Three new silver–tin complex salts with bis(diphenylarsino)methane (dpam) and bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm) have been synthesized. The i.r. and 31P and 119Sn n.m.r. spectra as well as the conductivity data are reported and discussed together with the X-ray crystal structure of one of them, namely [Ag3Cl2(dppm)3][SnPh2(NO3)2Cl]·CH3OH. The trinuclear silver complex contains bridging chlorine and