Bismuth bullion??

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  1. Jimmy1986

    Jimmy1986 Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Anyone thought of stacking it? i see there is a company in Brisbane producing and selling 1KG Bismuth bullion bars.

    They look pretty cool http://www.bismuthbullion.com/ there selling for around $134 and i think stop price is only around $20 or so.

    Anyway any thoughts on this metal? and potential future price increases?

    Might be cool to put a couple of KG's away just for a laugh.

    Cheers Jimmy
     
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    willrocks Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Might be worth having one or two bars. But not sure how easy it would be to liquidate? Can't imagine a BismuthStackers forum starting any time soon.
     
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    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Was looking at buying some too just for sh*ts and giggles. Bought some Gallium recently and started thinking of what other metals were available to the general public (and may possibly be manipulated too!).

    If you have a good position in G&S why not branch out into random metals. I find just learning about them and their properites worthwhile

    http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-22400-bismuth-better-than-silver.html
     
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    grinners Active Member Silver Stacker

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    I remember an interesting thread by an 'unbiased' poster whose ebay account history brought him unstuck :D
     
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    I agree with House..
    I have been looking at the other metals as well...
    God I wish if I can get the Actinades series :) ...just kidding!!...

    But yes got a heap of Gallium as well it's such a weird metal though...

    Bismuth is cool due to its diamagnetic config and also the crystals it forms. very artistic type of metal.
     
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    Spot price for Bismuth is $19 a kilo, why are they for sale @ $140 give or take?
     
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    sounds like the copper saga
     
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    http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-22400-bismuth-better-than-silver.html
    One of the funniest threads ever :D
     
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    Remember the guy's profit margin on these bars was $50/kg - a 60% markup over his declared costs. It's many multiples of the spot price.

    That's not bullion, it's a curio. Laughable that at those margins he's marketing it as a hedge against inflation.
     
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    Hahaha, great thread!

    When will we start to see goldstackers and the like selling bismuth bars?

    Crazy to think on his eBay account, he has many sales of the 1kg bars...
     
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    gcsun New Member Silver Stacker

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    Paying 150 for a bismuth 1kg bar is akin to paying 5k+ for a silver bar of the same weight lol.
     
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    Haha :)

    For those that don't know what the Actinades are:

    http://periodicfun.wikispaces.com/Actinides+-+p.8

    Highly collectable.
     
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    House Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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  14. Dogmatix

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    That's the best part.

    If the Perth Mint gets involved, the mintages will be constantly falling, no matter how many 'restrikes' they make ;)

    Plus if any thieves steal your stash, you'll find them dead of radiation poisoning just down the road.
     
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    I doubt Bismuth's radiation is of any real concern:

    But it does have some very interesting properties.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismuth
     
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    Jimmy1986, Dec 8, 2012
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    Hmmm, I didn't know Bismuth even had any radiation.

    We were talking about the Actinides which are completely different and don't include Bismuth.
     
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