No one is currently able to meet demand.
>Price barely spiked
Barely spiked? That graph shows a $2.50 change in one day.
People buying shiny trinkets made from silver does not immediately affect the bulk metal markets. What you see on that graph is exactly what you should expect to see.
Until those MI assets decide to do something about it, yes.
>Okay, now sell everything you just bought at a massive loss before the Gov takes it away and you get nothing. We silver shorted AF and are ready.
>They are saying they don't have the supply
There is plenty of supply for the raw metal. The bottleneck is the machines to convert it to coins and bars. The markets deal with raw metal.
The supply shortages are at the retailers who sell small bullion products. Prices (ie; premiums) there are spiking significantly according to supply/demand.
It's a clown outlet. They've always been open about that. Even Wikipedia mentions it. Pic related:
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