I don't think getting ripped off is fine, no matter who does it. I asked and I got answers, you can walk in and tell them you like paying them prices way over all the other stores, I just asked them to be legal with tax laws at least. I don't figure they will drop to 30-40% over spot either, but I just mentioned it. The Oddesy problem was because of the guy that had an abnormally large amount he bought, and didn't pay IRS taxes on it when he sold it. That has no bearing on our small deals. At the prices Oriental Arts are charging, I don't expect they will stop selling them anytime soon, and with gold hitting $1000, they must have jumped price up again and still getting all kinds of customers.
John
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