I bought some silver and gold. Now I'm seeing that there are transaction fees, and you will never sell it for as much as a retailer will. I think people will be paranoid about buying something so expensive from a random person. The price will tend to go up with inflation, but you will probably end up with less purchasing power due to transaction costs. I suppose the longer you wait, the better it gets. Of course if a hyperinflation event were to happen, then you will certainly come out on top. I guess you can compare this to just leaving your money in a bank account to rot at 2% interest or whatever. I guess there's also the manipulation of the silver market failing, and the price ending up becoming realistic again. That would end up being very profitable.