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<p>[QUOTE="AshcraftCoin, post: 545546, member: 17767"]I don't blame APMEX from charging a 3% fee for credit card orders. It might cost them around that to take the payment. I know from experience... the margin on bullion can (sometimes) be very small, so they need to cover their bases.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will say you guys should check into a Bank Wire. They are not as hard as they sound... once your bank has the info it may be as easy as calling them and telling them an amount to send. Every time I buy from a larger dealer than me I print off the wire info and take it to my Credit Union... they keep it on file and then I just to call and tell them to who and how much I want to send.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, there is a $14 fee and at a bank it could be up to about $29, but it is still cheaper than the credit card fee. With APMEX you have up to 5 business days to actually get the money to them via Bank Wire and they usually send you an email confirmation the same day stating that they received it... so, theoretically... you could order today, wire today, order would get shipped by Thur this week (latest) and received by Thurs next week (varies). If you are real lucky and only order in stock items... the order could be there by Sat for a Monday morning order. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p>Michael[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AshcraftCoin, post: 545546, member: 17767"]I don't blame APMEX from charging a 3% fee for credit card orders. It might cost them around that to take the payment. I know from experience... the margin on bullion can (sometimes) be very small, so they need to cover their bases. I will say you guys should check into a Bank Wire. They are not as hard as they sound... once your bank has the info it may be as easy as calling them and telling them an amount to send. Every time I buy from a larger dealer than me I print off the wire info and take it to my Credit Union... they keep it on file and then I just to call and tell them to who and how much I want to send. Yes, there is a $14 fee and at a bank it could be up to about $29, but it is still cheaper than the credit card fee. With APMEX you have up to 5 business days to actually get the money to them via Bank Wire and they usually send you an email confirmation the same day stating that they received it... so, theoretically... you could order today, wire today, order would get shipped by Thur this week (latest) and received by Thurs next week (varies). If you are real lucky and only order in stock items... the order could be there by Sat for a Monday morning order. ;) Regards, Michael[/QUOTE]
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