Right, I have no idea why it makes sense for an online retailer of non-essential goods to be making that particular hedge.<p>There <i>might</i> be an argument for nuclear power stations and similar critical infrastructure companies to have such a stockpile, although even there (a) the military would probably step in, and (b) it&#x27;s likely that Bouillon would be a more useful thing to stockpile than Bullion.