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Buyer Beware: Costco Gold Is Easier to Purchase Than Sell

By: Jordan Chussler
Jordan Chussler, expert in Personal finance, investing, retirement savings, and Editor, Investing at Money
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Editor, Investing | Joined June 2023
Jordan is an investment editor who specializes in traditional equities, gold and other precious metals, retirement savings and income investing. He combines his personal and professional interests in finance and education to help readers increase their financial literacy and make better investment choices.
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Published: May 07, 2024 8 min read

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There's been a gold rush at Costco. As prices of the precious metal hit all-time highs on numerous occasions this year, it's fueled a buying spree for gold bars being sold by the members-only warehouse club.

Wells Fargo analysts said they expect Costco's revenue from gold sales to be between $100 million and $200 million per month. But despite the frenzy, some members may experience buyer's remorse if they try to sell their gold in the near future.

For one thing, the price of gold can be volatile. It has retreated from a high of $2,391 per troy ounce set on April 19 to $2,324 per troy ounce today. Additionally, investors holding the physical metal and hoping to sell at a profit may discover that gold bars aren't as easy to offload as gold stocks or gold ETFs.

Learning how to sell your gold is as important as knowing how to buy it. Here's what to know.

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