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Acquiring gold as privately as possible
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 7:38 pm
by bitcoininthevp
What is your experience in getting physical gold "anonymously"? Or as privately as possible. I know I can order online, but they have my address at the very least. Never done in person, but there is a loss of privacy there unless Im wearing a ski mask. Thoughts?
Re: Acquiring gold as privately as possible
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:12 pm
by Xan
Even without a ski mask, I would think in person with cash is by far the most private option. Especially if you're in a town or part of town where you're unlikely to run into somebody you know. Anything else will leave behind a record which is pretty trivial to dig up.
There's a store here in town that's a local institution for firearms, and they're also a coin dealer. It's a pretty good setup.
Re: Acquiring gold as privately as possible
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:56 am
by Libertarian666
bitcoininthevp wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 7:38 pm
What is your experience in getting physical gold "anonymously"? Or as privately as possible. I know I can order online, but they have my address at the very least. Never done in person, but there is a loss of privacy there unless Im wearing a ski mask. Thoughts?
I don't recommend going into a bullion dealer's office with a ski mask on. They tend to get nervous about such things, and they are well defended.
Re: Acquiring gold as privately as possible
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:41 pm
by dualstow
I bought some coins in person. I'm sure they don't remember me. I didn't like that the vendor said out loud what my trick was for hiding it for the walk home, but besides that it went fine. These days I probably wouldn't be as nervous, but I order online, anonymously. Totally nomynously.
You could always buy one town over from yours.
Re: Acquiring gold as privately as possible
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:45 pm
by Xan
dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:41 pm
I bought some coins in person. I'm sure they don't remember me. I didn't like that the vendor said out loud what my trick was for hiding it for the walk home, but besides that it went fine. These days I probably wouldn't be as nervous, but I order online,
anonymously. Totally
nomynously.
You could always buy one town over from yours.
What was your trick?
Re: Acquiring gold as privately as possible
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2019 7:52 pm
by dualstow
Xan wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:45 pm
dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:41 pm
I bought some coins in person. I'm sure they don't remember me. I didn't like that the vendor said out loud what my trick was for hiding it for the walk home, but besides that it went fine. These days I probably wouldn't be as nervous, but I order online,
anonymously. Totally
nomynously.
You could always buy one town over from yours.
What was your trick?
Nothing special. I put everything in a large coffee thermos. Boss behind the counter smiles and says way too loudly, “Oh, so it looks like coffee!” The few heads in the store swiveled in our direction. It worked out, though. I walked home.
Re: Acquiring gold as privately as possible
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:57 pm
by Smith1776
Re: Acquiring gold as privately as possible
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 7:59 pm
by KevinW
Xan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:12 pm
I would think in person with cash is by far the most private option.
+1. Spend less than $10k at a time to avoid the reporting requirement, or being a particularly memorable transaction for the cashier.