Any Weekend Dealers On Here?

I know I'm new to this stuff but do you need a license or anything to be a dealer? It sounds like a good side job for you because you would enjoy it. I wouldn't mind later on in life trying to do something that you have in mind.

OH wow! I don't see why you shouldn't do it then. Specially a weekend thing, your own hours and you enjoy it why NOT.

In light of your current stable occupation my suggestion for the new venture would be to:

1) only focus on areas that would not become a customer service nightmare that could potentially negatively influence your performance at your current job and

2) initially limit your coin product/service offerings to no more than three or four maximum: ie buying/selling all years of Indian head pennies, selling coin and/or currency packaging/display materials and buying/selling all years of Buffalo nickels etc.

Any business always requires follow-up with the customer in the unlikely event of a negative issue.

And by initially limiting yourself to just two or three types of coin types at max you will become known as the local expert in those types of coins.

An analogy could be somewhat similar to Ford customer looking to buy another Ford; this customer would most likely be inclined to do business with a knowledgeable Ford dealership that knows all of the idiosyncrasies (w/r/t coins-rare dates, errors, price breaks etc...)

By osmosis your business will naturally grow at a moderate and controlled pace when your satisfied customers ask you to purchase coins that you currently are not concentrating on.

I have always been of the mindset of initially not wanting to purchase anything from individuals claiming to be an expert in all subcategories of any discipline in question.

If someone propositioned me by stating that he could reasonably and effectively assist me to create a desired list of Indian head pennies, for example, I would be much more inclined to hear him out if he said that he primarily works with only three coin groups max in an effort to gain expertise in just those areas.

As your business grows and you ascertain that this new coin profession has the potential to sustain you financially independent of your current job, you may want to consider a further diversification of your current product offerings to attract greater numbers and types of customers.

The goal here is to first crawl without falling in an attempt to avoid walking into a wall blindfolded.

I hope your endeavor turns out well.

Good luck,

Here is another perspective. You say you want to grow your own collection, right. Well you will find you can buy coins a whole lot cheaper sitting on the other side of the table as a show dealer than as a customer. People are trying to sell to dealers at every single show. Sure you may spend $75 to set up(I wish it was that cheap in Houston), but think of the coins you could be purchasing at wholesale. The gravy would come from any sales you made of your own stuff. Heck, you might buy something on Saturday, and sell it for a profit on Sunday. Being a show dealer is competitive, but at the same time can be a blast. You will get to know other local dealers better, and that can also help in your own collecting endeavors.

I did the same thing for five years. Only I sold antique furniture, glassware, and dinnerware. I had a booth. Cost was a bit more than $55 a month. Mine started out $300 a month. I expanded twice. Before the bottom fell out of the antique biz, I was paying close to $900 a month in rent for my spaces.

If you like the idea of supplies, consider specializing in books. In addition to weekends, you can run an Amazon store with very little effort.

I never see ANY dealers selling supplies at my local shows, that's why I'm considering the supplies

wolverine, where do you currently go for shows? I'm guessing the Westford show, maybe Nashua? You go south, towards RI?