Disney stock as gifts

[schucrew]

Has anyone ever purchased one share of Disney stock as a gift?
I am thinking about doing this for my nieces and nephews for Christmas this year. Is there a website that has reasonable fees? (I tried oneshare.com and it would be $39 + the stock price for each gift - that seems high to me.) Sorry if this has been discussed before. I tried using the search function but it is not working now.
TIA

 

[mickey4ver]

With onestock.com you are more paying for the framing/handling fees. I doubt you could just purchase 1 share of any stock from anyplace else without some sort of fee attached, plus getting a single share issued would be another whole ball of wax.

I have a friend who ordered from onestock for their kids for xmas and they are very pleased with the framing etc. Makes a nice gift and a nice presentation.

 

[JenniferW]

Just FYI I received stock as a gift so I can say it's pretty and would look nice framed on the wall.

Jenn

 

[dcfromva]

Stock: Disney (Walt) Holding Co.
Frame Finish: n/a
Stock Price: $18.00
Frame Price: $0.00
Certificate Shipping Fee: $5.00
OneFee: $39.00
Subtotal: $62.00 for this item

This is the price with no frame. Isn't oneshare a board sponsor? I will look around and see if I can find a link somewhere. I think last weekend they were running a special and they had a code for 10% off the OneFee a 3.90 discount (my edit).

If you are only interested in 1 share, Oneshare is about the cheapest/best way I have found to purchase 1 share of stock as a gift.
There are cheaper ways to purchase, but it would involve buying more than 1 share and there is definately more hassle.

The cheapest way I can think of buying Disney Stock is to go directly to Disney and sign up for the direct purchase option--this would involve a minimum 1,000 investment and a $10.00 fee to set up the account. Once done, you could transfer ownership of stock in certificate form to your loved ones--(I believe there is a $10 fee for this...don't quote me as I haven't looked lately). Since you originally have the stock in your name, there would also be tax consequences if you realized a gain or loss on your basis from the time you purchased the stock to the time you transferred ownership...
link to Disney Direct Investment info

Another way would be to establish a brokerage account, but then you have the broker's commission and fees. (A lot of places which I have dealt with have a fee equal or more than what oneshare charges to get the share in certficate form)......

-DC

edited to include the following: It looks like I may have seen the link for the discount on OneShare on Mary's Mousesavers.com site. I couldn't find any links on this board....

 

[gapere]

I ordered one share for my then girlfriend now wife for Christmas last year through Oneshare. It took a WHILE to get the share. I seem to remember only having 1 or 2 days to spare when I received it and I ordered in early November. Email them for assurances that you will receive your stock in time for Christmas.

BTW, I'm looking at the stock as I'm typing this

 

[schucrew]

Thanks for all the responses. We do own Disney stock, so I may look into it from that angle - hadn't even thought of that.
And thanks for the heads-up that it may take a while if we do decide to go through oneshare. I will keep that in mind if I go that route.
I knew I'd get some good ideas from these boards!

 

[maleficent1959]

I just transferred a share of Disney stock and it didn't cost me any fee. You can also find discount codes for oneshare on many sites. I recently saved nine bucks on a share purchase. It eneded up being what my broker would have cost me, but I purchased it through a reward site so I got back $. Oneshare can be slow. Transferring is cheaper, faster and my recipient still got a certificate (which is what I really wanted).