Recent content by MrJonesy

Hi, how did you do that? I just tried it and the online form immediately closes down when you select 'Seychelles' ...?

No I didn't. Don't have surplus cash.

I would feel perfectly safe to do it in Germany but I do not have the problem of having too much cash so can't really tell you. I am German so I would prefer doing it in Germany. Depends on where you are and where you go after Germany I guess. Easier to travel to Germany. But you have to declare...

It's in the same link 'bei einem Wert von bis zu 9.999,99 Euro kann man anonym Gold erwerben', but maybe that was lost in google translation. but this one is better: Wenn das Finanzamt nicht alles wissen soll: Gold anonym kaufen

Also, I read a lot about this a while ago, it is important that you buy coins that are priced as closely as possible to the gold price. special coins (KR, Maple Leaf, Eagle, etc) have quite hefty markups. If you could convert your cash and put it on a bank account, you can even order your gold...

I just checked on German web, you can buy gold (bars/coins/etc) in every relevant shop in Germany anonymously (no ID needed) up to the value of 9999 Euro. SoYou might end up having a problem when you cross borders with a block of that in your luggage as that might be considered smuggling. For...

Wouldn't you be able to walk into pretty much any coin store? Probably somewhat suspicious of you buy 10 at a time.

Isn't Transferwise not reporting? I read in their own website that they don't report (for the time being).