Here’s what we do |
What they do |
| When
you buy from us, we
pay for shipping via
US Registered insured
mail, which requires
a signature for delivery. |
They
charge extra for postage, and often use parcel shippers who may drop off your order without getting your signature. |
| When
you buy from us, we pay for shipping via US Registered insured mail or UPS, both of which requires a signature for delivery. |
One website charges $4 per $1000 in Value - that's an
additional .4% you pay. |
| We don't have commissioned salespeople. |
Many gold advertisers employ sales
people who will call you repeatedly with high-markup numismatic offers. |
| We
are strictly in the business
of buying and selling gold,
platinum, silver, and palladium
bullion. |
Many firms seek to maximize their profits by selling
numismatic coins, leverage programs, or storage schemes. |
| We promise that your dealings with us are strictly private. |
Most
firms keep all their customer
records in a database,
making your identity, address,
and transactions accessible
to who knows who. |
| We hand-write our invoices and shipping labels, which
assures that you do not become a computer statistic. |
They use a computer. |
| We guard your identity, and your business is totally
private. |
They use a computer. |
| You know who you're dealing with at OnlyGold.com |
With other firms, if you wait a while between purchases,
you may never talk to the same person twice. |
Our website provides real information about
gold, and an easy way to buy it, without any hard-sell tactics. We feel that gold sells itself,
and that our customers are aware of the many advantages of gold ownership.
Of
course,
some
people
need
persuading.
Many
people
need
a series
of reasons
and assurances
before
they
buy anything
that
they're
not totally
familiar
with,
such
as gold.
To fill that need, many gold firms publish
their own "newsletters" in the precious metals field. These newsletters serve to
support and highlight the products they are selling, and are usually filled with puffery,
and self-serving economic predictions that never come true. Put aside a few of these 'newsletters'
today and you'll find that their predictions make for pretty amusing reading a few years
later.
And
this
being
the Internet
Age,
today
you'll
find
web sites
about
gold
that
look
a lot
like
the old
precious
metals
newsletters.
Same
message,
different
medium.
Many
of these
sites
feature
open
'chat'
forums
in which
anyone's
opinions
about
gold,
economics,
conspiracies,
etc.,
are posted.
Who can
you believe
among
all the
anonymous
screen-names?
But the basic sales tool for most of these
firms in the precious metals and numismatic field is the same as it has been for decades
- a team of commissioned salespeople. With sales 'scripts' at hand, they dial and dial, seeking
to find likely prospects who will respond to the constant attention and 'friendship' of a
persistent and pleasant salesperson.
Our approach is different: we've built a website
providing real information about gold. Onlygold.com also is a cost-effective, hassle-free
way to buy and sell gold. You just have to call us when you're ready.
It's probably obvious to you that this approach
is not designed to get us every potential sale. But over the years, we have done the largest
and most satisfying transactions - in which informed buyers end up with a cost-efficient
holding of tradable gold bullion.
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