Can You Report PCGS Authorized Coin Dealers? And How?

Of course not! ANYONE doing that to anything of my personal property is showing nothing but DISRESPECT, and should have been confronted and shown door the first ping of silver.




Quite right, it is a personal possession that to it's owner has an intrinsic value, whether a numerical or sentimental one is irrelevant. That goes for Dealers or helpful collectors, auctioneers or tax collectors...you come to my door, you will stay as long as you respect my person and property, if not, you will be asked kindly ONCE to leave and forcibly thereafter. Too many "OLD" people are prey, they don't want to offend anyone...Bullpuppies! It is what attitudes that people with little scruples will prey upon.

Are there good folks who will offer in home service...of course, but like any other profession, it must be searched for, not the first in the phone book or TV ad. The OP's only "mistake" was not booting that jerk out immediately. He may now be trying again, but use this as a learning experience, ya gotta find the good ones! They are out there, it takes work to research any professional. Do you pick the first lawyer or accountant you talk to on initial consultation? I sure hope not!

Very well said, crazyb0! I agree with what you said here and how you explained it. The guy tossing the coins on the floor was a red light to me too. I didn't like how he admitted he "got lucky" sometimes either. If he's buying a big accumulation of coins, and searches them after been bought for an agreed upon price and finds something good, that's one thing, but if he's buying small groups of coins from little old ladies for example, and nabs something really good at melt, that's just plain unethical. Most of the dealers I've dealt with are ethical, but, unfortunately, there are some bad apples out there.

The internet already has completely changed collecting. Price adjustments happened as people were able to see how available a lot of things were and more and more collector to collector sales started happening. People were no longer at the whim of a local store or show and could find things all around the country at the click of a few buttons, information became much more available, Instagram/FB/Reddit/Social media have developed very active coin markets ect. At this point in all honesty the internet market is almost certainly bigger than the in person one