Michael Fourie has spent over 15 years in South Africa's precious metals trade, working directly with dealers, refiners, and private investors across gold and silver. He specializes in helping first-time buyers understand bullion pricing, authentication, VAT treatment, and safe resale in South Africa. Michael writes Bullion Traders' buying and selling guides to make precious metals investing straightforward, practical, and free of jargon, grounded in real transactions, not textbook theory.