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Call ahead on a large sale. Cash is not a river.
A shop can buy a lot of metal. They cannot always peel $40,000 off the drawer at 4:55 on a Saturday. A phone call is not a commitment.
If you are selling a few eagles, just come in.
If you are selling a life’s stack, call. Not because you need an appointment to be a person. Because cash, staffing, and testing time are real.
What happens if you do not
You wait. Or you get a check. Or they buy part today and the rest when the bank is open. None of that is a trick. A shop that keeps $80,000 idle in the drawer “just in case” is a shop that does not sleep.
What to say on the phone
“I have roughly X ounces of gold eagles and Y face in 90%, I want a cash bid this week, I have ID, I am not in a hurry of twenty minutes.” That sentence is gold.
You do not have to give your life story. You should not invent a higher ounce count to “make them hungry.”
ID and cash rules still apply
Form 8300 does not care that you called first. Wires and checks exist if you do not want a briefcase.
Weekends
Weekend bids can be wider. After-hours spot. If the number matters, a Tuesday is a better personality than a Saturday in a gold panic. Selling when prices are loud.
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