About Us
About Gold Silver Mart
Gold Silver Mart is a Toronto-based precious metals dealer founded by two brothers, Aharon and David Merkur. We sell gold bars, gold coins, silver bars, and silver coins online and in person. We also publish market analysis and educational content on our blog because we think you should understand what is happening in the market before you spend your money on gold or silver. Most dealers do not bother with that part.
How We Got Here
We started paying attention to precious metals in 2020 when COVID hit and the government was printing money, handing out checks, and pushing interest rates to the floor. It seemed obvious to us that gold was going to benefit from that environment. So we started buying. And studying. Not casually. We went deep. The macro picture, how cycles work, the history of gold and silver going back decades, how interest rates connect to metals prices. We spent years studying it before we ever thought about opening a business.
What we found was that most of the big names in the precious metals space on YouTube and elsewhere just pushed metals in one direction no matter what the market was doing. Gold is always going up, silver is always about to explode, buy now or miss out. That was the entire message from most of them and it did not sit right with us because it is not honest and it does not help people make good decisions.
We wanted to do it differently. We wanted to build a business around what we were learning and share our views openly, even when those views were not the popular take. If you read our blog you will see that we post what we believe and we have built a track record doing it. We get things wrong sometimes. That happens. But we are upfront about how we see the market and what we are doing with our own money, and over time that consistency is what builds trust.
We opened Gold Silver Mart in May 2023. Since then gold and silver prices have gone up significantly and the thesis we built our business around has played out. We believe we are in a long-term precious metals cycle that could last ten to twenty years. But things change, and if they do, we will be the first to say so.
What We Do
We sell physical gold and silver bullion from recognized mints including the Royal Canadian Mint, Sunshine Minting, Asahi Refining, and others. Everything we carry is investment grade, GST/HST exempt, and ships insured across Canada with free shipping on orders over $1,000.
We also buy back gold and silver through our sell bullion program at competitive market rates. And we offer storage solutions for customers who want professional vaulting with full insurance.
Between the two of us we have about 12 years of combined experience in precious metals. Other family members contribute to the business as well. This is a family operation and our customers can tell. When you call or email you are talking to someone who knows the products, follows the market daily, and has skin in the game.
Why We Write
Most bullion dealers have a website with products and prices and that is it. We decided early on that was not enough. If someone is going to trust us with a significant purchase we want them to understand what they are buying and why.
That is why we publish market commentary with our real-time views on where we think gold and silver are headed. We built out guides covering everything from how to buy silver in Canada to how the gold silver ratio works to what precious metal purity means for your investment. We share what we are doing with our own money in posts like why we bought metals overnight. None of that is filler. We write it because we think an informed customer makes better decisions and because this market rewards people who take the time to understand what they own.
What Our Customers Say
We hold a 5-star Google rating from verified customers across Canada and we have been featured on Nasdaq. The feedback we hear most often is not about having the lowest price on a specific product. It is about how straightforward the experience is and how much people value getting real answers to their questions instead of a sales pitch.
We always recommend speaking with a licensed financial advisor before making any investment decisions. We are dealers, not financial advisors. But we are dealers who care about getting it right and who believe that the people buying from us deserve more than just a transaction.
If you want to see what we carry, browse our gold and silver pages. If you want to understand how we think about the market, start with our blog. And if you have questions, reach out. We are in Toronto and we are happy to talk.
