+rhino2960 Te-he you're really funny! XD Even I'm looking at everyone to see which ones are not perfectly upright!!! He has done a pretty OCD-good job!!! Ta ha ha
Big Stack, this is pretty impressive, congrats buddy. I know how much satisfaction you got out of laying it all out, and seeing the hard work and sacrifice in front of you. Sure beats numbers on a screen.
Big Stack, this video is a run away freight train!!!!!! Congrats buddy, this thing will be at a quarter of a million views before you know it. Let people understand, and be aware, living below your means, saving the difference, and steady buying = a stack like you see here.
Fuck man....I would just stare at this for hours everyday. I was so proud of you, until you said your wife helped you out with this. You're a brave man to let a woman have access to this.
I love seeing a stack of silver like that. That's one hell of a stack to build in one year, Congrats! Not sure if I could put that many "eggs in one basket" but it's nice to look at. I would recommend buying coins with some numismatic value so you are protected from the rise and fall in silver prices and not invest purely for bullion silver content.
Bigstack, I should say that this exact stacking video is the first one I ever watched and also the one responsible in part for my initial interest in stacking. I too have been a saver for years , live below my means and subsequently have a fair start on my own amature stack. Tks for the motivation !!
Our planet is dying. Among many things, 'Hoarding & Saving' is part of humanity's problem. This instinct to 'grab and keep' as much as we can "just in case" is fear driven, and far from the loving approach of learning to live in harmony with our environments, having faith that the world will p[rovide, and taking only what we need. I clicked on this link because I didnt realise people have their own piles of metals and I was fascinated to see it. Im not judging you bigstackmcgee, just stating my take on things. Thanks for sharing, you clearly take great care in your collection
I would argue that if you truly believe the "planet is dying" than saving is not the reason. It would be overconsumption, or the opposite of saving that would cause this. Saving is actually the green thing to do when you think about it for longer than a Bernie Sanders sound bite.
I like to collect the shiny stuff for enjoyment beside just an investment. you have to love it and care for it. keep it shining and safe for the future, kids grand kids...imagine taking out a suitcase full of silver and gold 25-30 years from now and show your grandkids?? how f $@/&g Kool is that??? that's priceless to me.
With the insane increase in dolar printing, the value of these coins grows daily, it might not show imidiatly but when the $ buble pops u will be a rich man.
The problem with this line of thinking is that if that actually happened, prices would skyrocket in real terms for everything you need, even in silver/gold or foreign currency. During rampant inflation, price controls are nearly always implemented and then there are huge shortages of the goods protected by price controls and their REAL price goes through the roof.
tarstarkusz Still better to hold gold than USD when that happens. Keep in mind if the dollar fails the WORLD will seek an alternate reserve of value and the value of gold will skyrocket.
I was thinking that as well. The value of the U.S dollar is decreasing. I want to invest in gold and silver one day, but I have to save up the money. I will buy my first once of gold next year :)
5 years later silver at 15 bucks an ounce I find this comment funny cause 5 years ago silver was much higher ....not that its a bad investment just a buyers market right now....and the poor guy who made this video got his silver at the peak prices! Keep holding and Im buying!
WarlordX7 Depends on where you buy, and how much. The best buys are always in bulk. Tulving company was my choice until this year. NO ONE beat his prices.
Great video. Congrats on getting a great collection of silver. Very nice mix of bars and coins rounds all good stuff. Thank you for sharing you stack video.
I love watching stacker videos, which is where I learned the term "security through obscurity ". If no one knows you're stacking then no one will come looking for it.
Reading the comments insures one thing that not a single person understands what correlation between currencies and precious metals. It is an insurance. No zombies, no end of times bull crap. Please look back at every single monetary catastrophe in the 20th century and your answer will astound you. Your portfolio shoukd
Big Stack, I can't imagine the work you had to go through to make this video. Especially having to fetch your stack from various locations. I too have PM's stashed in various locations. I wouldn't even know how or where to start in making a full stack video. I would probably have to do it in parts and sections. You really did a great job on the video. As alawys, thank you for ALL your great videos.
OMG!!! Great job bud! That is what Im talking about! Whoever said ALL americans are stupid spenders should talk to you....you are a prime example of what ALL americans should be doing! I applaud you! Great job!!! Keep stacking my friend! When the SHTF....you are going to be somebodies BOSS!! (or several peoples BOSS)
i do admire the effort this guy is putting into it but if everyone did this, the US ecenomy would fall in weeks. People need to spend money to keep the economy healthy, but they dont have to over spend.
I think the economy needs a lot more than what I can do for it. What good will my few dollars do compared to the grand amount of quantitative easing and the purchases based on credit that many others make?
Mattias Svensson Naw, brother....if the US were to be the producer of goods like it use to back in the day when we use to produce everything from TV's to clothing, maybe then it would be reasonable smart to spend in order to keep the economy strong...but now, when you spend, your making CHINA rich....because if you look around...EVERYTHING is made there...Not in the US!
I keep replaying your video, bigstack. Very inspirational what you did in only one year. Unbelievable job. I will have to double my effort in finding creative ways of getting PMs just to match your pace. Thanks again...
I was debating on weather to put $50 dollars a paycheck into my deferred comp plan at work or buy an ounce or two of silver every two weeks instead. With the threat of the government seizing retirement plans, Silver it is.
politicalsheepdog In which country? lol not in mine. Plus in its current state I find the entire concept of taxing Bitcoin as laughable. But more Importantly with the global economy in its current state. Anyone who's thinking of increasing their physical gold and silver holdings can surely afford to throw a fraction into Bitcoin. I'm aware its a complex new ecosystem and everywhere you look in mainstream media it would make it seem like Bitcoin is in chaos. But I take no notice of the talking heads. Bitcoin is the internet in 1999 :) What ever happened to that internet thing? Surely was just a fad ;)
politicalsheepdog In the U.S if I was to buy Silver off someone in person exchanging physical cash for physical Silver does this have to be declared anywhere and is tax expected to be paid? Because I have done thousand of dollars worth of Bitcoin trades in the last few months in person with cash. How is my government supposed to even know I have Bitcoin of which to tax lol?
Bevin Holder If the transaction is on the net I'm sure they will be reaching out their tentacle of power out to bit coin soon. A face to face transaction of Silver for goods a services is barter and there is no tax.
wow thats really pretty .....very shiny I have about 5 silver eagles 3 one ounce bars..and maybe a dozen Kennedy half dollars....but now making coin silver rings for gifts.....but I live on 10 acres with fish in the pond out back and a well
Awesome video! A shout out to all the Silver community... I have really enjoyed all your videos and it has inspired me to make my own video. Thanks again Big Stack!
Damn bigstack now that is impressive. I am loving those bars bro. I cant believe all that you have aquired! You set the bar high my friend and i cant wait to see what the new year brings you! If i dont write on another video of yours you and your family have a blessed chrismas and keep on stacking!
yea when you count the ounces still doesnt seem like much until you lay it all out then you get a real feeling of accomplishment good job keep stacking
BigstackMcgee I hav silver I recevd as gif but dis was back wen it costed 40pus a onse n now as I rite dis it 16$ sumting wtf ??? wat shood I do ? do u tink d pric wil go up or jus plumit like aftar 1980 wen it droped frum 50$ 2 singil digits 4 ears n ears
Apocalypse Wolfman its ganna go down cause silver is being mined out of the ground in large amounts it will fall way down but if the dollar tanks it will go up up up
Damn Bigstack, that is just an awesome stack! I am loving on your bar collection. Thanks for putting that all together and showing us. I'm sure it was a TON of work!
Very nice. Sometimes i feel like i need LOT more lol when its in the safe it doesn't look like much BUT when its layed all out its way more then you think lol. Stack on my friend.... thanks for sharing.
I can't decide if I am more impressed with the stack itself, or your mad organizational skills in neatly laying it out! Great work, and some mad stacking for only a year. Super congrats.
Beautiful collection!! I'll be posting my one year stack video next week, it's nowhere near this caliber but its a start in the right direction. Keep up the great work and all the best in 2014.
First off to ppl who want to criticism lets say that's 20,000! There is not shit you can do in realestate with that and own anything? Do you expect him to use his 20 grand to get in debt and lose everything?... Ooo smart ass you don't own your house unless it's paid for. They will take it. Stocks that pay dividends? I got stung by that scam, when the market crashes and it always does in history so does the stocks and you lose money. With silver and gold if the price falls he still has his gold, after he is gone 100 years from now his family can pass down his collection that in 100 year should be worth a fortune just in age! His gold and silver will last forever.
Stocks have been a global market that have made plenty of billionnaires over the years, you obviously invested in the wrong things. Maybe you didn't research properly before investing, I don't know. Precious metals are not exactly safe either. Didn't gold lose 33% of its value in 2013? The value of gold will rise over years of course, but not always enough to keep up with inflation. Who knows, maybe in 10 years a new synthetic material will be invented that can totally replace gold and render it worthless. 20k can get you started in property quite easily. It can get you a small property that has rental income, or it can get you land that can also possibly rise in value. I personally do not invest in either of these ways, the returns are far too low and slow coming. My CFD on the gold market netted me a 20% profit in the first 5 seconds of trading after Russia invaded Ukraine. 2 days later when they retreated, I anticipated the move and made a further 10%. The people who stack metal like in this video have made maybe 1%...
You only lose money when the market crashes if you sell at the bottom like an idiot which from what you wrote I can tell you did. If you hold on your will regain everything in a few years and then it will continue to rise. Obviously you have no background whatsoever in finance.
sam raven Plenty of large funds are still investing and/or invested in the commodities market. In fact, almost all of them bought gold when Russia invaded Ukraine. Obviously this conspiracy that you speak of is a load of bull just like all other conspiracy nonsense. One crackpot is saying it is a fraudulent conspiracy yet plenty of people are still trading billions on the market.
flatbg1 You can also lose money if you leverage too much and your broker closes out on you. Stocks are also not like commodities since companies can go bust very quickly and never regain their worth. Much more volatile than metals. I took a pretty big hit recently when gold fell from 1390 to 1290. I'm sitting it out though and waiting for it to rise again. I'm in it for the long haul, maybe a year or two. 150% profit is my target :)
KEVIN CHURCHILL Really? Only 40% interest per year? No middleman and no commission? You do know that solid bar investments come at a premium above spot price right? I might pay commission to a middleman, but I dont pay any premiums and even more interesting, I can make WAY more than 40% interest a year. When the price went from 1290 to 1390 in 3 months, I doubled my money. How much did you profit with your solid investments? Let me guess, you still have them after the price came down again? Couldn't sell them fast enough? I could.
***** It's all strategy, planning, and keeping to them to execute them properly. I know if I do ABC and 1, 2, 3 happens as a result, It is just a matter of time until I reach the end. It all depends on how quick and effective it works. A few things have to happen that I hope pan out, but if they don't, I have contingency plans that are actually better than the initial plan, but delays it by one year. My strategy largely relies on real estate. But once I get to the point I can quit my day job, I'll be starting up another business in media productions. Too many people rely on just one solution and hope it pans out.
+Remrie Arrie (Duckshorts) The only thing, not only from the economist, but also from Naked Economics (the book) is:.... ...Let your fucking broker do it. They've been in the job and have trained for this, not only is it in their best interest that you do good, but it is also for your best interest.
The vendor is basically the broker there who profits like vendors who convert currencies. Just an FYI. Usually you have to factor in a sizable margin to account for what they take out.
Dude what an amazing stack. Not only amazing for getting that much in a year but getting that much period. Wonderful variety and cant wait to see what the next year brings. Thanks a lot for sharing and taking the time to set that up for us all.
Incredible job BigStack. I only managed to save about ~300oz Ag but when I look at where I started with my first purchase of 3 silver maples, I'm pretty grateful to be here. Looking at your savings is giving me an itch to get going to 2014. Good fortune to you and all fellow stakers in 2014 and may it bring savings acquisitions beyond your wildest imaginations. *raises glass* to 2014!
Lets start a new string that last one has over 100 comments Silver today is $17.11 the day this was up loaded it was silver was $19.05 down 10% ($1.94) in less than a year~~ Damn that has got to hurt BTW is case you have never noticed Silver is only a copy cat and mimics whatever Gold does. It is currently priced way way above its value in the commercial arena
***** Go to realtor.com put in your zip code filter out land mobile homes and condos sort by price see if you can find anything that pencils out by dividing the gross monthly rent by the gross purchase price if it works out to 0.015 it is a go 0.015 is 1.5% per month or 18% per year on the purchase price.... if you find a 0.02 it will pay for itself in just over 4 years once your property is paid for free and clear with the rents you can start to use the rent to by this stupid silver and then drool all over yourself. OR you can save it up and buy another rental like a smart person. Silver will not support you through your retirement but a rental will give you a monthly stipend
***** Johnny you are right in one respect you get a triple net lease on commercial and they take care of the toilets, the windows, the land scape and etc. but when you first start out -- the real money is in the residential... more bang for your buck as they say. after you have "made it" you can sell your residential and buy commercial or just start buying commercial. "if it was easy every homeless guy would be doing it."
a gump So the sad part is about the 50 years you only get to go through this live one time the Government averages your age at death to be 72 right now (that's an average) of let's say you start your silver investing at say age 21 and you keep buying until you are 31 then you sit back to see what happens the next 50 years------ eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee all of a sudden you are 72 years old and still have your silver- while on your death bead you call a Bullion Dealer to your bed side to sell him your silver and he give you a check which you can then have someone put in the bank tomorrow and then wait 5 days to cash. Wow- I want some of that investment. Buy a rental property work hard and each month it will spit out a little golden egg for the rest of your life which you can spend while you are NOT on your death bed.
Are you just sick or not..... 850 ounces purchased over the year of 2013 when Silver started the year at $30 averaged $23.75 and ended the year at $19.50 Today it is just under $19.93. Using 2013's average (see Kitco dot com) you have lost $3.82 per ounce less commissions. and less coin protectors X 850 oz. probably talking a total down of over $6/ounce Holy crap. Sorry you fell for all the RUclips hype.
No loss because nothing has been sold. That's why dollar cost averaging is such a useful strategy. Silver and gold are on sale right now compared to when the year started. Every dollar spent to accumulate metals now brings more home. Personal cost per ounce falls dramatically, and I rest easy in the (decades) long-term strategy that I have.
so sad there is enough there for a down payment on a rental duplex that will pay for itself and bring in income for the rest of your life - while the silver just sits in a pile (stack)
HE LOST NOTHING!! you are talking DOLLAR VALUE!! who cares about dollars? They are GARBAGE!! TOILET PAPER!! BACKED BY NOTHING!!! in the end we (silver stackers) are not going to trade our silver for Dollars...we are holding this stuff to hedge against inflation! So silver can go to 2 cents...it doesn't matter....It will still hold its value for goods and services when the SHTF!! Get your head out of the sand and LEARN!!!!
Letsgetphysical---- I think that "inflation" does not mean what you think it means. A dollar is a dollar no matter what the price of things are..... as the price of things increases (but the value stays the same) then it costs more dollars to trade for the things. This is inflation. Now that you have a cursory understanding of "inflation" --- notice this It now costs more than twice as much in silver to buy the same amount of dollars. or in other words Silver is only half the cost in dollars-- that is REVERSE inflation ( at least for silver). GET IT. so if silver ever does get to "two cents" That is the day I will buy a thousand ounces for only $20.00
Reverse inflation? You mean deflation? Jesus somebody get this shill an economics 101 text book and throw him a few paper dollars to STFU in the mean time. Get a life bro...
Great collection BSM,Thanks for all the inspiring vids you have made over the last year.They helped me keep stacking even when the price has dropped so much.Looking forward to seeing what you buy next year.Keep stacking guys we will have our day.
bigbassjonz Too common, more than likely it will be 5.56, 7.62 and .45 rounds that will be worth the most to anyone who values being alive. 22's are nice, but a cheap can of it and a revolver will keep you in small game for atleast 5 years. The valuable rounds will be the ones that all got used up by those using them most effectively, and the military guys will go out of their way to get those rifle rounds and horde them, driving the price up in the market for anyone who's interested. Potatoes & chickens will net you good money though, a constant renewable source of food between the eggs, the potatoes and the older chickens who are best sold for the food. Hell, even if the chicken get a little inbred and... weird lookin... food's still food.
there are laws passed. gov can take your surplus food.. and they will take surplus ammo... and they take silver and gold... basically, the only thing you need is salt..... if you can't figure out why, then good luck surviving.
And toilet paper would be valueable. But money has a nice shelf like and food doesnt. But yeah silver prices got inflated so alot of tards got ripped off.
Amazing my friend. Great job and congrats on this outstanding stack. Very divers inspiring. Thank u for sharing. Ps. Where else can we buy the canvas bags??
YIKES! silver is trading today at $19.60 (4-21-14) back in March of 2008 it traded 1/2 the month at over $20.!! ! ! ! ! ! 6 Fircken years ago... how long is the long run??? Every thing else including real estate is moving forward and PM's are moving backwards
just so you know honey--- they really don't print money-- they sell bonds... you buy the bonds and then they have more money.... So in a way they are just borrowing your money... and not printing new money--- a concept most of the silver heads can't conceive But in any case Silver was at $55 on Jan 21's at 11 am in 1980 and it has never made it back. if you are lucky you only have two 34 year terms in your life to wait for something to happen to silver. In the mean time inflation has beaten the crap our of $55 silver
careful what you blaspheme :D strike their silver god too much and the culties will weep :'( i mean, it's not an "investment" or "hedge" to them, it's a cult. They'll pour their blood into it no matter what happens to it...
the organization of this collection greatly pleases my OCD
+rhino2960 Te-he you're really funny! XD Even I'm looking at everyone to see which ones are not perfectly upright!!! He has done a pretty OCD-good job!!! Ta ha ha
Big Stack, this is pretty impressive, congrats buddy. I know how much satisfaction you got out of laying it all out, and seeing the hard work and sacrifice in front of you. Sure beats numbers on a screen.
At age 25 I was envious of the guys with the nicer cars, at age 52, I am envious of bigstackmcgee: Nice job!
haha, thanks Tony ;)
Wow!! Super super impressive for just a year. Well done BigStack!! Awesome collection
Big Stack, this video is a run away freight train!!!!!! Congrats buddy, this thing will be at a quarter of a million views before you know it. Let people understand, and be aware, living below your means, saving the difference, and steady buying = a stack like you see here.
Congrats on the stack, we really appreciate you taking the time to put this together for us all to drool over.
Awesome collection! i've just restarted collecting coins again and focused on Morgan Silver Dollars.
Wow, very inspirational bigstack. It's gotta feel good to see evidence of your hard work right in front of you!
Fuck man....I would just stare at this for hours everyday.
I was so proud of you, until you said your wife helped you out with this. You're a brave man to let a woman have access to this.
Awesome 1 year stack, lots of sacrifice and dedication, good for you, give yourself a pat on the back, great job!!
Cheers!
I love seeing a stack of silver like that. That's one hell of a stack to build in one year, Congrats! Not sure if I could put that many "eggs in one basket" but it's nice to look at. I would recommend buying coins with some numismatic value so you are protected from the rise and fall in silver prices and not invest purely for bullion silver content.
Something to be VERY proud of. Love this video! I hope you stacked up plenty in the last year, too.
that's a lot of silver. I hope you make a profit buddy!
Bigstack, I should say that this exact stacking video is the first one I ever watched and also the one responsible in part for my initial interest in stacking. I too have been a saver for years , live below my means and subsequently have a fair start on my own amature stack. Tks for the motivation !!
Our planet is dying. Among many things, 'Hoarding & Saving' is part of humanity's problem. This instinct to 'grab and keep' as much as we can "just in case" is fear driven, and far from the loving approach of learning to live in harmony with our environments, having faith that the world will p[rovide, and taking only what we need.
I clicked on this link because I didnt realise people have their own piles of metals and I was fascinated to see it. Im not judging you bigstackmcgee, just stating my take on things. Thanks for sharing, you clearly take great care in your collection
I would argue that if you truly believe the "planet is dying" than saving is not the reason. It would be overconsumption, or the opposite of saving that would cause this. Saving is actually the green thing to do when you think about it for longer than a Bernie Sanders sound bite.
I like to collect the shiny stuff for enjoyment beside just an investment. you have to love it and care for it. keep it shining and safe for the future, kids grand kids...imagine taking out a suitcase full of silver and gold 25-30 years from now and show your grandkids?? how f $@/&g Kool is that??? that's priceless to me.
I still love this video, Big Stack! Hope you are well.
Harry
With the insane increase in dolar printing, the value of these coins grows daily, it might not show imidiatly but when the $ buble pops u will be a rich man.
Thanks saibabax - I'm rich in spirit ;)
The problem with this line of thinking is that if that actually happened, prices would skyrocket in real terms for everything you need, even in silver/gold or foreign currency. During rampant inflation, price controls are nearly always implemented and then there are huge shortages of the goods protected by price controls and their REAL price goes through the roof.
tarstarkusz Still better to hold gold than USD when that happens. Keep in mind if the dollar fails the WORLD will seek an alternate reserve of value and the value of gold will skyrocket.
I was thinking that as well. The value of the U.S dollar is decreasing. I want to invest in gold and silver one day, but I have to save up the money. I will buy my first once of gold next year :)
Let the fiat fools laugh. The bubble will burst and those with silver will have the last laugh.
Amazing dedication and stack, sir. Thank you for posting and inspiring the community
Everyone knows Beanie Babies are the most secure investment.
Bitcoins are the new Beanie Baby.
LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
MercuryCobalt Uh,...No? It's Garbage Pail Kid cards.
5 years later silver at 15 bucks an ounce I find this comment funny cause 5 years ago silver was much higher ....not that its a bad investment just a buyers market right now....and the poor guy who made this video got his silver at the peak prices! Keep holding and Im buying!
@@livegooddad LOL at today’s prices being $30+ I wish I would have started back then
I started stacking in Jan 2015 thanks to videos like yours. I just reached my 100th ounce and made my first video. Thank you for the inspiration.
S-I-C-K! Congrats man!! Keep stacking & keep making videos!
4m15s - How did you get 2017 dated coins and upload this at the end of 2013?
Definitely says 2017. Weird
This really has been an inspiration. Videos like yours have helped me so much. I made a video talking a little about that toady.
Sweet - I'll have to check it out
Thanks Bigstack!
BigstackMcgee where do you buy these from? and how much are they usually?(the silver coins)
I made spaghetti today.
WarlordX7 Depends on where you buy, and how much. The best buys are always in bulk. Tulving company was my choice until this year. NO ONE beat his prices.
Awesome collection Sir, how much do you roughly spend a week/month?
You bought all that in one year? Wow you must make a few hundred grand a year.
Nice. I just bought my first 5 silver eagles.
Great job, BigStack! Thank you for sharing.
I hope you've invested in a few choice firearms as well. Building wealth requires investments in security. ;)
Hahaha what fat hands. Gross
Amazing Collection. 1 year??Wow..., you should be proud of yourself. Love you videos, i have watch all of them. Keep stacking!! Stack On!!
5:50 the only dragon in the whole stack 😏🔥🐉
Great video. Congrats on getting a great collection of silver. Very nice mix of bars and coins rounds all good stuff. Thank you for sharing you stack video.
Man, you are totally prepared to vampire apocalypse! Setrakian approved. :))
Sweet silver collection! I started stacking about a year ago and I wish you luck on yours!
Thats a hell of a lot of silver for one year! Great Job! I have around 600 ounces, ten on the way. With silver at $20, I'm buying again!
Very nice indeed Big Stack. Your killing it. Thx for sharing, Great work.
Never, ever show your horde of precious metals, wether silver, gold, brass, or billet aluminum.
I love watching stacker videos, which is where I learned the term "security through obscurity ". If no one knows you're stacking then no one will come looking for it.
Congrats, that is a big stack- great job on living within your means. I appreciate all your tips and comments over the past year!
Reading the comments insures one thing that not a single person understands what correlation between currencies and precious metals. It is an insurance. No zombies, no end of times bull crap. Please look back at every single monetary catastrophe in the 20th century and your answer will astound you. Your portfolio shoukd
Big Stack, I can't imagine the work you had to go through to make this video. Especially having to fetch your stack from various locations. I too have PM's stashed in various locations. I wouldn't even know how or where to start in making a full stack video. I would probably have to do it in parts and sections. You really did a great job on the video. As alawys, thank you for ALL your great videos.
how much have you spent on these in total? :o
Love your poured bar collection. I 've been picking some of those up in recent months rather than just pressed bars. Great video.
Impressive, you must shit money!
BIG STACK. YOU GOT IT GOING ON MY MAN. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK BROTHER.
Nice collection.
What do you do with it? Do you expose it ?
Thanks for sharing.
No, it is stored safely in multiple locations
Very nice from 6 years ago BSM! Thanks for sharing back then!~ I know I'm late on this one but Better late then never I guess! US!
OMG!!! Great job bud! That is what Im talking about! Whoever said ALL americans are stupid spenders should talk to you....you are a prime example of what ALL americans should be doing! I applaud you! Great job!!! Keep stacking my friend! When the SHTF....you are going to be somebodies BOSS!! (or several peoples BOSS)
i do admire the effort this guy is putting into it but if everyone did this, the US ecenomy would fall in weeks. People need to spend money to keep the economy healthy, but they dont have to over spend.
I just want a store of wealth that I can trust - thanks LetsgetphysicalAg
I think the economy needs a lot more than what I can do for it. What good will my few dollars do compared to the grand amount of quantitative easing and the purchases based on credit that many others make?
Mattias Svensson Naw, brother....if the US were to be the producer of goods like it use to back in the day when we use to produce everything from TV's to clothing, maybe then it would be reasonable smart to spend in order to keep the economy strong...but now, when you spend, your making CHINA rich....because if you look around...EVERYTHING is made there...Not in the US!
Really impressed with the collection of precious metal, looking forward to the next update in December. Then your collection will be 2 years.
Im a early teen and I asked for bullion for christmas and I got some platinum and silver bullion and it is so exiting ☻
No one cares
Three cheers for BSM! Awesome job man. Your a boss!! Keep stackin pal.
..'The things you own end up owning you' ;)
A very apt warning and concern, Felix.
then you just sell it all... and start a new
That is the truth !
Thomas Jordan
Very true
This is a very good investment.
I keep replaying your video, bigstack. Very inspirational what you did in only one year. Unbelievable job. I will have to double my effort in finding creative ways of getting PMs just to match your pace. Thanks again...
I always like seeing other peoples silver stack. I also live below my means, and I just got to the 837.58 ounce mark. I also really like your videos
I would have thought that a "mark" would have been a good round number like 850 ounces. But what do I know...
ImMatchBonus , to 2
Great year of saving bigstack! Very nice stack.
Love the Mexican rounds..
Keep up the great work! Peace
I was debating on weather to put $50 dollars a paycheck into my deferred comp plan at work or buy an ounce or two of silver every two weeks instead. With the threat of the government seizing retirement plans, Silver it is.
Dont forget to buy a fraction of a Bitcoin too :) Held in backup up offline cold storage.
Yeah but didn't they just put a tax on bitcoin?
politicalsheepdog In which country? lol not in mine. Plus in its current state I find the entire concept of taxing Bitcoin as laughable.
But more Importantly with the global economy in its current state. Anyone who's thinking of increasing their physical gold and silver holdings can surely afford to throw a fraction into Bitcoin.
I'm aware its a complex new ecosystem and everywhere you look in mainstream media it would make it seem like Bitcoin is in chaos. But I take no notice of the talking heads.
Bitcoin is the internet in 1999 :) What ever happened to that internet thing? Surely was just a fad ;)
politicalsheepdog In the U.S if I was to buy Silver off someone in person exchanging physical cash for physical Silver does this have to be declared anywhere and is tax expected to be paid?
Because I have done thousand of dollars worth of Bitcoin trades in the last few months in person with cash. How is my government supposed to even know I have Bitcoin of which to tax lol?
Bevin Holder If the transaction is on the net I'm sure they will be reaching out their tentacle of power out to bit coin soon. A face to face transaction of Silver for goods a services is barter and there is no tax.
Salivate articulated my thoughts to a tee. Thanks for giving us a look at all that shiny stuff!
Nice work!! , 2013 was a good year to stack with the depressed prices.
ColdWarWarriors True! I remember gold only being around £700 an ounce 2013-2014. Still pissed off I didn't buy any at that time.
architecturalabdabs gold was $1200 something per oz in 2013. 700 euros was like 950 USD . You're a little off lol
Very impressive, Great stackBigstackMcgee CONGRATULATIONS!!! THANKS FOR SHARING, VERY encouraging!!!
wow thats really pretty .....very shiny I have about 5 silver eagles 3 one ounce bars..and maybe a dozen Kennedy half dollars....but now making coin silver rings for gifts.....but I live on 10 acres with fish in the pond out back and a well
10 acres with a pond full of fish sounds pretty fantastic.. someday, I hope to be in that same position!
Very impressive! Thanks for sharing... it was cool looking at all that you have purchased. The silver bars are awesome.
...you also need palladium, platinum, and if you are not faint of heart, rhodium.
What about plutonium or vibranium?
...or unobtainium?
Chestnutts is what jet-fual is to steel beams.
Awesome video! A shout out to all the Silver community... I have really enjoyed all your videos and it has inspired me to make my own video. Thanks again Big Stack!
HUGE thumbs up!!! Beautiful stack :)
Thanks for watching ~cOiN*cOllEcTiNg*fUn~
Damn bigstack now that is impressive. I am loving those bars bro. I cant believe all that you have aquired! You set the bar high my friend and i cant wait to see what the new year brings you! If i dont write on another video of yours you and your family have a blessed chrismas and keep on stacking!
Meanwhile all stock markets have left silver in the dust!
Thanks for going to the trouble to set all that up, awesome stack and very motivating! Thank you for all the tips on your vids.
Good start more then most.
Amazing collection. That's something you can hold and be proud of.
Great Stack bro.....
! Wow..It's been fun following your silver stack adventure. Looking forward to 2014!
yea when you count the ounces still doesnt seem like much until you lay it all out then you get a real feeling of accomplishment good job keep stacking
thanks lucky
BigstackMcgee I hav silver I recevd as gif but dis was back wen it costed 40pus a onse n now as I rite dis it 16$ sumting wtf ??? wat shood I do ? do u tink d pric wil go up or jus plumit like aftar 1980 wen it droped frum 50$ 2 singil digits 4 ears n ears
Apocalypse Wolfman its ganna go down cause silver is being mined out of the ground in large amounts it will fall way down but if the dollar tanks it will go up up up
denis forman silver isn't that commonly found in mining we cant mine enough to keep up with industrial demand in other words we use more than we find
lucky43113 that was true last year not now look at the figures were getting way more now the last 6 months and this is the reason its going down
Wow, flat out amazing! Your now in the running for best looking stack.
wow I feel bad for the poor table that would be so heavy
lol VK7001.P
Great to see your full stack man! Looks like you had an excellent first year. Very impressive stack!
Sir, you are set for the collapse.
Either that or he is set to retire with a pile of metal to look at and no money to spend while realising what a waste of time his efforts were.
Jimbo Jones Isn't silver a precious metal and therefore worth actual money?
The101damnations total value currently of 850 ounces of silver is about 15k USD
Hahaha you could get a shit load for trading blow too
Damn Bigstack, that is just an awesome stack! I am loving on your bar collection. Thanks for putting that all together and showing us. I'm sure it was a TON of work!
Very nice. Sometimes i feel like i need LOT more lol when its in the safe it doesn't look like much BUT when its layed all out its way more then you think lol. Stack on my friend.... thanks for sharing.
Nice ! I enjoyed looking at your stack. All good-looking stuff. Hope you keep stacking and keep strong hands.
OMG! Nice!!!! Ive been stacking for around 7 months and I'm only at 25 oz….
I can tell you this - you have 25 more ounces than I did at your age!! Keep on stacking!
Haha i love your stack!
I can't decide if I am more impressed with the stack itself, or your mad organizational skills in neatly laying it out! Great work, and some mad stacking for only a year. Super congrats.
My god you got more silver than deutsche bank !
Zaki Adam
Hahahahahaha
Beautiful collection!! I'll be posting my one year stack video next week, it's nowhere near this caliber but its a start in the right direction. Keep up the great work and all the best in 2014.
First off to ppl who want to criticism lets say that's 20,000! There is not shit you can do in realestate with that and own anything? Do you expect him to use his 20 grand to get in debt and lose everything?... Ooo smart ass you don't own your house unless it's paid for. They will take it. Stocks that pay dividends? I got stung by that scam, when the market crashes and it always does in history so does the stocks and you lose money. With silver and gold if the price falls he still has his gold, after he is gone 100 years from now his family can pass down his collection that in 100 year should be worth a fortune just in age! His gold and silver will last forever.
Stocks have been a global market that have made plenty of billionnaires over the years, you obviously invested in the wrong things. Maybe you didn't research properly before investing, I don't know.
Precious metals are not exactly safe either. Didn't gold lose 33% of its value in 2013?
The value of gold will rise over years of course, but not always enough to keep up with inflation.
Who knows, maybe in 10 years a new synthetic material will be invented that can totally replace gold and render it worthless.
20k can get you started in property quite easily. It can get you a small property that has rental income, or it can get you land that can also possibly rise in value.
I personally do not invest in either of these ways, the returns are far too low and slow coming.
My CFD on the gold market netted me a 20% profit in the first 5 seconds of trading after Russia invaded Ukraine. 2 days later when they retreated, I anticipated the move and made a further 10%. The people who stack metal like in this video have made maybe 1%...
You only lose money when the market crashes if you sell at the bottom like an idiot which from what you wrote I can tell you did. If you hold on your will regain everything in a few years and then it will continue to rise. Obviously you have no background whatsoever in finance.
sam raven
Plenty of large funds are still investing and/or invested in the commodities market. In fact, almost all of them bought gold when Russia invaded Ukraine.
Obviously this conspiracy that you speak of is a load of bull just like all other conspiracy nonsense.
One crackpot is saying it is a fraudulent conspiracy yet plenty of people are still trading billions on the market.
flatbg1
You can also lose money if you leverage too much and your broker closes out on you. Stocks are also not like commodities since companies can go bust very quickly and never regain their worth. Much more volatile than metals. I took a pretty big hit recently when gold fell from 1390 to 1290. I'm sitting it out though and waiting for it to rise again. I'm in it for the long haul, maybe a year or two. 150% profit is my target :)
KEVIN CHURCHILL
Really? Only 40% interest per year? No middleman and no commission? You do know that solid bar investments come at a premium above spot price right? I might pay commission to a middleman, but I dont pay any premiums and even more interesting, I can make WAY more than 40% interest a year. When the price went from 1290 to 1390 in 3 months, I doubled my money. How much did you profit with your solid investments? Let me guess, you still have them after the price came down again? Couldn't sell them fast enough? I could.
Fantastic BigstackMcgee! So impressive for 1 year... i mean wow!! great job! your a great motivator!!! thanks for sharing!!
you got all that in one year wow
Freaking awesome stack! Nicely done Sir!
Omg dude i want it.... how much for the lamp?!?!?!!
Really though, thank you for sharing. I am looking to build a portfolio eventually. Purified ore really is beautiful to behold.
Awesome . makes me want to go buy right now lol
Insane !! A huge congrats to you bigstack!! Happy stackin!!!
Oh look, a comment section full of people with no money telling one another what and how to invest their money to make a fortune. How cute.
+Remrie Arrie (Duckshorts) You are a salty hater! LOVE IT! You aint got money but you are beating on this chump for losing his. SALTINESS! LOVE IT!
***** 28, on track and a head of schedule to be financially secure / "retired" by age 35. Just keep paying your rent bitches! ;)
***** It's all strategy, planning, and keeping to them to execute them properly. I know if I do ABC and 1, 2, 3 happens as a result, It is just a matter of time until I reach the end. It all depends on how quick and effective it works. A few things have to happen that I hope pan out, but if they don't, I have contingency plans that are actually better than the initial plan, but delays it by one year. My strategy largely relies on real estate. But once I get to the point I can quit my day job, I'll be starting up another business in media productions. Too many people rely on just one solution and hope it pans out.
+Remrie Arrie (Duckshorts)
The only thing, not only from the economist, but also from Naked Economics (the book) is:....
...Let your fucking broker do it. They've been in the job and have trained for this, not only is it in their best interest that you do good, but it is also for your best interest.
The vendor is basically the broker there who profits like vendors who convert currencies. Just an FYI. Usually you have to factor in a sizable margin to account for what they take out.
Dude what an amazing stack. Not only amazing for getting that much in a year but getting that much period. Wonderful variety and cant wait to see what the next year brings. Thanks a lot for sharing and taking the time to set that up for us all.
its just all laid out on a table, not stacked up. misleading title
stacking is the word used for collecting gold and silver, so his stack is his collection. :)
Excellent point maggot, now give me twenty!
apparently he stored his labor in dollars and paid for it that way rather than directly dispensing his labor into silver mining and smelting
Robert Slackware sounds like fun. How do you find a place to pan?
Incredible job BigStack. I only managed to save about ~300oz Ag but when I look at where I started with my first purchase of 3 silver maples, I'm pretty grateful to be here. Looking at your savings is giving me an itch to get going to 2014. Good fortune to you and all fellow stakers in 2014 and may it bring savings acquisitions beyond your wildest imaginations. *raises glass* to 2014!
Lets start a new string
that last one has over 100 comments
Silver today is $17.11
the day this was up loaded it was silver was $19.05
down 10% ($1.94) in less than a year~~ Damn that has got to hurt
BTW is case you have never noticed Silver is only a copy cat and mimics whatever Gold does.
It is currently priced way way above its value in the commercial arena
*****
Go to realtor.com put in your zip code
filter out land mobile homes and condos
sort by price
see if you can find anything that pencils out by dividing the gross monthly rent by the gross purchase price
if it works out to 0.015 it is a go
0.015 is 1.5% per month or 18% per year on the purchase price.... if you find a 0.02 it will pay for itself in just over 4 years
once your property is paid for free and clear with the rents you can start to use the rent to by this stupid silver and then drool all over yourself. OR you can save it up and buy another rental like a smart person.
Silver will not support you through your retirement but a rental will give you a monthly stipend
*****
just sent you some eMails
forgot to say DO NOT BUY ANYTHING UNDER RENT CONTROL
email back
*****
Johnny you are right in one respect
you get a triple net lease on commercial and they take care of the toilets, the windows, the land scape and etc.
but when you first start out -- the real money is in the residential... more bang for your buck as they say.
after you have "made it" you can sell your residential and buy commercial or just start buying commercial.
"if it was easy every homeless guy would be doing it."
*****
burglars can steal your silver
a gump
So the sad part is about the 50 years
you only get to go through this live one time
the Government averages your age at death to be 72 right now (that's an average)
of let's say you start your silver investing at say age 21 and you keep buying until you are 31
then you sit back to see what happens the next 50 years------
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee all of a sudden you are 72 years old and still have your silver- while on your death bead you call a Bullion Dealer to your bed side to sell him your silver and he give you a check which you can then have someone put in the bank tomorrow and then wait 5 days to cash.
Wow- I want some of that investment.
Buy a rental property work hard and each month it will spit out a little golden egg for the rest of your life which you can spend while you are NOT on your death bed.
Congratulations, I think it's an awsome collection you've got.
Are you just sick or not..... 850 ounces purchased over the year of 2013 when Silver started the year at $30 averaged $23.75 and ended the year at $19.50
Today it is just under $19.93.
Using 2013's average (see Kitco dot com) you have lost $3.82 per ounce less commissions. and less coin protectors X 850 oz.
probably talking a total down of over $6/ounce
Holy crap. Sorry you fell for all the RUclips hype.
No loss because nothing has been sold. That's why dollar cost averaging is such a useful strategy. Silver and gold are on sale right now compared to when the year started. Every dollar spent to accumulate metals now brings more home. Personal cost per ounce falls dramatically, and I rest easy in the (decades) long-term strategy that I have.
so sad there is enough there for a down payment on a rental duplex that will pay for itself and bring in income for the rest of your life - while the silver just sits in a pile (stack)
HE LOST NOTHING!! you are talking DOLLAR VALUE!! who cares about dollars? They are GARBAGE!! TOILET PAPER!! BACKED BY NOTHING!!! in the end we (silver stackers) are not going to trade our silver for Dollars...we are holding this stuff to hedge against inflation! So silver can go to 2 cents...it doesn't matter....It will still hold its value for goods and services when the SHTF!! Get your head out of the sand and LEARN!!!!
Letsgetphysical----
I think that "inflation" does not mean what you think it means.
A dollar is a dollar no matter what the price of things are..... as the price of things increases (but the value stays the same) then it costs more dollars to trade for the things. This is inflation.
Now that you have a cursory understanding of "inflation" --- notice this
It now costs more than twice as much in silver to buy the same amount of dollars.
or in other words Silver is only half the cost in dollars-- that is REVERSE inflation ( at least for silver).
GET IT.
so if silver ever does get to "two cents" That is the day I will buy a thousand ounces for only $20.00
Reverse inflation? You mean deflation? Jesus somebody get this shill an economics 101 text book and throw him a few paper dollars to STFU in the mean time. Get a life bro...
Great collection BSM,Thanks for all the inspiring vids you have made over the last year.They helped me keep stacking even when the price has dropped so much.Looking forward to seeing what you buy next year.Keep stacking guys we will have our day.
Silver and gold is nice, but in an economic collapse, food will be worth more than gold. Just sayin..
I agree food will be worth more ut food rots and how will you pay for it with gold and silver i think. Just sayin
.22 bullets will be worth more than all. Just sayin.
bigbassjonz Too common, more than likely it will be 5.56, 7.62 and .45 rounds that will be worth the most to anyone who values being alive. 22's are nice, but a cheap can of it and a revolver will keep you in small game for atleast 5 years. The valuable rounds will be the ones that all got used up by those using them most effectively, and the military guys will go out of their way to get those rifle rounds and horde them, driving the price up in the market for anyone who's interested. Potatoes & chickens will net you good money though, a constant renewable source of food between the eggs, the potatoes and the older chickens who are best sold for the food. Hell, even if the chicken get a little inbred and... weird lookin... food's still food.
there are laws passed. gov can take your surplus food.. and they will take surplus ammo... and they take silver and gold... basically, the only thing you need is salt..... if you can't figure out why, then good luck surviving.
And toilet paper would be valueable. But money has a nice shelf like and food doesnt. But yeah silver prices got inflated so alot of tards got ripped off.
Amazing my friend. Great job and congrats on this outstanding stack. Very divers inspiring. Thank u for sharing.
Ps. Where else can we buy the canvas bags??
YIKES!
silver is trading today at $19.60 (4-21-14)
back in March of 2008 it traded 1/2 the month at over $20.!! ! ! ! ! !
6 Fircken years ago... how long is the long run???
Every thing else including real estate is moving forward and PM's are moving backwards
Yeah well all that money they are printing they sure as hell are not investing it all back into Precious metals.
just so you know honey--- they really don't print money-- they sell bonds... you buy the bonds and then they have more money.... So in a way they are just borrowing your money... and not printing new money--- a concept most of the silver heads can't conceive
But in any case Silver was at $55 on Jan 21's at 11 am in 1980 and it has never made it back.
if you are lucky you only have two 34 year terms in your life to wait for something to happen to silver. In the mean time inflation has beaten the crap our of $55 silver
Honeysucklebommie
Duh! they are redistributing it to the lazy butt people who are pretending to be poor.
Howzyer Bippy
haha yeah all while pumping up their own business bike tires, pphphphphph bang!
careful what you blaspheme :D strike their silver god too much and the culties will weep :'( i mean, it's not an "investment" or "hedge" to them, it's a cult. They'll pour their blood into it no matter what happens to it...
Wow!!! What an amazing stack bro... Thanks for sharing
😄GARY!!!!! Where you GARY!!!!