When does Costco restock gold?
Our own count of 800 gold restocks on Costco.com in the last 90 days, Jul 31 to Oct 28, 2026, against the 90 days before.
There's no fixed schedule. Restocks bunch up between 11am and 3pm ET, but most land outside those hours. (Jul 31 – Oct 28, 2026, noblets data)
45% of restocks in the last 90 days came between 11am and 3pm ET. The other 55% came at other hours.
20% came on a Monday, the busiest day of the week.
21% came on a weekend, up from 17% in the 90 days before.
noblets count of 800 Costco.com gold restocks, July 31 to October 28, 2026 (the 90 days before: 577 restocks, May 2 to July 30). Eastern time.
The busiest hours catch fewer than half.
Share of restocks in each hour, Eastern time. An hour runs to the next, so 1pm is 1:00 to 1:59.
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45% of restocks in the last 90 days came in the 11am to 3pm hours. In the 90 days before, those hours had 54%.
About 63% came in business hours, 9am to 5pm ET, against 72% in the 90 days before.
noblets count of 800 Costco.com gold restocks in the last 90 days and 577 in the 90 before. Eastern time.
Monday was the busiest day.
Share of restocks on each day of the week, the last 90 days against the 90 before.
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20.0% of restocks in the last 90 days came on a Monday, against 13.7% in the 90 days before.
Weekends: 21% of restocks, against 17% in the 90 days before.
noblets count of 800 Costco.com gold restocks in the last 90 days and 577 in the 90 before. Eastern time.
How often? It depends on the stretch.
Some stretches are busy and some are quiet. Restocks a day, on average.
8.9 restocks a day, on average, from Jul 31 to Oct 28.
6.4 a day in the 90 days before, May 2 to Jul 30.
Share of restocks on a weekend
- May 2–Jul 30
- Jul 31–Oct 28
noblets restock counts: 800 Costco.com gold restocks in the last 90 days, 577 in the 90 before.
The better the price, the faster it goes.
How long until half of restocks had sold out, by premium to spot.
- At or under spotToo few restocks at this price to say
- 0–1% over spot2.0 min
- 1–2% over spot3.9 min
- 2–3% over spot12.2 min
- 3–4% over spot13.2 min
- More than 4% over spot20.7 min
10 sec was the shortest time a single restock stayed in stock in the last 90 days.
Times run from the check that saw a restock to the first check that saw it gone.
noblets restock data, Costco.com gold restocks from July 31 to October 28, 2026. Premium to spot at the time of the restock, before cashback. Time by which half of the restocks in each band had sold out, counting only restocks our checker watched from start to finish.
Watching the clock misses most restocks.
Even the busiest four hours caught 45% of restocks in the last 90 days, and half of restocks 0–1% over spot sold out within 2.0 minutes. An alert reaches you whenever the next one lands.
How we count.
Data through October 28, 2026.
Costco.com online stock only, Eastern time. The hour and day charts leave out false restocks from cancelled orders; the sell-out times count every restock our checker watched from start to finish. Each chart's source line gives its period. How we track
Questions.
When does Costco restock gold?
At no fixed time. In the last 90 days (Jul 31 – Oct 28, 2026, noblets data), 45% of Costco.com gold restocks came between 11am and 3pm Eastern time, and the other 55% came at other hours. Monday was the busiest day.
How often does Costco restock gold bars?
It changes. In the last 90 days (Jul 31 – Oct 28, 2026, noblets data) Costco.com averaged 8.9 gold restocks a day, 800 in all; in the 90 days before (May 2 – Jul 30, 2026, noblets data) it was 6.4 a day.
What day does Costco restock gold?
Monday, most often: 20.0% of restocks in the last 90 days (Jul 31 – Oct 28, 2026, noblets data). 21% came on a weekend.
How fast do Costco gold bars sell out?
It depends on the price. In the last 90 days (Jul 31 – Oct 28, 2026, noblets data), half of restocks 0–1% over spot sold out within 2.0 minutes, and more than 4% over spot within 20.7 minutes.
Does Costco restock gold in warehouses at the same time?
We don't know. noblets tracks Costco.com online stock only, not stock in Costco warehouses, so every number on this page is about online restocks.