--- title: Costco Tightens Gold Bar Policy Following High Demand description: Costco limits gold bar sales amid soaring demand and record prices, allowing just one transaction per member every 24 hours. authors: - name: Liliana Hall role: Reporter url: https://money.com/author/liliana-hall/ bio: Liliana Hall joined Money in 2025. 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[Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Costco](https://img.money.com/2025/05/News-Costco-Gold-Limits.jpg) Costco’s gold bars have become so popular that the company is quietly tightening restrictions on its precious metal sales. While members could originally buy two 1-ounce, 24-karat gold bars per transaction, Costco has since changed its policy. Shoppers can *still* buy up to two bars, but they can place only one transaction every 24 hours. According to the listings for the two 1-ounce gold bars currently available on Costco's [website](https://www.costco.com/precious-metals.html) — the Rand Refinery and PAMP Suisse Lady of Liberty — there's a "Limit of 1 Transaction Per Membership, with a Maximum of 2 Units Per 24 Hours." Other gold and silver products sold on Costco.com also have purchase limitations. For example, members can also buy up to two 1-ounce gold coins in one transaction every 24 hours. 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Analysts at Wells Fargo [estimate](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/09/costco-selling-up-to-200-million-in-gold-bars-a-month-wells-fargo-estimates.html) that the retailer earns between $100 million and $200 million a month from gold bar sales. But the latest restrictions from Costco appear to respond to the rabid demand for gold this year. In April, [gold prices hit record highs](https://money.com/gold-prices-all-time-high-tariffs/), driven largely by economic uncertainty and inflation fears, prompting a shift toward tangible assets like gold. Since the start of 2024, [the price of gold has gone up](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/will-golds-price-rise-continue-may-2025/) by more than 60%. Two years ago, for example, the 1-ounce Rand Refinery sold on Costco’s website for [just under $2,000.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2023/10/03/costco-gold-bars-online-member-price/71043206007/) Today, that same bar is priced at approximately $3,250. The current market price for one ounce of gold is around $3,295. Costco has not issued an official statement or responded to requests for comment about the reasoning behind the new restrictions. However, as members start to pick up on the change, reactions have been mixed online. "Good, they should limit it \[to\] one," one Reddit user [said](https://www.reddit.com/r/CostcoPM/comments/1jvzpfd/comment/mmefdlj/) on the r/CostcoPM (precious metals) thread, citing concerns about overwhelming demand and how difficult it already was to get even a single bar. Others were less enthusiastic. "I’m not a flipper and regularly buy \[the\] max limit every order," another user [said](https://www.reddit.com/r/CostcoPM/comments/1jvzpfd/comment/mmefdlj/). 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