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Cost-basis, inheritance, payment, and shipment problems
Bullion sale problems guide for missing basis, gifts, inherited holdings, unclear authority, mixed lots, false payments, shipment loss, and record repair.
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Market Desk
Who supplies what, at what price, and how that has moved.
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Bullion authentication problems: evidence and uncertainty
Bullion authentication problems: copied serials, tampered holders, conflicting tests, altered surfaces, and inconclusive results.
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Lost records, water damage, theft, and bullion access problems
Bullion storage problems guide for missing records, water exposure, suspected theft, lockouts, custodian interruption, insurance evidence, and controlled recovery.
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Delayed delivery, substituted bullion, and refund problems
Bullion delivery and refund problems explained through shipment promises, delay notices, unauthorized substitutions, carrier coverage, evidence, and escalation.
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Bullion pricing problems: stale spot feeds, hidden fees and misleading discounts
Bullion pricing problems, from stale spot feeds to hidden fees and misleading discounts, and the comparison basis that exposes each one before you pay.
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What does the CFTC do about gold and silver futures fraud?
CFTC bullion futures oversight covers COMEX gold and silver contracts, not retail spot metal, and pays whistleblowers who report precious metals futures fraud.
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Selling bullion in Salt Lake City and Denver: offers, tax and IRS reporting
Selling bullion in Salt Lake City or Denver: compare written offers, ask about assay and payment timing, see how Utah and Colorado treat sales tax, and keep records for IRS reporting.
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Bullion marking problems: 10 common errors and fixes
Bullion marking problems can start with denomination, fineness, assay cards, or packaging. Review ten common errors and fixes for bullion records.
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Thin markets, wide spreads, and limited-product problems
Platinum and palladium market problems guide covering missing bids, wide spreads, stale benchmarks, limited products, collector switches, testing gaps, and fixes.
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Silver toning, milk spots, weight, and packaging problems
Silver bullion problems come from tarnish, milk spots, wrong counts, and heavy storage. Each has a check that settles it before you clean or sell.
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Gold Bullion Problems: Weight and Packaging Checks
Gold bullion problems can start with ounce conversions, damaged assay cards, and serial mismatches. Learn what to check before buying or disputing a bar.
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Precious-metals buying mistakes and controlled fixes
Precious-metals buying mistakes guide for pressure sales, hidden premiums, product switches, leverage, vague storage, payment changes, delivery, and disputes.