<prompt> Human: Hello rpersonal finance! Long time lurker, first time poster here. Im looking at making my first investment into precious metals and was wondering if anyone could share some suggestions on reputable sources. Right now, gold is out of my price range 1,230 per oz this morning so Im looking at silver.Just googling sites has produced JMBullion, Apmex, and SDBullion. Anyone purchased from these sites? Should I avoid online purchases all together? Appreciate any advice anyone is willing to share!  <response>: I would never recommend you buy precious metals but if you are going to anyways Id just invest in them via an ETF. 