Another novice's Question, this about dealers with ANA designation.

percyb

What does the ANA designation that dealers display suppose to represent or intend to represent??

ahooka454

nothing. sorry, i am drinking tonight.

BECOKA

The ANA has a set of rules that a dealer must follow to maintain membership.

Many dealers ignore the rules and they have to be reported for violation for the ANA to do anything about it.

There are rules on pricing, how to treat people and proper ways to ship coins. It's actually good stuff if anyone would take the time to read them.

percyb

thanks!

DieClash

<< <i>The ANA has a set of rules that a dealer must follow to maintain membership.

Many dealers ignore the rules and they have to be reported for violation for the ANA to do anything about it.

There are rules on pricing, how to treat people and proper ways to ship coins. It's actually good stuff if anyone would take the time to read them. >>



Ya' know, any time I've ever bought coins via mail order (long time ago) I always trusted the ANA logo that indicated the dealer was an affiliate member. I still perceive value from the eBay or other internet dealer who proudly displays his or her ANA emblem indicating membership and thus adherence to ANAs guidelines/ethices of code of conduct governing member selling activities. Unfortunately in the past 4 years I have become more suspect of dealers displaying the ANA emblem, not because the dealers have become suspect, but rather because the ANAs standards/motives have become suspect.

But overall I still trust dealers displaying the ANA emblem over those who do not.

pb2y

I am drinking also. Some of you people are talking
out of both sides of your typewriter. They are great
and then not so great.. Why not get bold and just
say what you mean. Guts have more value than
than two sided BS. And keep it short.
ANS is a phony crock of crap--with a fee added.

ahooka454

I said that jokingly. I have only heard afew good things about the ANA. I have read many bad. The thing I keep thinking of is when they pulled the gold medal thingy from 50year members. it just didnt sound right to me. Plus all the other drama. It just sounds like it could be better. imho. But there was just a thread here earlier about them banning a dealer for being, well, not a good dealer. Maybe I just need to talk to afew more members and see how it is.



I dont consider that BS though.

pb2y

You don't drink enough. Or maybe you might
drink to much. The issue here seems to be
the ANA. Who started started this crap?.

Frankcoins

<< <i>What does the ANA designation that dealers display suppose to represent or intend to represent?? >>



would be best to explore here




ANA Dealer Code

ahooka454

<<You don't drink enough. Or maybe you might
drink to much. The issue here seems to be
the ANA. Who started started this crap?. >>




yeah the op was asking a question.


wtf is your problem?

PerryHall

Ken Pines used to display the ANA logo in his Coast to Coast Coins ads in Coin World. Not any more.

tahoe98

yes the ana is a great organization. too bad some dealers misbehave. they certainly should be reported when they do imo.

pb2y

When coin dealers are barred from joining
the ANA, I will join. Until then is remains
a soundboard for crooks and blowhards.
Many of them have been exposed on this Forum.

nutz4coinz

From what I have read on these forums, members were so fed up with the lack of any real decision making, and just plain old doing whats best for the members they represent, many didnt re-up their memberships....basically it was like having a third nipple....'whats it doing there', 'what purpose does it serve', 'how do i get rid of it'. There was one dealer, I think it was Contursi (99% sure, but not 100%), that was offering to pay for your second year if you signed up. I would love to know the actual number that took him up on it.