by Recyclersteve » Sun Aug 30, 2020 8:01 am
I would fully expect that markups would be quite high for gold in a vending machine. I'd rather support my local coin shop or someone on this fine site. Also, what happens if the item that comes out of the machine is a fake? There is nobody there witnessing your transaction and no vendor person to turn to and say politely "I don't like the looks of this one." That, to me, is a big potential problem.
For someone who is truly rich and has money to burn, if they want to buy a single gold bar as a novelty, so be it.
Former stock broker w/ ~20 yrs. at one company. Spoke with 100k+ people and traded a lot (long, short, options, margin, extended hours, etc.).
NOTE: ANY stocks I discuss, no matter how compelling, carry risk- often
substantial. If not prepared to buy it multiple times in modest amounts without going overboard (assuming nothing really wrong with the company), you need to learn more about the market and managing risk. Also, please research covered calls (options) and selling short as well.