APMEX Imposes $10K Minimum To Curb Demand Due To Record Gold & Silver Highs

   

APMEX said unprecedented order volumes tied to repeated record highs in gold and silver have pushed operational capacity to the point that it is instituting a $10,000 minimum order to "help keep volumes down and improve service levels," alongside broader fulfillment and product-availability controls.

In a customer letter, CEO Ken Lewis described the last two weeks as historic, citing multiple record highs for both metals and a surge in demand "unlike anything we've seen in years," driven by global uncertainty, inflation concerns, and renewed interest in hard assets, with inflows from both new customers and returning investors adjusting positions.

"This level of demand brings real challenges across the entire industry. Supply is tight, order volumes are elevated, and service channels are under pressure. Many firms are struggling to keep pace. In moments like these, the difference between providers becomes clear," he explained.

https://thedeepdive.ca/apmex-imposes-10k-minimum-to-curb-demand-due-to-record-gold-silver-highs/

Congratulations! Now you can drop the chocolate gold coins and move up to the bullion!

I know both work hard, dutifully pay their taxes which has allowed me to receive a generous pension from the Canadian government. And neither is eligible for a government pension for some time yet. Plus the retirement age might be raised & cut back by the time they retire so I am grateful.

I live in the Best Country in the Whole World.

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I know because you are close ta God he bestowed upon you the power to make others wealthier...Lokmar!

I am living evidence of this.

And the Lord is Good ta me because of you...Lokmar!

Thank you josephine. I am pretty much the greatest!

Thiel will be retaliating shortly by pummeling your asshole into oblivion while hissing in my general direction.

FACT!

....Traded most of my Silver in fer Gold n Platinum & paid a fraction of it's current market value.

Because of Lokmar I acquired Gold n Platinum fer pennies on the dollar

That had ta be the easiest n most lucrative investment I ever made in my life.

Thanks again...Lokmar!

You've been a good friend even if you deny or don't realize it.

Being close ta Christianity & her God musta bestowed ya with money making powers fer others, eh?

....yesiree!

'specially after Silver went down 7% today.

But Gold only declined by .5%

https://www.kitco.com/price/precious-metals

Thanks .....Lokmar!

That was Mighty Good advice.

Have a Happy New Year!

Quote from: JOE on December 28, 2025, 09:53:30 PMI did as you told me to ...Lokmar!

I traded in more Silver fer Gold 'n Platinum, eh?

By now, most of my Silver stash is depleted but by Gold 'n Platinum reserves are incerasing, eh?

I'll post some pics at a later date of my acquisitions.

Hopefully you did before the pull back silver just had. It was bound to happen.

Quote from: Lokmar on December 28, 2025, 08:41:54 PMGood to buy platinum. Good to trade silver for platinum OR gold.

I did as you told me to ...Lokmar!

I traded in more Silver fer Gold 'n Platinum, eh?

By now, most of my Silver stash is depleted but by Gold 'n Platinum reserves are incerasing, eh?

I'll post some pics at a later date of my acquisitions.

Good to buy platinum. Good to trade silver for platinum OR gold.

Quote from: sicknote on December 25, 2025, 02:23:50 PMI'd like to say it's been a blast JOEJ but I don't want any coal next year for Christmas.

Wheel him off ThielT 

No coal fer me.

I bought s'more Gold 'n Platinum for Christmas, sicknote.

I'll post s'more photos of them if you like.

I know my good friend Lokmar would approve.

Quote from: JOE on December 21, 2025, 09:07:57 PMWarren Buffett is preparing Berkshire Hathaway for a fall in the US Dollar...

Joe Biden is 83 and he has mush for brains, Warren Buffet is 95. There's gotta be some mental decline by now.

Warren Buffett is preparing Berkshire Hathaway for a fall in the US Dollar...

https://x.com/Mrcryptoxwhale/status/2002152297749753996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2002152297749753996%7Ctwgr%5Ede92ded5489b5b2bfad2cd6bbdd158193ebd7ff4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-36668176162078918352.ampproject.net%2F2510081644000%2Fframe.html

...what are the implications for investors & the stock market in 2026?

Anyway think I'm done with buying precious metals...Lokmar.

Theyre too damn expensive now.

Really the only way to get them in today's market is to trade up silver bought a year ago & then use those gains to buy something else.

So I don't think I'll buy anymore. Just wait for a correction see if prices drop.

If they do I'll buy s'more.

But .... if they don't....I'm done! No more!