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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I live in North NJ. So I am able to attend a wide variety of shows. I enjoy getting out and actually interacting and being able to hold coins in hand. I also feel I am able to get better deals at the show. CASH TALKS. I feel I do better at coin shows with saving money/ then online buying. I am able to interact with the dealer one and one and that is something you cannot get buying off ebay etc. I will continue going to coin shows as I like talking with dealers and seeing what other people have to offer. Seems like people have a couple different point of views on shows. I for one am all for them! |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4592 Posts |
Westernsky- it's not just DFW. I work out of state and often spend weekends there, so I visit another cycle of shows too. Same problem of the same dealers showing a small # of new items, with mostly same old (often tired) inventory.
But it does turn over - eventually - there's a dealer (he was against the back wall, I'm blanking on his name) who bought a huge collection of commems in rattlers. I think it was over 400 pieces. I've watched him for two years and he's down to six pieces. So - from two years ago - everything in his case is new. But from two weeks ago? Not so much.
And there is always new stuff, you just have to really, really look. I bought a toned 3cs from Carter Numismatics. I'm about to post it in the newp thread.
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Valued Member
United States
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[quote]But it does turn over - eventually - there's a dealer (he was against the back wall, I'm blanking on his name) who bought a huge collection of commems in rattlers. I think it was over 400 pieces. I've watched him for two years and he's down to six pieces. So - from two years ago - everything in his case is new. But from two weeks ago? Not so much./quote]
Great reminder for all of us going to the same old shows or LCS. Give the dealers enough time and they will find us some gems.
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
1078 Posts |
To my surprise there's been a fair amount of shows in my whereabouts (greater stockholm area), two in the beginning of this year. My first two actually. Sadly, nothing else definite is coming up but there are rumours about another one in November. I found both of them to be great fun and I bought quite alot for me, a gold coins, many silvers, a new album w/ pages and a whole lot of world coins that I wanted/fell under my interest. Certainly looking forward to the next one, whenever of whereever it is.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Here in the Mid West I have 4 coin shows a Month that are all within 15 miles of me. Each one is in a different town. all are anywhere from 30 to 100 dealers. I seldom run into rude or ignorant dealers. Usually all are rather nice and if you ask, give some decent prices. However, there is always one sort of idiot dealer around. At a coin show today I kept asking a dealer about a few Buffalo nickels but he kept almost paying no attention to me due to talking to the dealer next to him. I just walked away. At a show with well over 80 dealers I don't need to worry about one. I just love coin shows to do no postage, handling, lost in mail, wrong coins sent, etc. You get what you see and that is that. |
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Valued Member
United States
215 Posts |
I am heading to my first coin show this weekend as an adult, which happened before there were cell phones. Not sure what to expect, I am going to take a short list of 3c nickel wants. I was going to also look for a 7070 and maybe some flips (should I buy online?). This show might only have 16 tables, with anything bigger probably an hour away.
999: I think I will find it awkward to look through the binders while the dealer is watching me, did it seem strange?
I may be old but online seems easier.
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05/10/2015 10:45 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
807 Posts |
I was there Saturday afternoon. Bought a couple of medals from the first dealer I saw when I came through the door (I hate it when I do that!), & a bunch of David Lisot's 75˘-on-the-dollar postage stamps. I also did a lot of browsing. Quote:
Concerning the 50cent coin that the dealer wanted to give you I've had somewhat similar situations at coins shows but I've never really felt like a charity case. I think at shows it's kind of customary to "dicker" down the price on coins and that's just something I'm never comfortable with so a lot of times I'll give the dealers a stack of coins I've picked out that are listed for $34 (example) and they'll say something like "Thirty will be fine". The Japanese have a name for that — omake, or "extra". Instead of backing down on his price, the merchant will give you more than you paid for. But I'm definitely accustomed to the coin dealer's tag price being only a starting point. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
I have yet to go to a proper coin show and I'll be missing long beach unfortunately. I hope there's another in socal soon so I can experience one. Isn't there another long beach in august?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1704 Posts |
I loved attending coin shows browsing the dealers' cases, show and tell with dealers and friends, over hearing interesting conversations about all kinds of things, finding a coin or two on my want list, buying coins that were not. Now that I cannot drive due to hopefully a temporary medical condition, I am buying all my coins online, none on ebay. I have found a few online dealers that I trust implicitly and if need be allow me to use lay-a-way plans for more expensive coins. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7620 Posts |
Cascade....
I believe Long Beach has a show 2x per year....Spring and Fall. I used to love to go to that show when I lived in San Diego. My late Father was an avid collector and he enjoyed going to the show, too. Conveniently, my Mom and Dad would fly out to California from Texas on the pretense "to see the Grandkids" but the timing of the visit always coincided with the Long Beach shows. Humm.....?
If you wanna hit another good one try the FUN show in Florida in January.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ya, I don't know if I can justify the time and expense to go cross country but who knows... Is ccf going to have a table at the fall long beach shpw? If not when and where is the closet to socal they'll be at?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
When I was younger I was into Magic: The Gathering. So much so that I was winning big prize money and ranked 63rd in the country at one point. For kicks and extra pocket change I would set up at card shows and buy/sell/trade rare ones as a side business all at age 15. I'm assuming the flood of memories will pour in as I attend my first coin show.
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Moderator
 United States
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1. Much was devoted to slabbed coins/silver rounds. maybe 70%. Raw coins are becoming rarer at my local shows. There are still plenty of raw coins, but the slabs are everywhere now. |
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Valued Member
United States
156 Posts |
Yes, lots of slabs. I am fortunate that I live in Central Florida so I have easy access to the two big F.U.N. shows every year. It is amazing to see the inventory and the auctions. But I also like the small shows too. So far as noise goes, I just tune it out. I like shopping on ebay too, but its also nice to get around other collectors. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
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I may be old but online seems easier. BUT no lost in mail, no postage, no handling, no no returns, no insurances, no paypal expenses, no ebay expenses. So many people seam to forget those little things. IF you can find a lot of coin shows, remember to try to talk to as many dealers as possible. Try to think of ways for them to remember you. This only works at coin shows where the same dealers appear. At those large shows it makes little difference what you say or do since those dealers will probably never see you again. At shows I go to I get to know the dealers and they look for coins I need or want. And I get super good prices due to just being friendly with them. |
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Posted 05/10/2015 10:04 am
