Buying from smaller dealers sometimes has the advantage of no ID requirements for orders under $5000 if you're concerned about privacy.
I have traded with lots of members,never been let down, SS is a great community. Steve au et Lu, roo,Captain kook all site sponsors, a pleasure to deal with honest and reliable. Will now only trade here after eBay hassles.
Oops, forgot I had this list: http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-7432-silver-stackers-advertisers.html Number of online suppliers there.
Maybe it's time for a FAQ sticky section for newbs. (yeah, not long since I was asking the same, still learning).
There is one. http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-963-online-links-resources-for-precious-metals.html