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Does a dealer's membership to PNG affect your decision of whether or buy from them or not?

ANACONDAANACONDA Posts: 4,692 ✭
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Does a dealer's membership to the PNG (Professional Numismatist's Guild) affect your decision of whether or buy from them or not?

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  • BruceswarBruceswar Posts: 2,869
    Not really for me. I buy the coins I like, no matter which dealer has them. As long as the price is right I usally buy it. Being a member pf PNG cannot be a bad thing though.
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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,566 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No.
    All glory is fleeting.
  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,997 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nope.
  • LeianaLeiana Posts: 4,349 ✭
    Why would it? image

    Mostly I buy circulated buffalos, anyways! image

    -Amanda
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  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,799 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If I am unsure about working with a dealer, recognizing that he/she is a member of the PNG gives me some reassurance. From a practical standpoint, I buy 90% of my coins for my core collection from two dealers: one is a member and the other formerly was but is no longer current.
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  • greghansengreghansen Posts: 4,301 ✭✭✭
    I guess if I was a dealer and didn't know if the person had any working capital behind them, the PNG membership might mean something. At least it would give me a group of people whom I could ask about the person. As a collector, however, it would have zero impact on my decision.

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  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    Not if it's something I have in my hand and can see and make a decision.

    Now if it's over the PC and you are viewing a pic, etc.... It might make me feel a bit more comfortable.

    I should note that the ANA is also a plus as well for dealer's to list. There is no doubt in my mind that the thought of being booted or reprimanded after I filed a formal complaint got my money back on that '22 dime.
  • ABC123ABC123 Posts: 2,627
    Only if it affects the Price !!
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,486 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The only thing that affects my decision to buy from a dealer, regardless of his affiliation with any numismatic club is: MONEY





    ~some things never change~
  • BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭
    No.

    PNG is as much an ehtical barometer as being an ANA member.

    A few years ago, I reported a PNG member to Ebay for shilling. He was suspended for 30 days (which is a major punishment for a Powerseller.)
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,669 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nope. Same with ANA membership.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
    I avoid PNG dealers and I am not kidding.
  • darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
    I avoid PNG dealers and I am not kidding.
  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭
    PNG, ANA, NRA; it don't matter to me.
    "It's far easier to fight for principles, than to live up to them." Adlai Stevenson
  • curlycurly Posts: 2,880 ✭
    I really don't know how to answer that. I always buy the coin I like, however; I do feel that somone who is a member of a numismatic organization is showing a more than passive interest in coins. I would be more comfortable dealing with such a person on a high powered coin. At least I would have some type of recourse if things didn't turn out to my satisfaction.

    Is that an answer to your question? (Kind of a so so answer I guess).
    Every man is a self made man.
  • robertprrobertpr Posts: 6,862 ✭✭✭
    Doesn't PNG stand for "Dinosaur Club"?
  • johnsim03johnsim03 Posts: 992 ✭✭
    Yes somewhat, of course it does. One reason is the mandatory minimum return privilege period (used to be 30 days,
    now it is 14 days (I think)), and the other reason is a complaint/arbitration procedure with teeth...

    It also shows, generally, professional status, as the entry requirements aren't easy.

    But, in balance, I buy coins, and not membership associations.

    John
    John C. Knudsen, LM ANA 2342, LM CSNS 337
    SFC, US Army (Ret.) 1974-1994
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,635 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No.

    There are some wonderful dealers who belong to the PNG, and I've dealt with some of them for years. There are a few that would never get my trust or my business because I either had a bad experience or did not care for the way they did business.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • longtimecollectorlongtimecollector Posts: 2,368 ✭
    No...... The dealers personal reputation is foremost....... ANY organizational memberships DO NOT influence me.
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,669 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I avoid PNG dealers and I am not kidding. >>



    Sounds like you've had some bad experiences. Care to share with us (without mentioning names)?

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • KentuckyJKentuckyJ Posts: 1,871 ✭✭✭

    Yes. It's an obvious positive. However, not being a PNG member won't stop me from buying a nice coin priced right when all other factors look good.

    KJ

  • UncleJoeUncleJoe Posts: 2,551 ✭✭✭
    No.

    Joe.
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,388 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think if I were a newbie looking to spend big bucks or sell a collection about which I knew very little, I would favor PNG dealers. However, I'm not a newbie.

    Still, I have a little more respect for PNG dealers than non-PNG dealers, for two basic reasons. First, they have agreed to binding arbitration in the event of a dispute, which to me says something about their integrity. Second, they care enough about the hobby/business to financially support the PNG's work in promoting numismatics.

    That extra respect may not directly translate into more business for the PNG dealer, but it certainly counts for something.

    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • marmacmarmac Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭
    no, but the lack of ANA membership by a dealer does...
  • JrGMan2004JrGMan2004 Posts: 7,557 ✭
    Not really... there's just as many screwballs in PNG as there are in ANA or not affiliated with anyone... it's just that with PNG and ANA, if you get screwed, you got more possible paths for recourse...
    -George
    42/92
  • LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭
    It adds a little bit to my decision if I have not dealt with the dealer before. However, personal reputation, and the views of board members' past experiences with a dealer, carry more weight for me.
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  • Derek2100Derek2100 Posts: 248
    no

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