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My friend bought some gold and silver recently. At the time the prices were:

Gold: $1800oz
Silver: $22oz

And zim paid:

$1890 for an ounce of gold
$155 for 5oz silver (*6 bars)

For a total overhead in taxes/dealer-profit of about $400 for about $2500 in real money.

How my friend get those overheads down? What if one desires to trade $500 afghan gender study bucks for silver? What about $1000? Because I think it costs more when you buy a bunch of small bars as opposed to a larger bar (100oz bar cheaper than 10 10oz bars?)?

I don't wanna get me pants pulled over me head on the price.