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Posted 02/20/2007 12:57 pm
Kind of as I previously noted the larger coin shows are well over priced. You have to remember that the larger shows have many dealers from some good distances so they have to rent rooms, go to restaurants, possilbly rent a car, pay to park, pay more for table spaces, etc. This has to be made up in the prices of the coins they sell. At smaller coin shows I've found most of the dealers are withing driving distances, don't have to pay to park, don't have to pay for a room at a hotel or motel and many bring their own food, table spaces are usually much less also. This is one more reason their prices can be much less than at a larger coin show.
At smaller coin shows the dealers always think you too are local and will become a steady customer so deals are easier to make.
Last Sunday I went to one of the smallest coin shows in the area with only about 20 dealers and as usual I talked to almost all of them as if they were life long friends. One dealer gave me 25% off his marked prices which were already lower than the grey sheet because I am such a loyal customer or so he thinks. He has some great coins that he said if I really want some, he would put them aside for me for whenever I wanted them. Now just how many dealers would do that at a large coin show.
At smaller coin shows the dealers always think you too are local and will become a steady customer so deals are easier to make.
Last Sunday I went to one of the smallest coin shows in the area with only about 20 dealers and as usual I talked to almost all of them as if they were life long friends. One dealer gave me 25% off his marked prices which were already lower than the grey sheet because I am such a loyal customer or so he thinks. He has some great coins that he said if I really want some, he would put them aside for me for whenever I wanted them. Now just how many dealers would do that at a large coin show.
