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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 712599, member: 112&quot;]By all means, feel free to reveal his identity. Otherwise, how is anyone else to know ? And you never know, the dealer himself may even reply.</p><p><br /></p><p>But understand something, just because a dealer has a well recognized name and is featured prominently in advertisements, coin mags and what have you - that doesn&#039;t have much to do with his/her reputation for being a dealer that you want do business with.</p><p><br /></p><p>To determine if a dealer is someone you want to do business with it is necessary to ask his other customers. At least for initial transactions. You can form your own opinion as time goes on as to whether to continue the relationship or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also realize, that any time you ask a group, and you need to ask a group unless there is some single person to ask that you have the utmost confidence in, you are going to get a mix of answers. Some will say he is great and some will say no way.</p><p><br /></p><p>So how do you know which ones to listen to ? Well, it has to do with who is doing the talking. Just like here on the forum, certain opinions may carry more weight for you than another. For not all collectors are equal either. Some may not recognize that even though a coin has some issues that it may have been a great deal for what it was, or that it was 100% accurately described. Some may not even know what the range of quality is for a given coin. All of that matters and it is what should tell you whose opinion to put stock in and which ones to take with a grain of salt. </p><p><br /></p><p>And of course it helps if the dealer you are considering specializes in the particular coin you are looking at. For example, you wouldn&#039;t go to a dealer who specializes in Lincoln cents if you want to buy a St. Gaudens double eagle. By the same token, the opinions offered regarding the dealer should come from those who collect those particular coins so that they can offer sound judgements.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line you have to start somewhere and recommendations are the best way to start. After that, you make your own determinations based on your experiences.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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