Costco Gold


6 months later: the story continues.......

Costco has become a major player in bringing gold (and silver) to the masses.  And especially to those who might not have ever been interested in owning precious metals.

The retail chain is making $100 million to $200 million a month by selling gold bars, according to a Wells Fargo equity research note. Last October, the company began selling 1-ounce bars made of nearly pure 24-karat gold priced at about $2,000.


(https://au.news.yahoo.com/finance/news/costcos-gold-bars-earn-company-001005764.html)


$200M a month!!  What a way to boost the gross sales line of the P&L!  Probably a whole lotta work for not a whole lot of profit.



A guy in Forbes Magazine brings up a good point:


Suppose you want to return the gold bars. Is Costco taking them back at the original selling price or at the current value of gold, which may have appreciated? I suspect it would be at the selling price within 30 days of the purchase. Whatever the policy, it may present customer service issues if gold prices fluctuate.


(https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterloeb/2024/04/17/costco-sells-gold-bars-to-customers/?sh=3f5e22ab29e4)



Ick, that could get messy, especially if the price of gold tanked in the 30 days the customer had it.


However, I checked the Costco website and found this:


Gold bullion, gold bars and silver coins are non-refundable.



So there you go.  Drop $2,000+ on an ounce of gold at Costco...... and it's yours!


No buyers remorse allowed.  And you gotta find a safe place to store it.



Side note:  that same ounce of gold would have run $1,200 back in 2014.  How long will it take to hit $3,000?


Side note 2:  not a Costco member?  Wal-Mart and Amazon offer vendors who sell gold.  But ya gotta be more cautious with those 2 to ensure the 3rd-party vendor and the product is legit.


Or just find an honest pawnbroker/jeweler.  That sounds safer.



Grace & Peace & Love to you all -


Matt


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