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<p>[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 2030656, member: 37498"]Also, keep in mind that at just about any price point, people are both buying and selling. Often times they're doing so in the opposite way you'd think they would be. i.e. Buying when prices are high and selling when prices are low.</p><p><br /></p><p>It doesn't happen very often that a person backs up the truck to the bullion store and buys at the very bottom of a dip, and most dealers I've dealt with will adjust their margins in their favor when the spot price falls quickly. However, they don't usually adjust them in the customer's favor when the spot price rises quickly.</p><p><br /></p><p>So my question for Tim is, how would a bullion dealer not make money? As long as they have an ounce of business sense, the only way I can think of is not getting enough business to cover their overhead.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blaubart, post: 2030656, member: 37498"]Also, keep in mind that at just about any price point, people are both buying and selling. Often times they're doing so in the opposite way you'd think they would be. i.e. Buying when prices are high and selling when prices are low. It doesn't happen very often that a person backs up the truck to the bullion store and buys at the very bottom of a dip, and most dealers I've dealt with will adjust their margins in their favor when the spot price falls quickly. However, they don't usually adjust them in the customer's favor when the spot price rises quickly. So my question for Tim is, how would a bullion dealer not make money? As long as they have an ounce of business sense, the only way I can think of is not getting enough business to cover their overhead.[/QUOTE]
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