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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1860819, member: 112&quot;]You can also use the ANA dealer directory - <a href="https://www.money.org/membership/dealer-directory.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.money.org/membership/dealer-directory.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.money.org/membership/dealer-directory.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>But here&#039;s the thing, dealers who are members of the ANA and/or PNG are supposed to adhere to set of rules, a set of ethics. In other words they are supposed to be good guys, trusted and respected dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the reality is that anybody can be a member dealer of the PNG or ANA as long as they pay their dues, and as long as nobody reports them for unethical behavior. If they are reported then the ANA or the PNG examines the report and they decide if action is warranted. They may then either do nothing because they decide doing nothing is warranted, or they may censure the dealer, or they may even expel the dealer from the organization and tell him that he may not display their logo anymore or claim to be an ANA or PNG dealer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now in many, maybe even most, cases the dealers that belong to these organizations are good guys, but experience, history, a track record, has shown that not all of them are. So relying on membership in one or both of these organizations as a key to deciding whether or not to do business with somebody should not be your sole factor in making that decision. Yeah, it&#039;s a good place to start, but it&#039;s only a start.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to find a trusted and respected dealer then you either have to choose one from among dealers that you personally know, and thus know that you can trust them. Or, you have to have one recommended to you by another person that you personally know and trust - and only by a person you trust.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now doing that is going to be difficult in many cases because seldom can you find such a dealer in your locale. You might be able to, but it&#039;s not gonna happen a whole lot. So what do ya do ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Well what you do is look elsewhere. A dealer doesn&#039;t have to be physically close to you in location for you to deal with him, he can be clear across the country. The important thing is that you can trust and respect that dealer. You can then look at pics of coins on his web site or he can email pics to you and discuss prices and you can then decide if you want to buy a given coin. If the dealer knows you, and you know him, then he will know that you will probably be happy with a given coin or else he won&#039;t even offer it to you. So most of the time you will be happy with the coin he sends you. But on those rare occasions when you are not happy, you will be able to send the coin back to him and have your money refunded, or applied as a credit for a future purchase - no questions asked. And everybody is still happy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that is the best scenario that a collector can ever hope for. It works for him, it works for dealer. Both parties are happy. So don&#039;t think that just because you can&#039;t find a dealer that is a 20 minute drive away that you have to resort to dealing with people you don&#039;t know and trust. You don&#039;t. You can go to coin shows, or you can establish a relationship with one or several dealers all over the country. </p><p><br /></p><p>Trusted and respected dealers will work for you, they do the hard part. They find the coins you want a price that you are willing to pay. But you have to do a little work too. In the beginning you to search them out, find them. And you do that by doing what I said above - you only take recommendations from people you personally know and trust. But it&#039;s worth that bit of effort on your part because it solves all of your problems.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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