What is the best way to buy silver?

Ebay can be risky to buy from. You'll want to buy either junk 90% coins (old half dollars, quarters, and dimes, minted up until 1964) or silver bullion. If you buy some fancy collector coin, then sure the markup is high. But if you stick to silver bullion coins, like Silver American Eagles, you will usually only pay about 5% markup for a shiny brand new coin.

Check out CoinInferno.com for price comparisons from dealers. It will show the current price and markup from each dealer, as well as the coins current "melt value" (intrinsic silver content's value).

I've written a comprehensive guide for beginning silver purchasers with a lot of useful information - what kind of silver is the best to buy, how to avoid fake silver, when is a good time to sell, and more. It's all free info so check it out if you are learning about buying silver online.

The most convenient way is to order from an online retailer that ships immediately, accepts a wide range of payment options, and has the lowest mark-up prices.

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Paul, The best, easiest, simplest, and most economical way to own & trade silver is to start a discount brokerage account and buy the ETF stock ticker: "SLV". That is an extremely common investment for people who want to own silver. SLV simply tracks the price of silver. Good luck.

Look here at Exchange Traded Products:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_as_an_investme...

You basically buy silver, but you don't have to physically take possession and store it.

I buy SilverWheat - stock symbol SLW, it moves with the price of the silver.

you can buy silver in various forms on eBay

ebay is great, estate sales, garage sales, look for bullion by the ounce