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Anyone buying in bulk yet, or are people waiting for the 144 mda?

I have no actual numbers, but Baird's have the following message on their goldline website; "PLEASE NOTE - Due to high demand there are currently delays on processing and shipping of orders.+ 2011 Sovereigns now available at City Forex our agent in the City, call them on 0207 621 0090 for details." The fact they appear to have too many orders to deal with themselves is i think indicative of a high volume of orders, whether it's the usual client base stocking up, or the general public getting stuck in I have no idea. The Royal Mint (who most people here wouldn't buy from, but the general public might) have pulled both the Sovereign and the Half-Sovereign from their site.

Nothing too scientific I'm afraid just the sheer disparity between the the rise in the price of physical, and the fall in the shares. Combined with the falls in oil, it looks like a slam dunk. I've got some oil shares as a sort of crude hedge on my gold miners position, and I've just watched them tank. It's got to be good for the miners. Edit to add; As a warning, all of my comments tonight should be taken with a pinch of salt. It's gone 1am, and i've been drinking since 5! I know that your savvy enough to make your own calls, but I'd hate for someone reading this to make any investment calls based on anything I said!

Bought a little bit more, just incase it was the final collapse of the world finance system. But it probably isn't and I'm fairly sure that there'll be better buying ops in the future. Edit to add: I also bought more junior miners. Jesus, they look cheap right now!

As of this morning the Royal Mint had 2011 sovereigns down as "awaiting stock", but they were still available to order for delivery within 21 days @ £285 As of this afternoon they're no longer listed. Looks like the mint price and the bullion price were geting a little too close for comfort

I think the recent big fall has caused a certain degree of uncertainty. Many were waiting for a lower low before loading up (well, I was anyway). It may be that we will see further falls before significant gains are made, and better purchasing opportunities may present themselves, but I agree that the recent push up could be the start of something, and for better or worse i've increased my silver holding at goldmoney this morning.