rbaggio said:More and more, I am thinking the Perth Mint will sell out the 1oz on Day 1.
People will fight for leftovers from overseas sellers such as APMEX.
rbaggio said:More and more, I am thinking the Perth Mint will sell out the 1oz on Day 1.
People will fight for leftovers from overseas sellers such as APMEX.
PeacePeople said:rbaggio said:More and more, I am thinking the Perth Mint will sell out the 1oz on Day 1.
People will fight for leftovers from overseas sellers such as APMEX.
I wouldn't hold my breath on that either. They're going to send a massive percentage of what they get to PCGS and NGC to maximize their profits. The exact same thing they tried to do with the 2010 ATB 5oz coin until the US mint stepped in.
It's just the way it is. If they have the opportunity to increase their margin on something that comes along once every 12 years, can you really blame them?
hiho said:rbaggio said:More and more, I am thinking the Perth Mint will sell out the 1oz on Day 1.
People will fight for leftovers from overseas sellers such as APMEX.
do you reckon they have 300 000 minted already? I'm certain they'll have no stock left, heaps of backorders maybe?
fishball said:PeacePeople said:rbaggio said:More and more, I am thinking the Perth Mint will sell out the 1oz on Day 1.
People will fight for leftovers from overseas sellers such as APMEX.
I wouldn't hold my breath on that either. They're going to send a massive percentage of what they get to PCGS and NGC to maximize their profits. The exact same thing they tried to do with the 2010 ATB 5oz coin until the US mint stepped in.
It's just the way it is. If they have the opportunity to increase their margin on something that comes along once every 12 years, can you really blame them?
Perth Mint probably don't have the balls to step in. It'll be a gougefest.
Gonna just get 1 roll and be happy, hopefully.
Jonesy said:The way things are going, silver might be $40.00 per ounce by then, or it may be $30.00. Steve is offering a guaranteed buy price premium, without knowing what spot will be on that day, with no commitment required upfront from sellers. He is offering a reasonable option with no potential risk for anyone except himself.
hiho said:rbaggio said:More and more, I am thinking the Perth Mint will sell out the 1oz on Day 1.
People will fight for leftovers from overseas sellers such as APMEX.
do you reckon they have 300 000 minted already? I'm certain they'll have no stock left, heaps of backorders maybe?
It's not a "guise". Unfortunately that's the law. A supplier cannot dictate to a retailer at what price that retailer must sell the product. Super heavy fines if they do.jpanggy said:Under the guise of price fixing, perth mint has openly stated they can not control retailer's price.
I am not sure if giving and publishing a clear RRP would fall under price fixing.
If perth mint made it mandatory for distributors to display perth mint retail price, that should lessen price gouging by informing consumers of its original price. While at the same time not price fixing.
But is perth mint going to do so?
Dream about it suckers, you are gonna get gouged and I am not going to do a single thing. That's their answer (my interpretation).
XB said:Unfortunately that's the law. A supplier cannot dictate to a retailer what price that retailer must sell the product. Super heavy fines if they do.jpanggy said:Under the guise of price fixing, perth mint has openly stated they can not control retailer's price.
I am not sure if giving and publishing a clear RRP would fall under price fixing.
If perth mint made it mandatory for distributors to display perth mint retail price, that should lessen price gouging by informing consumers of its original price. While at the same time not price fixing.
But is perth mint going to do so?
Dream about it suckers, you are gonna get gouged and I am not going to do a single thing. That's their answer (my interpretation).
"RRP" is just that - a Recommended Retail Price - it's not a fixed price (which is illegal) - and retailers can sell for more or less as they see fit.
There is not much the PM can do about what a retailer chooses to charge for a particular product.
hiho said:Jonesy said:The way things are going, silver might be $40.00 per ounce by then, or it may be $30.00. Steve is offering a guaranteed buy price premium, without knowing what spot will be on that day, with no commitment required upfront from sellers. He is offering a reasonable option with no potential risk for anyone except himself.
dont tell me jonesy your a customer![]()
And there's this which I hadn't taken into account either.fishball said:Hard to put an RRP on something that moves with spot.
No it's not - a RRP is what the supplier believes is a reasonable RRP ie end-user price after allowing for standard industry markups on that type of product, transportation etc etc. Not what the retailer bought it for directly from the Mint. ie retail price vs wholesale price... the RRP is the retail price, you are suggesting the Mint make the retailer tell a customer what the wholesale price was and therefore a customer can know the markup was 40 % or whatever.jpanggy said:Yes, but all they could have done to alleviate is make distributor display the rrp. That is not price dictating, but directly informing customer how much perth mint was selling for and how much they are being gouged at the point of purchase.
Dont start fishball or il drop you in my soupfishball said:Hard to put an RRP on something that moves with spot.
Anyway, where's the fighting gone, I need my afternoon entertainment at work guys!!!!
XB said:No it's not - a RRP is what the supplier believes is a RRP ie end-user price. Not what the retailer bought it for directly from the Mint. ie retail price vs wholesale price... the RRP is the retail price, you are suggesting the Mint make the retailer tell a customer what the wholesale price was and therefore a customer can know the markup was 40 % or whatever.jpanggy said:Yes, but all they could have done to alleviate is make distributor display the rrp. That is not price dictating, but directly informing customer how much perth mint was selling for and how much they are being gouged at the point of purchase.
I cannot think of many (any??) products where that happens.