Your First Twelve Months as a Copper Stacker
A practical first-year guide for new copper stackers in New Zealand: choosing an ordering rhythm, how the NZ$200 free-delivery threshold changes your real all-in...
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Selling Copper Bullion Privately in New Zealand
Global Copper does not buy metal back. Here is how a private copper bullion sale works in New Zealand: pricing against retail replacement cost,...
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Copper and GST in New Zealand, Explained Properly
Copper is not "fine metal" under New Zealand's GST rules, so copper bullion is standard-rated rather than exempt. How to split a GST-inclusive price...
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Building a Copper Stack on $50 a Month
What NZ$50 a month buys in .999 fine copper at current listed prices, and how NZ$20 flat shipping (free over NZ$200) means fewer, larger...
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Insuring and Documenting a Home Bullion Holding
Contents policies treat bullion, coins and collections differently, so there is no single answer to whether copper kept at home is covered. How to...
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Where Bullion Copper Comes From, and Why It Is Endlessly Recyclable
Bullion copper comes from both mined ore and recycled scrap, and after refining the two meet the same specification. Here is what .999 fine...
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What Actually Moves the Copper Price
Copper trades on global exchanges in US dollars, but the price of a one ounce bar in New Zealand moves for different reasons. A...
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Copper and the Electricity Grid: Where the Metal Actually Goes
Copper is called the metal of electrification. Here is where it physically sits in a power network, where aluminium is used instead, and why...
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What a Monster Box Actually Is
Monster Box is trade shorthand for 500 one-ounce pieces, not a certified standard. Here is what it means for copper in New Zealand: the...
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