Platinum is getting interesting to me, have questions about re-selling

BigE

Margins are higher than gold, any trouble getting a portion back selling to a B and M? Also, ever had a B and M not really need platinum when they would purchase gold? I feel liquidity may not be as strong as gold or silver-correct or not?----------BigE

Wingsrule

I've seen a lot of Platinum and Palladium sitting in dealer cases for what seems to be forever. In talking to a few, there seems to be little interest in either. Part of this may be due to the overall 'excitement' about Ag and Au, though.

jmski52

Correct. Platinum will never be as widely sought nor as liquid as gold & silver.

However, I think that it is *liquid enough*. Your local B&M may not want it, but ebay will always act as a last resort liquidator. In fact, platinum listings on ebay seem to be at a low right now, and I've tracked ebay listings for platinum for about 10 years. The listings dry up when the price gets hit. (That doesn't mean nobody wants it - it means that nobody wants to discount it.)

There is also a ready market for platinum at any of the major dealers - tulving, Silvertowne, Apmex, and others.

The margins may be wider, but there are also bargains in buying if you find the right seller - so things average out over time.

The thing is, at some point there may be the very real possibility of an enduring platinum shortage. That's what keeps me interested.