Gold IRA Fees - What am I missing here?

• •Okay, so I finally pulled the trigger on getting a gold IRA set up.
• •As a freelance producer here in Nashville, consistency isn't always my middle name, so protecting what I've managed to stash away felt critical.
• •Ended up rolling over about $75k from an old investment account, and after a ton of research, I went with Augusta Precious Metals.

Okay, so I finally pulled the trigger on getting a gold IRA set up. Always heard about it, thought about it, but with the market being… interesting… lately, and my 401(k) doing its best imitation of a rollercoaster, I figured it was time to diversify. As a freelance producer here in Nashville, consistency isn't always my middle name, so protecting what I've managed to stash away felt critical. Ended up rolling over about $75k from an old investment account, and after a ton of research, I went with Augusta Precious Metals. Their reviews were solid, and they were really transparent on the phone.

Here’s my question though, now that I’m seeing the first statements: I spent a lot of time comparing fees before I committed. Everyone talks about storage fees, admin fees, setup fees. Augusta charges an annual fee that covers both admin and storage, which I liked for its simplicity. Mine is $225 a year for a segregated vault (Brink's, Delaware – heard that's a good sign). I also paid a one-time transaction fee when I bought the metals, but that was just part of the cost of the metal itself, not a separate line item. What I keep seeing online from other companies, or even just general articles, are these crazy breakdowns of multiple annual fees. Like, Company A charges $100 for admin, then $150 for storage, then sometimes even a "custodian fee" on top of that. Am I just looking at different types of companies, or did I actually luck out with a simpler fee structure?

Did anyone else find a similar scenario when comparing? I know some places really try to hide fees or make them sound like less than they are. Trying to figure out if I just got a good deal on the fee side, or if there's some kind of common fee that Augusta combines into their single annual charge that other companies split out. Would love to hear other people's experiences, especially if you've recently opened one. What are you paying annually in fees, and with whom?