I made about $1 per coin profit and it took more than a year to sell them all on ebay. One of the problems is there are dozens of other sellers selling the same coin since 500K were minted.

[@TheLeadEagle]

One of the best educational videos of late. Thank you and I will watch this often. Hold your wealth.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+TheLeadEagle Thanks for the kind words, and I am glad you liked it.

[@ladylibertystacker2014]

Nice video presentation Silver Slacker! I was looking at my stack inventory today and after I year of stacking I am up 33% on average with everything I have purchased. I say that because I totally agree with your strategy of buying silver in the right form (limited is a requirement) and at the right price. That is when your future profit is made if you buy with built in equity! Keep on stacking smart! :-)

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+LadyLibertyStacker Thanks LLS :) Very cool that you are also doing very well. I'm sure most of us are since many of us buy similar items.

[@ladylibertystacker2014]

Yes, provided they are buying forms of silver which hold value or increase in value. That's the key. :-)

[@michaelskoufatos6108]

I just wanted to take the time and thank you . watching your videos inspired me to become a stocker. I literally just purchased my first 25 ounces.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Michael skoufatos That is awesome Michael! Congrats on starting a silver stack. That is more than 99.99% of other people! Also thank you for your kind words.

[@Kay-ki7qs]

Thank you for sharing your awesome research and data. It makes it easier for the Rookie stackers to see a different way of looking at our purchases.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Kamy Oliver Thanks Kamy, I am glad you enjoyed it!

[@silverhairstacker8664]

I can never seem to watch a stacking video without comparing what I buy and do. Therefore, it's great to see that much of what you show in this video I have also purchased. So it's great to see your research, and we shall see what our future profits will be! Good Luck and God Bless!

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+silverhair stacker Thank you my friend! Yeah a lot of us buy the same things, so I think we are all doing pretty good :)

[@TheJwb7111]

Great proof to everything you have been saying, the fact that they gained at all with spot price dropping so much is awesome! I had similar buying choices so I am happy

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+TheJwb7111 Thanks, yeah we both did great then! :)

[@silverorgold2523]

Great analysis. Yes, I've learned to start buying semi numismatic and collectible metals. The collectibility does overcome drop in spot prices.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Silver Orgold Thanks, yeah it is nice to see the price of items you bought go up!

[@MillionaireGoldDealer]

I never get tired of your intro. great stuff👍😎

[@TheSilverSlacker]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy it :) It was a lot of fun to make!

[@stackingsilver]

Fantastic Video Man! Love it! Thanks for sharing and doing the numbers.. Impressive stuff..

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+stackingsilver Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed it!

[@parttimepreppers9907]

Nice to see that you took the time to figure it out and show us. You show the reason people should put some numismatic pieces in there stack, not just to collect junk and rounds, Diversification.....Diversification!

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+PART TIME PREPPERS Thanks bud! Yeah the Diversification is key to a good stack. Been thinking about doing a video on just that topic.

[@silverscot460]

Excellent analysis SS! I subscribe to your strategy of putting some thought, and looking at historical trends to drive purchases.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+SilverScot Thanks SilverScot!

[@notsonew827]

Thanks man, helped to remind me why the heck I keep doing this, besides the fact that I just love the stuff...

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Not Sonew You are very welcome! I am glad you found the information useful.

[@edstar1972]

Wow, very good ROI! For all of us! Yay! One of these days you can open your own webstore and increase your purchasing power and inventory!

[@lllsilverhunterlll5335]

Great info SS! Definitely loving the current prices!

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+lllSilver Hunterlll Thanks bud, me to!

[@roadkill2342]

They are doing good. Just think what it would be in like 15 years. Thanks for taking the time to do this. Makes me want to go and buy more.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+roadkill2342 You are very welcome, and yeah I'm looking forward to see what some of this stuff will be worth in a decade or so.

[@oleg296]

I do the same both in gold and silver ! Love the graded and got all variety ! good vid!

[@metalhead557]

Personally, I enjoy prices being somewhat down right now, because it's enabled me to be able to pick up a couple ounces here and there, and as with anything on the markets, it will go back up.

[@SalivateMetal]

Great video. Shows there is ways to acquire silver and protect your investment when the prices go down. nicely done. :)

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+SalivateMetal Thank you my friend! :)

[@11robert11]

Loved this video I actually thought of doing this the other day 3 year flip let my stack pay for itself. You have just confirmed it for me

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+11robert11 Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it and found the information helpful!

[@WooDogRecordings]

+Silver Slacker you must have taken a knock on the other stuff ? generic bars etc ? anyway you still have the metal and its bound to creep back up over time :-D good vid :-)

[@themicmac88]

Great job on going over the increased of value of your silver coins. Very interesting video and thanks for spending time to do this video. 2 Thumbs up!👍🏻👍🏻

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+themicmac88 Wow, that is pretty big news! What kind of business are you looking at going into?

[@themicmac88]

Yes it is, I want to repair power wheelchairs for medicare patients a lot of money in this field.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+themicmac88 Yup, there sure is! Well whatever you decide good luck on your endeavor!

[@Numistacker]

The interesting thing would be the cost on ebay at the same time as you bought them. To some extent you are measuring your clever buying through the right channels rather than the increase in value.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Numistacker Well out of all of those I bought the 5 oz Libertads on eBay so that was an eBay price. I also just purchased a bunch of the 1/2 oz Goats a few days ago off eBay for cheaper than I bought those horses and for cheaper than any of the bullion dealers that are selling them. ($11 each before all the discounts you can get on ebay!) They are $11.80 now, but still cheaper than bullion dealers for the goats: www.ebay.com/itm/331633474843?

[@Numistacker]

The other thing that can be interesting to look at is the economics of buy 25 and sell 1 at a time.

[@OikoEco]

Awesome vid! I think every silver stacker/collector needs to see this!

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+OikoEco Thanks, that is very nice of you to say :)

[@silverfalkon9687]

Very nice vid Seo! Extremely informative!

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Silver Falkon Thanks, I am glad you liked it!

[@Schmevel]

No matter what you do there will be haters that "know" the correct path. If you were not buying silver, they would troll you for not buying. As that old guy on Survivor said: "stick to the plan!" You are doing great. I can't wait for your recommendation video. I do recommend a "Schmevel" poured bar if for some reason they ever come out. :) A "Paid in Detroit" bar would be sweet.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Schmevel Thanks Schmevel, and yeah you are right. I don't pay the troll much attention at all. I will keep my eye out for that Schmevel poured bar :)

[@livefree1030]

Nice video. I like seeing the financial review of silver stacking. Wait until the next economic depression and see the financial gain increase for those of us collecting.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+morelli tech Thanks Morelli

[@BrianTheLog]

great video shows a lot of proof of whats great to buy. I swear by privy coins, I knew the Sand Dunes coin would do well and I am now learnibg i should be buying half ounce lunars only! Thanks for the evidence

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Brian TheLog You are very welcome Brian! I am glad that you found this video informative.

[@UncleCoco528]

Nice breakdown. A lot of good info. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+SILVER ROOKIE Thanks bud, yeah it took awhile to put all that together lol...

[@silverstreak4824]

Great info Silver Slacker. Thanks for shaing.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Silver Streak You are very welcome my friend!

[@robertw9677]

Really well done great research done and super performance I need to copy you congrats

[@TheSilverSlacker]

Thanks Robert, and just be careful that past results don't guarantee future ones!

[@princesilver2001]

Nice Vid.I love stacking the coins. Im glad the price performance worked out for you!

[@princesilver2001]

+Prince Silver I just checked my 2oz Horses Paid $51.72, now they are selling for $83 on APMEX!

[@shawnsilver5025]

+Prince Silver yeah but call apmex and see what they will pay you for it. what they retail for and what they will pay us when we sell back to them are very different.

[@princesilver2001]

That's True Shawn

[@meteoman7958]

Great video SS! I believe even "junk" silver has performed well as the premiums for it have outpaced the drop in spot. I guess the upshot is, the price of physical silver has detached itself from the manipulated, unrealistic paper price.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+MétéoMan Thanks, yeah junk has done really good also. I think many of us are doing good on many different items. So much for silver being cheap right now huh?

[@meteoman7958]

+Silver Slacker One little snag, though. Dealers still like to pay based on paper spot. So it's off to Ebay.

[@chippytucker6318]

I have one 10 oz year of the snake coin, only coin I own, I really should sell it! Great looking collection I might add!! Cheers!

[@TheSilverSlacker]

Thanks so much Chippy!

[@JimRovenski]

Great video! Stackers are the only ones that aren't concerned about the Fed raising rates tomorrow.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Jim Ro You got that right Jim!

[@Nightverslonn]

I was just evaluating a purchase and was going to purchase more gold. But, silver is the better buy right now. With a top end gold price of 2000 and a top end of silver at 40, you likely can double your money on silver with spot in the 17s

[@Kered-9]

Great info buddy! I buy the Maple and Kook privy coins, Libertads and ATBs.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Jesse Silver Thanks, yeah a lot of us buy a lot of the same things, so many of are doing pretty well :)

[@InsulaPecuniae]

I personally don't like limited coins, but more power to you. The reason why I don't like these kinds of coins is because the limited mintages are used as a selling point. How ever after watching this vid I might start buying semi numismatics. Have you seen the mintages of fractional gold libertads? A lot of them are under 400 but are super cheap on eBay. Great vid! Hopefully I won't be burned at the stake for saying I don't like seminumismatics. Lol great vid!

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+HorizonHunter Yeah just because something is limited doesn't mean it is in demand. Demand is more important than mintage numbers.

[@MarvelousCards]

Great job on stacking.. I sold a huge stack back before the last dip and getting back into stacking again. Knowing the markets is key and understanding the premiums on numis. Although I use to sell numis on ebay as a power seller I honestly got sick of the ebay fees and the time involved taking away profits. I guess after you factor in the fees it really eats into the profits unless its something like my favorite which was the 2010 lunar 2 tigers. I remember buying em for like 18-20$! Wish I woulda bought more. Don't get me wrong I've done what you're doing and still think numi coins are great to stack when you can buy em low. I've just found its best to stick with stacking weight mostly.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Ken K. Hey, stacking weight right now with such low spot price can be very profitable! I do the same. I try to round out my stack and have things that will perform well when the spot price goes down or stays the same and some things that do well when spot goes up.

[@tpntch07]

Great information - thanks for making this video. 👍🏽

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+tpntch07 You are very welcome!

[@ikeo1]

Good topic and good video. Your strategy is one that I'm using and its been quite profitable. Kudo's to you for sharing the strategy with the YT community. I'm curious about your Lunar's SII sets are in there. :) I also noticed 4% + 2.9% + $0.30 so the cumulative is 6.9% + shipping which isn't too bad if you factor it in the cost and the exposure for the best pricing. Also, good hit/call with the YPS stuff. You got in there very early. Subbed

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+ikeo net1 Thanks ikeo! Yeah I am pretty impressed with the increases of price of some of these pieces.

[@silverstrike6048]

Very cool. I hope the Burundi lions do well over time too. Being limited and the first year of them I bought 100 for $20.50/ounce. I know most people are disappointed in them but hopefully they'll get hot in a few years maybe.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+SilverStrike I hope they do well for you!

[@deathwatch8]

I have to buy my silver in $CDN so with the spot price plunging 25% in USD all the Silver I bought last year actually increased about 6% in CDN so my savings sis better than sitting in the bank. But I only had a few Horses, Snakes, and Goats. I'm happy with it.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Kerris L Ravenhill Ahhh yes! Silver and gold are much stronger against the CDN than the US dollar. Well done!

[@milehighsilver2019]

Good video, i'm not sure why people still argue silver is silver, buy the cheapest you can etc etc...If SS buys all generic during the same time he would be down 20-25% on his investment. Imagine how much SS would be up if the spot price had gone up $3.50 in the last year instead of down...

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Mile High Silver Yup, the results are pretty conclusive!

[@MrMnmn911]

Superb video Silver Slacker. Thanks.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+MrMnmn911 Thanks bud!

[@DaleCooper444]

Not too shabby! Well done.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+DaleCooper444 Thanks Dale!

[@cplsilverusmc]

Great video, can't wait to see the next one!

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Silver Bug Thanks Silver Bug!

[@kmiller259]

Loved your video! I have most of the coins as well, just not near as many of each. Buying more every month.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+kmiller259 Thanks, yeah I think many of use stack a lot of the same stuff.

[@shawnupton6399]

Thank you for the video. Makes me feel better.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+BigStack Daddy You are welcome my friend!

[@davidaaa6427]

Good video SilSla. If I could go back to early March when I started stacking one thing I would do different is buy more coins with numismatic value than just bullion bars/rounds. I went a little too hard on the bullion and too light on the coins. Oh well live and learn I guess. Thanks for posting videos. I appreciate the knowledge and advice you have given in the past.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+David Sozzi Thanks David and you are very welcome!

[@splod44]

Very astute purchases great job.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+splod44 Thanks!

[@bikeride1021]

Thanks for the video and the research. I've been buying lots of the same items.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+silvernut FL You are very welcome, and I guess that means you have been doing well also :)

[@kemsprite520]

Needed this good job

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Kem Sprite Thanks Kem!

[@h2oquality2010]

Interesting report! I really like the Maple Leaf reverse proof. I definitely agree with you on Yeagers products going up in future.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Domo Thanks, yeah I really like the Maple Leaf reverse proof also, but the mint changed the frosting this year. Uploading a video on it today.

[@h2oquality2010]

+Silver Slacker They did? I wonder if there's a milk spotting issue. I'll check your video on this when you post.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Domo Video up now.

[@h2oquality2010]

Silver Slacker Ok. Will look now. Thanks.

[@MathewTitus]

Well that pretty much settles that :) Good vid!

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Mathew Titus Thanks Mathew!

[@LEVERA6E]

Love seeing those figures on the privy kooks

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+LEVERA6E Silver Yup, they are my top pick for 2016 also as long as they keep the mintage numbers down.

[@fiat2bullion622]

Another good topic for a video. Thanks for doing it. The facts are there for everyone to see. Those are pretty impressive numbers and that's with the spot price dropping significantly. Show me returns like that on any other investment in that kind of time frame. Did you have anything that bombed or didn't do well? It'll be interesting to see how many people choose to ignore that you are not saying this is what you could sell them for but that this is what it would cost someone to buy them on Ebay. It's kind of important because this is the point. For myself I really don't have a market to sell the high premium stuff here. Besides to be totally honest I'm not willing to put the time in to keep track of the true values and then sell them properly. The Ebay market is also quite different here in Canada. I only buy the low premium 1oz government issue stuff because I know I can sell it. But I totally understand why someone would buy lower mintage stuff to sell a couple of years down the line. There are a number of stackers on youtube who do this quite successfully I think.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Fiat2 Bullion Thanks for the kind words. I showed everything that I bought for flipping purposes in the 6 month to a year timeframe. But I did also buy a lot of MPM poured bars and things of that nature that you can get cheaper now. But I knew those were not for flipping, they are just perma stack that I will hold onto until I retire or die. lol...

[@pauldailey4477]

This sound more like numismatics than silver as a precious metal. I suppose everyone here knows that...but buying and selling silver with these premiums sounds quite risky to me. I want to hear how much you can sell and how many hours of dedicated time it takes to sell.

[@MarvelousCards]

+Paul Dailey Yes. After calculating the fees on ebay and the time to ship and everything else the profits is kind of an illusion. I did see many profits but you're right it takes up a lot of time you could be doing other things to bring in money. I had a HUGE kookaburra collection I accumulated like 300 ounces of rare 2 ouncers and proofs but flipped em into more weight then sold before the last dip. I remember becoming too passionate about collecting and forgot about investing. I've learned its good to collect some numismatics but don't get to carried away or you will become blinded by the beauty of the coins and forget its about weight when it comes down to it. Don't get me wrong though.. I miss my kooks and lunars sometimes. Just now getting back into stacking since about 2013 and focusing on weight again.

[@Keysforjourney]

+Paul Dailey there is no value even selling this, he loses money and he bought it 2 years ago, the price hasn't changed. There are sellers, no buyers.

[@stackinsilver8724]

When do you think the 2016 Reverse proof maples are going to come out? Also, do the privy kookaburras come out the same date as the regular ones? I believe the release date for the 2016 kooks is November 2nd

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Stackin Silver If I remember correctly they both came out in January.

[@HowToDoAnything777]

That's great! Congratulations

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+MRIguy Thanks!

[@silverdiva2127]

Now thats doing your homework... Great job SS!

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Silver Diva Thanks Silver Diva :)

[@C172Pilotdude]

What do you think about a 10 pound copper bar ?

[@TheSilverSlacker]

Copper bars have really high premiums and not really worth it in my opinion.

[@abea5699]

Hey Silver Slacker, I am looking to purchase a large order of silver within a couple of days and was debating between rounds and bars. What would you recommend? I am leaning towards bars since they command a lesser premium than rounds but I wanted a second opinion. Again great videos! Keep them Coming!

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Abe A Abe well that would all depend on what your goal is. If you plan to hold silver for a very long time and want to get as many ounces as possible then yeah whatever is the lowest premium stuff you can get. But if you have a shorter timeframe like 5 years or less than you may want to consider some stuff like the coins I showed. But just realize coins like these would have to be sold on eBay and would take some time to sell. If you are leaning toward the coins I will be putting out a video tomorrow on what coins I am interested in buying.

[@fireyourdoctor3472]

Nice video. I really do try to avoid ebay these days. I tend to have a love/ hate relationship with that thing. All my purchases are Singapore, Estonia and Germany. The UK has a 20% Tax on top of spot so is not really feasible. I will stack whatever the price tbh as I do it as a hobby and long term investment.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Health wealth and Silver Very nice, and well understandable! It really sucks for you guys that live in the UK. That 20% tax is just killer!

[@artmart5068]

Keep on buying them They will go up after a few years I recall in the early eighties It went up close to 60 bucks and came down back to 6 bucks.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+artmart Thanks, I will!

[@charmcitystacker3450]

I remember the video you out up where you got the 1/2oz horses for the price of the 1/2oz goat. That video is what got me buying the 1/2 lunars. They perform so well. And 263 1/2 horses is insanity! You will making a killing off of that

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Charmcity Stacker Thanks! Yup I plan to do the same this year. Buying the 1/2 oz Goats for the same price of the Monkeys :)

[@chekoz77]

I know this video is older but this logic for determining value is off and I will show you why. You can't use Ebay to determine value unless you add in the Ebay, Paypal and shipping fees. If a coin sells for $18.84 you loose $2.73 just in fees, and that doesn't include shipping. So each coin would only net you $16.11 before shipping. Bringing your grand total to $4236.93 before shipping. And then add in maybe $300-350 total for shipping. bringing the total around $3900

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Aquarium Samurai I stated multiple times that this was showing how much it would cost to buy these coins now. I never said you could profit this much off of them and said that if you went to sell them you would have about $2,500 in fees to do so. Please watch from this point on as I state all of that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2TUY2Z8qttqgpIm37s So yes I agree with your assessment of how much you could make if we were to sell them right now. But like I said that wasn't the reason for the video. It was for the trolls that say it would be better to wait until now to buy. I was showing that someone could not buy what I bought over the last year for cheaper just because the spot price has gone down a couple dollars. If they tried to copy what I bought it would cost them $6,300 more, not less.

[@DougForst21]

You sir are a silver flippin genius.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Doug21 LOL not sure about that, but doing pretty good :)

[@DougForst21]

I'd say doin great, I mean those percentage gains seem like they are straight out of wall street. But I get it you don't want to toot your own horn.... toot toot.

[@EverydayAlchemy]

Do you factor in ebay fees and paypal fees and your time spent listing and shipping on ebay?

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+EverydayAlchemy That was not the reason for this video since I am not selling right now anyhow. As I stated in the video this was just to see what has done well in the last year so I know what to focus on this year. I brought up paypal fees and ebay fees. But if I was to sell these right now on eBay, yes I would still make a good profit, but it would take awhile to sell them all because they are not as liquid as just selling generic bullion because of the premium.

[@metalhead557]

I'm not near at the level you're at, but I bought six 1 oz lunar goats from Apmex totalling 161.69 and now showing a worth of 181.38 as of typing this. That is about a 10% increase, which isn't bad for after just a year of release.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+metalhead Very nice! Yeah I think many of us are doing pretty damn good.

[@rootsoftheland9040]

Dude, what do you do for a living?! Love your vids, man!

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+christopher dowell I'm in real estate. The money I spend on Silver comes from my rental properties I have bought over the years. I did a video on it a couple years ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZqbh4ppi9lsgdE

[@rootsoftheland9040]

+Silver Slacker ah OK. nice. I like the way you think brother

[@bastaki22]

Do you have a current version of this video so i can know what to buy or look for . Im a beginner budget silver investor planning to buy now and sell them when i can make money out of them i dont mind waiting a few years 1-5

[@TheSilverSlacker]

No newer video. It is hard to tell exactly what will preform the best in the future. The 1/2 oz and 2 oz perth lunar coins have always done well, but no guarantee how they will do 1-5 years from now. Another strategy would be to just buy the cheapest premium silver you can find and profit just off the rise in silver price. It also all depends on how you plan to sell your silver. I actually did a video on that if you are interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2ScdphqrbF2gaM

[@bastaki22]

your prompt replies and information giving in one comment is incredible , thank you for being such a great help , and thank you for replying to both my comments , currently im buying silver rounds closest to spot price and when they go up will plan to sell , i was just looking for other things that i can benefit from the spot price increase plus something else .

[@TheSilverSlacker]

You are very welcome and yes it is good to diversify your stack, so you have items that perform well in a stagnate market and in a good market.

[@robertw9677]

Great congrats hope the lunars keep this up i bought a lot.all 5 oz and up

[@TheSilverSlacker]

Thanks!

[@PharmSilver]

Nice purchases and data I love it. How about Somali elephants? Or 2 oz libertads?

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+PharmSilver The 2 oz libertad is a contender and I would get some at a good price. As far as the elephants, they do pretty well, but they have milk spotting issues and I would rather not deal with that.

[@SilverSpeed]

thank you so much for doing this video. and taking the time to make it... i mean it. it proves to me i wasn't wrong in starting last year... even tho the price was coming down.... 10% increase on kookaburras shows to me....long term gains in my opinion. interesting to think people kill for 10% gain in the markets after a year when you can get a 30% + profit in a year on some silver items you buy regardless of the price lol. i think all stackers are in the right area right now.... but only time will tell. holding out for business going bust and premiums to drop.... if so will are investments go down with the ship? i dont think so....its physical.... take it easy dude.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Silver Speed You are very welcome my friend! Yeah I know a lot of us buy the same things, so many of us are doing really well on our silver purchases even with spot price going down. The Kooks are doing great! Up 10% and the year isn't even over yet. I expect them to go up a lot more after they are no longer being produced.

[@SilverSpeed]

take it easy dude. cheers.

[@veriappelsiini]

That strategy will not work for a long haul. Eventually Perth mint will start flooding the markets with coins if they see the demand starts picking up. Otherwise they would leave money on the table.

[@robertw9677]

You ok paying the big premiums for vintage poured bars or avoid

[@TheSilverSlacker]

No, I try to buy stuff before premiums go up to much for the most part.

[@GameChanger-hj9jx]

Awesome! Explanation...

[@TheSilverSlacker]

Thanks!

[@jaydubau8755]

Nice choices. Are you factoring in your ebay commissions and paypal fees in those profits? There is also the time involved in packaging and shipping them, which one could put a $ on if you wanted to. Not trying to bash, still think these are good investments, regardless where silver spot goes, just saying there is overhead to be considered. I'm putting my money on the kooks this year, think those are going to be a big winner. Also going in on the Rwanda meerkats, although I'm not as certain how those will do since mintage numbers aren't released.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Jay Dubau Jay I said in the video that these numbers are not how much I could profit off of them, just how much more they would cost now. I tried to make that very clear in the video. Ebay and Paypal fees come to 9% if you have a store, which if anyone is selling a decent amount on eBay should. There would still be pretty decent profits on these items. Shipping takes no time at all as long as you have the right supplies like padded mailers and address labels you can print out with a press of a button through eBay.

[@jaydubau8755]

I was not aware of the discount you get for having a store within eBay, good to know. keep on keepin on, your vids are some of the best

[@CyberCurtainTwitcher]

Good to see some figures. With the age of the internet hopefully there will be alternative ways for you to sell when you feel the time is right. With the volume of silver you have accumulated i'm sure you could set up a website & save yourself any ebay fees.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+CyberCurtainTwitcher Thanks, and I agree. Hopefuly there will something better than eBay to sell, but if you have a store in good standing with more than 100 transactions in the last year the eBay fees do go down a bunch. From 10% to only 4.8% which isn't to bad I guess. I am already at that level since I sell other stuff on eBay also.

[@sumbloke1403]

+Silver Slacker You can buy/sell and trade free on silverstackers.com but it's mostly Australians doing the trading as that's where the site started.

[@AlmostCirculated1]

If you sold all those 1/2 oz pieces for $4954 in one lot. you would pay $495 in ebay fees... Then you would pay 3.2% ($158) paypal fees. After fees you'd be at $4301. A 20.2% gain. Hopefully you remembered to charge for shipping (which they also charge a 10% fee of), and don't forget about the tax man. That is alot of work too.... With the time and energy it takes to photo, list, and ship the items I can/do find items with much more of a profit margin. Silver is great to have, but selling it is not as profitable as it seems. Don't get me wrong. I've sold some coins on there, but I try to find other (non-silver) items, that I can double my money on today... That means more silver for tommorrow. I have 18 years of experience selling on ebay

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+AlmostCirculated I don't find selling on eBay hard at all. Actually if you have an eBay store (Costs $15 per month if you sign up for a year) the ebay fee is only 6%. If you sell more than 100 items a year they reduce the fee to 4.8% (that is what mine is because I sell a lot of non silver stuff on eBay). So that really helps with the fees. I plan to do a video fairly soon how easily it is to list and sell on ebay. Along with how easy it can be to ship if you have the right supplies and how cheap those supplies are.

[@AlmostCirculated1]

Silver Slacker It's not hard at all, but there are way way more lucrative items out there... I'll have to look into the ebay store thing, as I pay a few thousand a year on fees. There are a ton of resellers out there... If you give everyone your tips and tricks, you may create more competition for yourself.

[@robertjimenez6737]

+Silver Slacker I can't wait for that video!

[@iamgogi]

+AlmostCirculated I am with you. There is much better use of time than flipping silver for few bucks. I would rather spend my valuable time and energy on something that will make a difference in my life.

[@AlmostCirculated1]

***** I wouldn't say it's a horrible thing, but it is not as profitable as it seems. If you know what to sell you can make a fortune.

[@Steve-AU-AG]

You've done some good research. Great job Silver slacker

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Steve AU/AG Thanks Steve, I'm glad you like it.

[@DC-ye8bo]

how did you get them for below the spot price with a premium. Really confused. Spot+Premium= price per oz. Instead you paid spot minus the premium to get $13.06 an oz. $13.06x$263= $3434.78. Where did you buy em?????

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Dylan Collins Those are 1/2 oz Horse Lunars, not 1 oz.

[@DC-ye8bo]

Silver Slacker Hahah for some reason I was locked on 1 oz coins and didnt even consider 1/2 s. Thanks for the reply tho. Keepem stackin brotha the economy gets stranger and stranger with each passing day.

[@Keysforjourney]

3:33 this doesn't matter...??? but your total value is based on this number. Is APMEX buying your Silver Coins back? If you look for Ebay, people want to get their money back from silver, they are doing something called shorting. You lost 22 Cent per oz. Will it be better next year? hmm maybe, maybe not...It's like stock market but much slower in progression. It's nice too look at the coins though. Maybe the feel of wealth is a big part of it.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Keysforjourney The price Apmex is selling them for doesn't matter to people trying to sell the coins themselves. The total value in the video was not based off the APMEX selling price, but the far lower eBay selling price, which is more accurate of what you can expect for the coins when selling. If you are trying to sell them, then you need to look at the eBay price, because that is what they are going for on eBay as I said in the video.

[@robertw9677]

18 today so fear is helping silver prices no guarantees for sure, provident has 2011 libertad 5 oz seems like a good one if you missed it, loading up on lunars thanks to you mostly 5 ounce, go

[@TheSilverSlacker]

Thanks for the heads up.

[@Aweber87]

Can you please explain premiums and how they work I get spot prices but I'm so confused on premiums and premium investments

[@TheSilverSlacker]

Premiums are the amount over spot you pay for the type of silver you are buying. Coins like the Perth Lunar series have a $5-$6 over spot premium. But as years go by they become more collectible so people are willing to pay higher premiums over spot like $15-$20 per ounce.

[@Aweber87]

I understand that part of premiums, but as time goes on what makes premiums raise or fall. A lot of videos (such as this one) have a variety of coins and the collector says "coin A" gained 3$ in premiums and "coin B" gained 5$ in premiums and "Coin C" lost 2$ in premium all while spot price gained 2.50 in price. So how can you tell if a coin premium is gaining or dropping? Or what makes a premium gain or loose

[@TheSilverSlacker]

Well that all depends on supply and demand. You never really know what coins or silver pieces will appreciate in premiums in the future. You would be rich if you could know for sure. But you can take estimated guesses by looking into the past to see what has preformed well over the years and just hope that they will continue to do so, but their are no guarantees. The good thing those is they all have the intrinsic value of silver so no matter what they will at least be worth that.

[@jmmmays9959]

Hello Silver Slacker. Great Video, thanks. I was wondering if you could share best some tips and advice on buying true rare metals safely on ebay? I visited Ebay a few more times and just don't know the safest way to genuine pure silver. I'd like to be as sure as possible that I'm getting the real thing, Thanks again.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

Jay, some of the stuff I Look for when buying on eBay is to look at sellers that have a bunch of feedback and good ratings. Also ones who are located in the US. Many of the larger guys like Apmex and Scottsdale sell on eBay as well, so you know they are safe places to buy from. And lastly you can test your silver to make sure it is real and if not then you are guaranteed your money back by eBay. I use the specific gravity test because it is really accurate and hard to fool. Here is a link to my video where I discuss how to do it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqCuc6R8l6yYr7c

[@rovingreporter]

Dollars going away.... silver here to stay :)

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+rovingreporter I'm ready! :)

[@silverhustlin1390]

That total value is less the fees from paypal and feeEbay? Drop 12% of that of and your in there! Screw that save it all until your 65 and open a coin shop, hehe! Nice vid buddy!!

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+SilverHustlin13 LOL, yeah I explain in the video you would have ebay fees and paypal. But if you have a store with eBay in good standing you can get your fees down to 4.8% (that is what mine is currently) That really helps bring those selling costs down, but they do still add up.

[@silverhustlin1390]

Whats your store name? I never new?

[@GTAGoldSilver]

where do u sell most of your silver mostly at? eBay? in person?

[@TheSilverSlacker]

I don't do a lot of selling, but when I do it is on eBay. If you have a store then the fees are only 6% and if you sell more than 100 items a year that fee goes to 4.8%

[@GTAGoldSilver]

Thank you

[@dchevron77]

Whats your exit plan on all of this silver? Ebay?

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+dchevron77 Yes, selling a little bit here and there to help pay for things like vacations or something. So I can continue to enjoy life when I get older and don't make as much as I do now. Selling on eBay for top dollar takes a little time, so you can't liquidate a bunch at once unless you are willing to sell it for less than the current going price.

[@dchevron77]

So I should give myself a decent amount of time if I wanted to sell things, to wait for them to sell? Because this year I went hard at the goats and semi numismatics. Not as much as you but most of my money went to the goats and kooks.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+dchevron77 Yes, unless you want to cheap sell them.

[@thinkvesting4023]

Great info... Subbed.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+ThinkVesting Precious Metals Investing Thanks!

[@billygagne2139]

Should do another Total now that its 2017 that would be pretty cool

[@TheSilverSlacker]

Yeah I will have to look into doing one.

[@chayt6503]

Coin of the goat.

[@goldsilverandiamonds]

Silver bullion and coins should be considered a long term investments not short term. Personally a diversified portfolio of silver should have silver bullion and rare or low mintage or graded (PCGS-NGC) or raw silver coins and low production bullion from a trusted source to help off set volatility in the market. But stacking common and rare silver bullion and coins is great when prices are where they are at now.Now is a great time to put up Craigslist ad's seeking to buy as a private party even at a premium over spot if you are fairly educated in how to spot fake silver and coins.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+goldsilverandiamonds Yup, I agree it is very important to diversify your stack. That is why these are the only parts of my stack that are for flipping in a 3 year period. I have plenty of other stuff that is a 20 year timeframe.

[@goldsilverandiamonds]

Silver Slacker You seem to have a good grasp on investing that's why I enjoy your videos. Your willingness to diversify and enter into Numismatic silver coins or odd low mintage bullion shows you are willing to do your homework. Paying an extra premium for silver coins and low mintage bullion for some is a no, no for some who just try to by silver at the closet price to spot but that is not necessarily the best way to invest in silver as many are finding out. It's better to diversify and include higher premium rarer silver along with near spot silver in my opinion. It's great to buy silver near spot especially long before an economic crisis when prices are low but if that's all a person relies on they may not like the short term effects if and when there is a turn around in the strength of the dollar and or economy.

[@MollyMock]

How about a 2 year follow up?

[@TheSilverSlacker]

I have kind of done that in this video with actual sales: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6esaYJtbKuWiLc

[@AuRebel]

Great video. Might have to start flipping myself. :-)

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+Au Rebel Thanks Au Rebel :)

[@edwardchappius8731]

Don't worry about what the public thinks if it makes you happy

[@TheSilverSlacker]

Yup, I don't :)

[@-hazza-1291]

Is it a viable option to sell to a pawn store? Rather than ebay taking a percentage of the price?

[@TheSilverSlacker]

Not really, unless you have the cheapest low premium silver. They won't even pay you spot price no matter what type of silver it is. I did a video on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2ScdphqrbF2gaM

[@Nightverslonn]

the online metals companies like Provident will/can buy them. You have to ship it tho.

[@EolicoJM]

i agree, silver is investment, It`s logical, silver used to be on current coins, now is consider as luxury, even if someone only buy 1 oz, in 1 year that bullion will worth a bit more, instead buying a DVD a cellphone or something else.

[@TheSilverSlacker]

Yup, even poor people can stack silver right now.

[@buddetime]

awesome info slacker. did you say u had snakes still? I am looking for a 5, 10, and kilo snake. are you willing to part with any yet?

[@TheSilverSlacker]

+buddetime I only have multiples of the 1/2 oz snake. But thanks for checking!