Investing In Metals Titanium, Tin, Molybdenum, Aluminum, Zinc, Magnesium, Bismuth,

I have started investing in metals other than the standard Gold, Silver, Platinum, and Palladium. I have a small investment in Titanium, Tin, Copper, Molybdenum, Aluminum, Zinc, Magnesium, Bismuth, and other metals. I am also interested in rare earth metals and elements as investments. As a person who is not rich, I would love others to tell me their thoughts on investing in metals.

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1. Keep investing in different things. I have bought a lot of the same from Ebay. I sold some at my local auction I found on Auctionzip and usually got more money than i pay for it. Metals are a long term investment.
2. you have a very nice collection of metals.
   The big problem with investing in small amounts of metals is high prices compared
   to the spot price.If one could buy it at even 30% above spot that might be ok
   but many of these small lots are 100% or more above spot.
3. If you want to sell those in 15 years....
   Assuming as is most likely things stay the same how will you. As in how will you seek those now ( not including the copper) to anyone other than collectors
4. good morning, yes i very much like ur idea as i have only started doing this same thing 6 months ago. main metals im after are zinc, aluminum, tin, copper, silver, gold. i support and appreciate ur video at least there are more people thinking long term. what would u consider is wise to invest in each metal? do u have a goal in the amount of each metal? very interested in ur info thankyou
5. I am sorry, you wasted your money because of misinformation. Please stick to silver and gold. There is no demand for industrial metals if the economy unravels. Thats why you own it right?, to protect yourself from a collapse in our currency or economic weakness, yes? A hedge is protection against loss, you are buying metals based on speculation with no known catalyst for higher prices. More than anything you need a buyer and trust me when it gets bad nobody is going to want bars of aluminum, and if the industrial demand is there you better have 1000 pounds ready to go because they dont want a couple of pounds at a time. Silver is the poor mans gold and has been real money for thousands of years and is historically under undervalued at todays prices. Dont worry about what you can afford, worry about what you will actually be able to sell at a later date. Common people have no use for a bar of zinc. What am I going to do with that? A silver coin however is recognizable value that most people understand and would be willing to use as a barter item. Ask your local coin dealer for "bag silver" and buy a little any time the weekly price goes down and you will never get hurt.
6. 30 pounds of copper is $60, why would you own that? three little tiny ounces of silver would take up vastly less room and copper prices may not move for years and even if it goes to $5 a pound in the next 5 years. Wow, you now have $150. Milk is more expensive than oil but I dont want to buy a 55 gallon drum of it. Industrial metals are not investment grade. Move on, you will never have enough to amount to anything and if you do nobody will buy it in an economic collapse because industrial demand goes down during recessions. You will lose money on industrial metals. Gold an silver are real money and have intrinsic value. Copper is not money, it is a relatively cheap moderate conductor of electricity, it is otherwise WORTHLESS, as is titanium, platinum, nickel, lead etc. These are all industrial, not investment grade and since nobody else is going to be hedging in copper you will have no buyers when you need to sell. Of course, you are entitled to your own opinion and there is only personal truths in the world so believe what you want and spend your little pieces of paper accordingly.
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8. Thank you, I have stop collecting copper, unless its given to me by friends who still buy it. and added more silver
9. Silver Silver Silver. get in while it's cheap. You are doin a great job. if i were you keep the titanium and lose the Copper.
10. What was the size of that magnesium ingot you showed there?
11. Sensible no loss investments, but crazy how you missed buying nickel. Also best investment is pure silver dinnerware - its good for health to use and goes up in value, could even become antiques if you buy good design.
    
    Alloy ingots also are good to invest and possibly available in usable items too like brass, german silver, copper nickel, but buy ingots or cheap and heavy items like vases, boilers, furniture. Some may gain vintage value
12. I think you got a really cool collection of metals. I have to admit I like them more as a periodic table nerd than a precious metals investor. I would actually want one of each of those bars. But not for expected return of value. More just because its cool.
    
    What you need to know is what gives metals their value. A good example is aluminium which actually was considered more precious than silver in its "early era". Napoleon had his "silverware" made out of Aluminium which only the finest guests got to use, while the lower ranked peasants only got to use common silverware made out of - thats right - silver.
    
    The reason for why Aluminium was considered precious was not its scarcity. It was rather the fact that it was really hard to separate pure Aluminium from its natural compounds. Today it is easy to separate aluminium, but it takes ALOT of energy to do it - thats why its so important to recycle aluminium packagings. But aluminium is the MOST ABUNDANT METAL in earths crust. This is important to remember when you consider "investing" in the metal. It will not get more expensive in the future, compared to the more scarce metals.
    
    Same with Titanium, it is also very abundant. But, as with aluminium, the refining process is energy intense to separate Titanium from its natural compounds. Magnesium is also up there with a high abundance in the crust. Dont expect them to go high in price in the future.
    
    From an economical perspective copper and zinc may have a more positive future since they are medium abundant in the crust. Copper may go up a little since alot of people in poorer countries are closing in on the western world standard. Be careful how much you really pay for it though. Always compare with spotprice.
    
    Tin and Molybdenium are quite scarce but its hard to say how the price will be in the future. I like the looks of shiny tin, and i would really like to have such a bar. But i dont know how many more than me who would feel that way. Otherwise it could drive up the price.
    
    Bismuth is quite rare, its down there in the Uranium scarcity territory. But here it is also really hard to tell anything about its economical outlooks.
    
    Anyway, I congratulate you for getting such a nice collection! And I really dont think you will loose any money on it, since you seem to have gotten it quite cheaply.
13. I think copper should be declared a precious metal and its price reflected in ounces not pounds. By the way nickel will be the new silver.
14. personally I would focus more on silver, gold, platinum and palladium. copper? eh if your buying bullion at outragous markups I cant see anyone even breaking even on it. bars are selling at 9 dollars a pound now and its 2.50 to 3 per lbs on the market. for copper your better off saving your pre 82 pennies and stripping copper from appliances. you kind find good stuff if your town has a annual free garbage pick up. aluminum? Just crush and save cans and store them if you have the space. the titanium looks interesting. not sure about your other metals though. if its abbundantly avaliable I cant see its price going up and making it worthwhile to invest. then again what do any of us know? Though I would advise not buying aluminum or copper for sure. spits and exits the stage
15. I would personally advise you to try a new idea.Its sound ,and it is self proving and motivating.You don't loose anything but gain in knowledge and wealth.I take my info from youtube specialists and authorities and they advise as a next step from a collector is to set in value a percentage of increase to sell and that's irrespective of what ifs so they advise 5% my personal level is 12-15% as events and human intervention affects daily the values Indian wedding periods "gold",Chinas thirst to convert their paper to gold and silver,Devaluing your currency,and the list goes on.Study the daily silver gold for 1-2 years and you see a trend.It doesn't matter how much you spend but you need to be in it .Therefore you get the feel and personal feel for your pets "Gold Silver or any of the others .Work the percentages daily from daily accreditable regular sources use an excel file to build graphs and history.Knowledge is power.You started with a collection now evolve into a serious investor with history as you develop then you can aspire to inform others.My gift to you is my history and my story.I wish you well in your endeavour.
16. I believe you are on the right track in putting your money in something tangible and not government debt but some of these metals can be gathered for cheap or free. I did several precious metals as well as industrial / base metals. they are simple but cover a lot of info
17. Nice video. I think having metals no matter what they are is a great idea. People who think it is a bad idea have a today mentality. They are not thinking about the future. A very possible dollar collapse and metal scarcity also a flood of investment into commodities when the dollar falls. I invest in coin metals. Copper pennies, zinc pennies, nickels and silver. have not branched out to other metals yet but I might. Keep stacking and ditch these worthless reserve notes.
18. THIS COULD BE A GOOD INVESTING IN THE LONG RUN BUT IF I WAS YOU I WOULD NOT BUY COPPER OR ALUMINUM AT THIS TIME THE REASON IS BECAUSE YOU CAN BASICALLY GET AT FOR FREE AT THE MOMENT THINK ABOUT IT COKE CANS & ELECTRIC WIRE COPPERS FOR AN EXAMPLE THIS 2 METALS YOU CAN BASICALLY FIND THEM OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE IF YOU LOOK FOR THEM MY BEST ADVICE WOULD BE TRY TO FIND THIS 2 ITEMS FOR FREE AS MUCH AS POSSIBE & AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU WILL MAKE MORE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN & IF YOU LIKE THEM IN NICE SQUARE SHAPES YOU CAN ALWAYS LOOK ON HOW TO MELT THEM & PUT YOUR OWN STAMP ON THEM AND THAT WOULD BE ALMOST 100% PROFIT...... GOOD LUCK & KEEP ON STACKING!!!
19. a broad spread of commodities is a healthy aspect and rarity is the key for value,So if its money or if its ownership as in the end you need to sell to reap the benefit.I think you are on track but be flexible and research new ventures.What is money.Michael Maloney asks,Suzi Ormon keeps gold so each claim spread you risk but know your market.I trust their views and live by their philosophies.
20. investing physically in those particular metals is surely a waste of time? Better to invest in Eft's and just hold.. I mean magnesium, really?