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Do YOU try to sell your PMs, when you sell, into a rising market or a falling market?

BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,405 ✭✭✭✭✭

Kind of like stocks, imo.
You can either sell too early, and feel bad that you missed out, or you can sell too late, and watch it dropping like a rock, and feel bad too.

I have found myself, when I do sell, unconsciously I think, trying to sell into a rising market. I know I won't be able to purposefully time it to sell at the peak, but I also know what I have in and what I want (minimum)...and I actually prefer, particularly if selling to an individual but sometimes also a shop, when it goes up a bit after I sell. I don't feel like I 'stuck it' to anyone.

From the purely financial side of things, though, I like the fact that selling into the rise feels pretty safe.

I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

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  • blitzdudeblitzdude Posts: 5,959 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Rising market for sure.

    The key is to sell before greed sets in otherwise you will be kicking yourself later on. Much easier said than done, unfortunately I speak from experience and greed has kicked my backside more than once.

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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,661 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like to sell them in 1979 and 2011...
    Really looking forward to 2043!

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  • DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,323 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lately, in a rising market, I do much better buying NUGT and AGQ.

    I keep the PMs for insurance and trade the dips with the above gold and silver ETFs.

  • dennis1219dennis1219 Posts: 267 ✭✭✭

    Holding. Holding. Holding. Oh, and maybe a little more stacking. Not looking for a 20% profit. I could get that now. I may quiver a bit at 40+, but am good passing it on to the kiddos.

  • coinpalicecoinpalice Posts: 2,453 ✭✭✭✭✭

    i sell modern gold coins on a upward market and use that money to buy graded $10 indians and $10 libertys

  • jmski52jmski52 Posts: 22,899 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'll sell when and if I need to recapitalize.

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    I knew it would happen.
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,364 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 30, 2020 9:18PM

    Silver is good for bartering. Gold is good for preserving wealth.

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,311 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Always into a rising market.

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,416 ✭✭✭✭✭

    In a rising market is best

  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,409 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Last go round (2011) I swapped lots of generic silver for gold. That counts as a rising market right?

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    When I did sell gold, it was in a rising market... and purely serendipitous that it was within striking distance of the top. At the time, I thought it was a rising market. I will likely sell some more gold in the near future...Cheers, RickO

  • alexercaalexerca Posts: 259 ✭✭✭

    I always have a plan for whatever I buy and then I stick to it I sell in a rising market.

  • CoinHoarderCoinHoarder Posts: 2,589 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sell when everybody is buying.

    Buy when everybody is selling.

  • meluaufeetmeluaufeet Posts: 764 ✭✭✭

    I trade paper pm's around my core physical position. I don't need a rising trend to sell some... I just need an up day close to the top of my daily risk range. I don't need a down trend to buy some, just a down day close to the bottom of my daily risk range.

  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,124 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 1, 2020 7:05PM

    Rising market. Less chance of buyers remorse.
    Now and for the last 3 month, has been an excellent time for sellers.

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  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,691 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I keep it constantly moving as fast as i can.

    One time (few years back) I had just purchased 34 oz of gold, went across the street to the bank to get the lady paid, by the time I had went back across the street to the shop, price had dropped like 55 bucks, Was wiped out of profit and into a loss at that point. Now, if somebody comes in, with a large amount, i have called and locked it in before the customer even leaves.

  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,550 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’m wrong 75% of the time when I attempt to time ANY market, but I did sell a huge amount of 90% US silver at $38/oz in 2011. I hated to sell, as I absolutely love the stuff, but it made sense at the time. Much of it I had purchased for around $10-$13. Sold it all. Missed the high in 2011, of course, but I was still happy to walk out of Bellevue Rare Coin with a nice fat check.

    Stay safe -
    Dave

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  • coinpalicecoinpalice Posts: 2,453 ✭✭✭✭✭

    i sold a 2013 reverse proof buffalo pcgs PR-70 for 2,500. i have 3, got them all graded and all 3 come back PR-70. been trying to sell these on and off for 5 years now. with a issue price of 1,640, just wanted to break even after grading fees and selling fees, glad i didn't blow them out

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