If you want to purchase gold bullion, always ask yourself why are you buying gold bullion? For what purpose? For your collection or for investment? Be sure you know what kind of gold you want to buy, in coin form, bar form or in paper form (stocks, ETFs, exchanges etc.
) When purchasing gold, you need to know lot of things regarding gold bullion.
Here are some safe ways or steps if you want to purchase physical gold bullion (coins or bars):

• First figure out what kind of gold bullion you want to purchase, coins or the bars.
  
• Know your budget when you purchase gold.
  
• Have a safe place to store your gold.
  
• Always bear in mind the current price of gold and compare the price to other dealers.
  
• Go around or shop for cheapest dealers in your local area.
  
• After you shop around, go to online shopping so you can compare the different prices of gold.
  
• You can also purchase gold at auction or from national mints.
  
• When you purchase always ask for certificate of quality and authenticity.
  
• If you purchase from other dealers like jeweler or gold dealers, be sure they have reputable record.
  

If you want to purchase gold, the best deal you can get is the wholesale price.
But that depend on the gold dealer.
As we all know, the retail price is different from the wholesale price.
When investing in gold, most wealthy people who can afford pay the wholesale price rather than in retail price.
They will have a larger profit when they purchase gold bullion at wholesale prices.
Most small dealers sell gold at retail prices in order for them to have the bigger profit.
So if you are wealthy, go to the direct supplier or dealer of gold so you can get a cheaper price.
The price of gold changes everyday.
When there is an economic crisis, the price of gold tend to go up.
Gold as an investment can be very profitable business, BUT only if you know what you are doing.
When you want to purchase gold bullion for your collection, you don't need to purchase a lot.
Just be sure you know the current price of gold and do go shop around in order to get the lowest or cheapest price.
Online shopping is also convenient in time.
You can go shopping through the net in your spare time.
The internet is open 24/7 and you can shop through different kinds of website regarding gold and other precious metals.
You can also compare the prices easily since some websites of gold dealers have the price posted on their site.
Always be alert of fraud on the internet.
Be careful and be safe in shopping online.
If you know of some reputable gold site, then go and have a look at their inventory.