Can You Get Silver Without Buying It? (Free Silver)

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You may be surprised to find out that there are many legitimate and rewarding ways to get silver without buying it. 

Here are some of these ways:

Ways to get silver without buying it included trading, bartering, inheritance, and selling other objects for FIAT currency in order to acquire silver. Acquiring silver on debt, leverage, or by illegal means are dangerous and not recommended.

I personally started my silver stacking journey by selling random things around my home that I had not used in a long time in order to acquire silver. 

In this article I’m going to explain the different ways that you can acquire silver without having to buy it if you don’t have the money right now.

Some of these ideas will help you get silver for free. Others will require a little bit more work to quickly make some money to trade for silver. Some are just bad ideas I want to clarify in case you are considering them.

Either way, it can be very rewarding to begin your silver stacking journey, even if you have no money to spend. Let’s dive in.

You Can Trade For Silver

Trade and barter are two things that many hardcore silver stackers absolutely love. Many silver stackers are acquiring silver to be able to trade and barter in an SHTF situation.

Therefore, one way to acquire silver without buying it is to find a local silver stacker, bullion dealer, or community of preppers to carry out some trades with them. 

There is no need to wait until a civil war to build up your bartering community!

However, if a person identifies as a silver sacker, they probably will not part with their collection unless what you are trading with them is of high enough intrinsic value to them.

Make sure you have something worth trading for silver. 

Some valuable things that you can trade or barter for silver include:

  • Home grown organic fruits and vegetables
  • Home raised chicken and eggs
  • Quality hunted or raised and prepared meats
  • Punctual use of tools like a snow blower, hedge cutter, plough…
  • Skilled trades (plumbing, roofing, carpentry, hair cutting…)

Oftentimes, these products or skills are considered valuable, especially if they are rare in your area. The more rare the item or skill, the more valuable.

If you know a silver stacker in your area, they certainly will gladly carry out an exchange with you for a basket of items or trade skill.

Depending on the rarity or perceived value, the silver stacker may give you confederate coins, silver Eagles, or other small denominations in exchange for your products or services.

Sell Things to Get Silver Without Buying It

My second favorite way to get silver without buying it is by selling things that I do not need. 

I personally had a bunch of Pokemon cards lying around. They have been super popular since the 1990’s and hit their 25 year anniversary recently, boosting the market value. 

But I question how much longer Pokemon card popularity will last.

Knowing that gold and silver have been a means of exchange for over 5,000 years, I am personally betting my money on gold and silver to preserve my wealth, not Pokemon cards (lol).

And so personally, I sold a big chunk of my old Pokemon card collection in order to acquire assets that preserve value and may appreciate over time (gold, silver, Bitcoin).

Have a look around your home.

Is there something lying around in your room, garage, backyard, or attic that could be of value to someone else? 

Is there something you could easily liquidate or sell for FIAT currency, and then exchange to buy silver?

Here are some ideas of things that you could quickly and easily sell:

  • Tools
  • Clothing
  • Electronics
  • Kitchenware
  • Collectible items
  • Means of transportation (old cars, bicycles, scooters)
  • Anything that you have not used in the last five years and will not need within the next year

Sell those things and head over to your reputable local bullion dealer to purchase silver.

You Could Inherit Silver

Another way to get silver without buying it is via inheritance from family or friends.

Silver cutlery was extremely popular in the late 17th and 18th centuries because it was used by nobles and the Bourgeoisie. Carrying a silver spoon was a demonstration of social class and possibly land ownership.

Silver objects are also a still common gift today when it comes to weddings and births.

Many families have received silver coins, ornaments, cutlery, and kitchenware passed down from generation to generation. 

Silver may have been inherited in your family from your great-great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, or other family members. 

Therefore, you could also inherit silver in the form of objects, bars, or coins.

If a family member has silver and is willing to part with it, you could ask to receive it for trade or as an inheritance. 

As long as you do not come at this from an entitled angle and demonstrate your keen interest in silver, they may be open to the idea of passing down their items to you, someone who will care for them.

Other Ways to Get Silver Without Buying It

Other ways to get silver without buying it include saving money in order to acquire silver. This is something I did personally. 

In my late teens, I could not get a job because no one would hire anyone under age in the country where I lived. So I made my own jobs and saved up a bunch of my money in order to eventually acquire appreciating assets. 

Already in my late teens I knew that printed FIAT is debasing and eating away at my preservation of wealth. So I saved up to be able to buy silver and gold later on in life. 

It took me a few years to get to the point where I was comfortable enough to jump in and buy silver and gold, but it was a very rewarding experience to finally invest the money I worked hard to save up.

I personally would never use a credit card or any form of leverage or debt to acquire silver. I see silver as a means of preserving the value that I worked for. And so I personally think that some form of work is required in order to trade for silver. 

Using debt or other people’s money is dangerous and is not at all adapted to the silver stacker mentality.

Therefore, I believe that the most noble ways of acquiring silver without buying it are barter, trade, saving and selling things that you have around your home in order to convert currency into silver.

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I hope that helps 🙂

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