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Costco gold bars

Product · 2023 · Notable

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Costco reported over $100 million in quarterly gold sales as bars sold out in hours.

Adam Singer

@AdamSinger · Apr 9, 2024

You: buying dragon gold bars at Costco Me: buying hot dogs and Kirkland t-shirts We are not the same

unusual_whales@unusual_whales

Costco, $COST, selling as much as $200 million in gold bars monthly, Wells Fargo, $WFC, has estimated.

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Post · @AdamSinger on X
Clip · TikTok
You: buying dragon gold bars at Costco Me: buying hot dogs and Kirkland t-shirts We are not the same
@AdamSinger on X
Current official PAMP Fortuna gold-bar listing.
Costco / PAMP Suisse
Costco is selling gold bars and they are selling out within a few hours
CNBC (via NBC Los Angeles)
Costco is selling gold bars, and they're selling out within hours
CBS News
Costco Gold Bars | Know Your Meme
Know Your Meme
Costco Tightens Gold Bar Policy Following High Demand
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Milestone date
Apr 10 ’24
Jun 2023 to Apr 10 ’24
Platforms
8
Started on Retail
Origin
Seeded
Retail

Mechanics

  • Scarcity drop
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Sell-out loopPrimary
  • Resale market

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Costco sold gold bars in the US from June 2023. Deal posts, a customer TikTok and earnings-call sell-out remarks drew press. Costco reported quarterly gold sales above $100 million; Wells Fargo later estimated monthly gold and silver sales at $100M-$200M.

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  1. June 2023

    Costco seed · Jun 2023

    Costco began selling one-ounce gold bars in the United States online and in stores.[1]

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  2. sslussa / Slickdeals platform jump · Jun 22 ’23

    sslussa posted Costco's PAMP gold-bar offer on Slickdeals.[2]

  3. July 2023

    Tasty_Money4581 platform jump · Jul 31 ’23

    Tasty_Money4581 shared a Costco gold purchase on r/Costco.[3]

    Costco Gold Bars | Know Your Meme
  1. platform jump · Aug 30 ’23

  2. owner response · Sep 26 ’23

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Origin
Seeded
Sector
Retail
Region
US
Reported figure
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Evidence
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