Shion
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Don't buy from jewellery shop. They will add on workmanship and GST. Investment grade gold are GST extempt. If you sell the gold back to jewellery shop, they will deduct some percentage from spot price. Going by current rate, $200 can get 1gm or 1.5gm if I am not wrong. Super not worth for investment as the markup on these weights are at least 30% over spot.
But if you die die want to try, can go thru banks or precious metal dealers for physical gold or transfer to an ebroker and get gold related stocks.
Last time I hear people say, buy gold jewellery the moment step out of shop, value drop 50%. That is how expensive the craftmanship costs and other costs are. Anyway, even when we pawn gold jewellery, they only consider the spot prices.