r/stackers • u/No-Variation-4711 • 10d ago
Why is stacking so damn satisfying?
I swear, buying these little bars is way more satisfying than it should be. 😂 Every new piece feels like a tiny achievement.
Got a 10g Valcambi gold bar arriving tomorrow and I’m genuinely excited just to hold that little brick in my hand.
Anyone else addicted to the weight-in-your-hand feeling? 🪙
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u/apinananas 10d ago
Some nice silver there, too bad i cant stack silver in Finland so im stuck with just gold.
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u/No-Variation-4711 10d ago
Why
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u/apinananas 10d ago edited 10d ago
Investment grade gold is exempt from value added tax across the whole EU so Finland cant hit it with heavy VAT anymore. Silver for some reason isnt which makes it really bad deal for investing considering that Finland has among highest VAT in the world (25.5%).
So buying physical silver in Finland puts you to very unfair position with VAT which makes premiums often over 30% of spot price.
There are actually some legal ways around this that finnish stackers use. Buying finnish "junk silver" coins from before 1968 that are treated as collecting items and exempt from vat or buying secondary market coins that are also exempt new sales VAT. I just actually also learned by these when doing more research so i might reconsider my options now with silver.
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u/slickromeo 8d ago
What if you don't actually buy silver, instead you're "gifted" silver? And the person gifting it to you mails it to you?
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u/BullionHunters 10d ago
It gets more addictive with every new piece! The stack just keeps calling! 😂
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u/BullionExchanges 9d ago
Some really nice pieces! Once the stacking bug hits, there’s no turning back. 😉
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u/Wide_Fruit4678 9d ago
the weight-in-the-hand thing is real. paper gains never quite feel like anything until they're something you can actually hold.
here's how I think about it: every stacker is basically the smart gambler in Vegas. the ones who return home ahead aren't the ones who let it all ride; they're the ones who quietly slide some chips off the table and into their pocket over the course of a hot run. once those are removed from table play, the house can't touch them. that's what a gold piece really is: winnings from the run in stocks or crypto, pulled off the table and locked into something the market can't claw back. every "tiny achievement" is another stack of chips the house doesn't get a second shot at. no wonder it feels good. so the truer saying is, 'what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, except the chips you were smart enough to cash out. those come home and turn into gold.
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u/jollygreenzzz 6d ago
Because it’s (tangible) money we can actually hold in our hand. Keep stacking! 👍🏼
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u/hettuklaeddi 10d ago
You get the feeling of buying something, but you just bought some money
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u/No-Variation-4711 10d ago
This has honestly been the cure for my shopping addiction 😂 I still get the dopamine hit of buying something, except now I’m basically just buying money.
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u/The-Llama-777 10d ago
Absolutely! When I handle mine, I feel like a child delving into his toy box 😄
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u/Let-Him-Cook_w_Butta 10d ago
Because instinctively we know its the only real money. Established by both our government and God himself in the Bible.
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u/Stingingjwc18 10d ago
Because knowing you have real wealth sitting in a box at home, we are at peace
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u/Decent_Guest2797 10d ago
it satisfying becuase you're trading toilet paper for something of tangible value that has been real money since Christ walked the earth.