The compound [Au{S(AuPPh3)2}2]+[(CH3)3SnCl2]- was prepared by the reaction of Ph3PAuCl with ((CH3)3Sn)2S and characterised by an X-ray structure determination [C2/c, a = 1713.4(5), b = 2996.7(12), c = 3081.7(12) pm, β = 102.40(3)°, Z = 8, R = 0.074]. The cation displays short Au ··· Au contacts and narrow Au-S-Au angles ( < 90°). The chlorine atoms of the anion are axially arranged. There are two independent anions, one lying on, and the other disordered about, the crystallographic twofold axes