In A VAM Funk!

I'm not sure this entire comment (only a portion showing) was rude but we all have our own opinion. I have only been to one coin show. I'm not a big fan of these. However, I have been to countless antique shows as a customer and many, many as a dealer. You have to expect the rude, uneducated, inconsiderate, broke, wanna be, time wasting customers. Either you deal with them or you ask them to move along. You don't have to tell a dealer you seek VAMS. For all he knows is you are checking condition. I'm sure there are dealers who know exactly what you are doing before you even start doing it.

Many of the shows I sold at had their tables set in a 'U' shape pattern and the customer entered into the inside of the U. My pet peeve was the woman pushing a stroller, comes into your 'U' and blocks all other customers from entering your booth. Some people do this on purpose to keep customers away while they hunt for a bargain. Others are clueless, rude and could care less about how much you spent for your spot. While the stroller blocks the booth 40-100 potential customers move on to spend their money elsewhere.

I can see a dealer selling coins in a limited space being frustrated or overwhelmed by one person blocking his Morgans while someone spends 40 minutes hunting for a bargain on an unidentified VAM. But a customer is still a customer and you never know how much he will spend until he spends it.

Some dealers are just jerks and this will always be the case. There was a dealer I knew and when you walked into his shop he would yell at you: "WHAT DO YOU WANT?" I just walked through the door and he treats me like dirt. I never bought one thing from him. After he died his grandson ran the place and the first time I dealt with him, I spent close to 1000 dollars.

Sometimes the stars shine on you and other times they hit you in the head with a piece of their meteor.