>Just to twitchy about trusting buying online.
APMEX and JM Bullion are both good. Stay far, far, far, away from eBay (should obvious).
Probably. But so will your local guy with a "WE Buy Gold!" sign.
https://www.apmex.com/state-sales-tax-information
Because when I sell these 100oz bars I'm going to where I can get the very best price. That's not going to be the local guy. He has a lot more overhead per oz that he moves. And I suspect the price difference will likely more than cover the shopping costs because that guys is probably going to take his cut and then ship it to the same company that I would. So I buy from the same place.
He's not a fraud. He's just too obnoxious to watch.