Possibly. As a gold buyer, it’s always a good idea to shop around if you’re trying to get the best price for gold. However, the main problem with this is that—if you do purchase actual gold from a different website—you won’t be able to add it to your IRA through Augusta Precious Metals.
Price shopping is perfectly fine if you’re simply trying to secure physical assets, and you may be able to find a more extensive list of products on a different website. Still, you won’t be able to add your purchase(s) to your retirement savings.
If you do decide to shop around for gold, it’s important to remember that you will always be charged a premium (no matter where you shop). The spot price—market price—represents how much the precious metal is worth at that time. Since gold dealers need to profit from sales, they charge a bit above the spot price.
As such, the final bullion price you end up paying will be slightly (or significantly) higher than the spot price, depending on when, how, and from whom you purchase your precious metals.