It's pretty sad when the cheapest gold you can buy is through eBay instead of a traditional bullion dealer. That's where I found myself Thursday night. I was bored and browsing the internet, when I realized I hadn't started buying any 1g gold Valcambi bars to fill up the special wallet I bought for it. I have a Sigma, so it'll be easy and quick to test whether it's real or not.
The wallet has been sitting on my night stand for at least a month or two, so I need to start filling it. The wallet is designed to hold two bars per spot, with four rows and eight columns, holding a total of 32g of gold once it's full. Sure, the premiums are higher than if I bought a single ounce of gold, but it's a lot easier to sell a few grams of gold than one ounce at a time.
For me, the premium is worth it to have the flexibility. I highly doubt I'll find myself in a situation where I'm needing to barter or sell $4000 in gold to cover some unforeseen expense. If we're at the point where I can't put that on a credit card, then I likely have bigger problems to worry about.
