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Discussion in 'Bullion Investing' started by Dynoking, Oct 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM.

  1. Dynoking

    Dynoking Well-Known Member

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    ">Current Bid 2950.0%
    With a spot price of $4303 that’s a total of $131241.5 or $40821.61 per oz!
     
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  3. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    I don't understand what the bid of "2950.0%" is supposed to mean. But $40821.61/ozt sounds like "bid up close to spot, with the decimal point off by one space".
     
  4. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    1 Troy ounce is 31.1033 grams. That would make this roughly 3 and 1/3 ounces. I think your math is slightly off.
     
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  5. Dynoking

    Dynoking Well-Known Member

    From the auction house web sight;

    The bidding in the auction will be represented by a percentage of the spot metal prices, which will be fixed immediately before the auction begins and remain unchanged throughout the course of the auction, eliminating bidder’s market risk of precious metals price changes during the auction. Starting bids begin at as little as 90% of the metal spot price. Once a lot is hammered, the sale price will be listed in U.S. Dollars on all invoices and prices realized. The price you pay will be exactly the winning bid percentage of the fixed spot price set before the auction begins, multiplied by the number of precious metal ounces in a lot, plus shipping, handling and any applicable taxes.
     
  6. Dynoking

    Dynoking Well-Known Member

    From the auction house;
    (3.215 oz, 99.999 g AGW). PAMP Suisse 100 gram Gold Bar

    You are correct, my math may be off. I used round numbers. I posted this to see what other opinions of this wild, whacky bid, which by the way is now mark "Passed". Try the math using the auction house weight of 3.215 vs 3.333.
     
  7. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    I wonder if the bidder was confused by that, um, unique bidding system...
     
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  8. Dynoking

    Dynoking Well-Known Member

    That could be. I was thinking money laundering.
     
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