What Make You "Ticked" At A Coin Show?

Just Carl has some good suggestions.

For me...I get frustrated at any "show" (coin, gun, collectibles, other) when a dealer appears uninterested in helping me find what I'm looking for...sort of like they can't be bothered, or they think I don't have any money.

That doesn't happen often, but happens enough that I can't help wondering what those particular dealers are looking for in a customer.

Dealing with insenstive dealers. Happens all the time unfortunately.

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When I run outta money.

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Ditto

Hahahahaha..... That's pretty funny, Amazon...... ticked = tickeled.... I did that quite often too.

It's been a few years since I've been to a show but here's what p.o.ed me.

Dealers bad mouthing other dealers in front of potential customers. I made a mental note not to deal with the one spouting off OR the ones taking the hit.

Dealers dealing with other dealers at the show while ignoring show goers. That should be done before or after the show.imo

Being ignored by dealers. At least make eye contact to determine if I need assitance.

I politely asked for an evaluation on a single coin from a dealer that was not busy at the time (so I wouldn't interrupt a potential sale)and handed him the coin. He says "I'll give ya xxx" (I don't remember what the price was) and flips it back to me on to the table.
I don't remember the coin or the offer but I do remember his face and the treatment of my coin.

First off, I find coin shows make me feel like a kid in a candy store , so it takes a lot to tick me off. About the only thing that comes to mind was a couple of years ago at one of the Long Beach shows. I had decided to part ways with an 1893-s Morgan in PCGS F-15 to help defray the cost of another piece I had found (I was hoping to do a cash transaction for it so I could haggle a little on the price). The going rate at the time was somewhere around $1800, so I expected offers of around $1500. The best I heard was $900, and I was told from a couple of tables that there was no real market for them. Yeah, right, whatever.
It all worked out when I just went back to the dealer who had the coin I wanted. When I showed him the coin, he immediately offered me the full $1800 towards my new purchase........ made this pup such a happy camper I ended up making a second purchase from him as well.

A lot of things that are annoying at a coin show can also be useful. Crowded tables are annoying but a good sign that the dealer stocks decent material. Even if your too late you can remember to hit his table early the next month.

Seeing a couple of dealers tossing coins back and fourth to each is also annoying. They probably do this all the time when no one is watching, but when they don't even care if collectors see them doing it, then I don't have to waste time looking at anything they have.

Hearing the same dealer over and over again telling prospects, "I don't see any scratches, that's die polish" is a really bad sign.

Hearing a couple of dealers doing their script about how easy it is to grade Morgans and how they showed so and so to do it last week in 15 minutes is useful information even if enduring shills is annoying. Their Morgan sales are slow, maybe they'll bargain? I really did hear this once at a coin show but I don't collect them.

Trying to pay for something and the dealer is actually ignoring a sale, (really this happened) because he jabbering about how much he's making in the stock market is more than annoying but useful. I went back to his books and pulled a Peru Crown that had a huge piece out of the die. It was at least half inch wide and extended from the rim down into Miss Liberty. He never put his price code on it and apparently couldn't remember why or see why. And apparently didn't want to leave his discussion about his stocks. So he just said "four bucks" which at the time was pretty much the price for the silver that was in it.

I had a guy tell me the huge "ding" in the rim of a 79 CC Morgan didn't detract from its value. This ticked me off. I am new to coin collecting and coin shows. I mostly watch and learn for now.