Divestment and diversification – buying stuff with Crypto (Exit strategy? What Exit strategy?)

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    Whew. A long time in the dark. So here we are. Stocks up. Gold up. Bitcoin up. Property prices up. Interest rates hovering at zero. Probably a good time to redistribute, divest and diversify in a planned manner (ho ho).

    I’ve been digging for ways to make crypto purchases of PMs and other tangibles in Oz; here is a rough list so far:

    Ainslie Bullion – direct purchase of PMs and bullion, minimum $2,000 for Crypto; multiple crypto options and bidirectional.

    ABC Bullion – INDIRECT Crypto purchase (Living Room of Satoshi payment of BPAY invoice from ABC). LRoS are versatile (any BPAY can be paid), but pricey – they operate on transaction spread, which clocks in around 5% in my experience.

    KJC Bullion. Use BitPay in the payment chain.

    Ace Jewelers (Amsterdam) High-end watches and Jewellery. Bear in mind there will be international shipping and GST to pay. Looks like undiscounted watch prices, although some of their second-hand stuff looks close to market rate. Use BitPay in the payment chain.

    All require ID, but have a pretty easy online system.

    Bitpay cite a few more online sites with different specialities, in theory any site operating on BPay could be used with LRoS. I am ignoring US sites that either would require transhipping or incur taxation.

    Any other PM purveyors in Oz?
     
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    Crypto trading thread? :)
     
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    ...possibly; but then again it's about buying shiny stuff, mostly...
     
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    There appear to be plenty doing just that (with a couple of stand-out big transactions) - but I don't want to be cashing up Crypto - I want to keep it as purchases for personal use.

    Hmmm. I wonder how many house purchase transactions can use BPay :) Oooh - you can pay Stamp Duty using BPay in QLD...
     
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    I have a fine pair of alpaca socks that I bought for 2Btc because I got free post from USA if paid by crypto.
    No tax if paying bills with crypto, you bought it as a payment vehicle & not your fault it’s price rose.
     
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    The ATO may beg to differ, but I like the cut of your jib.
     
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    + 2 I like the cut of your jib Sir
     
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