Fun Coin Show Not So Fun, Issues And Correction?

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Gallienus Valued Member United States 167 Posts	Posted 08/23/2019 1:46 pm Recently I went to the FUN Coin Show in Orlando (July 2019). My arrival was delayed and I got to the show Saturday around 12:30 pm. The last coin shows I went (some years ago) to were 3 days shows: Fri, Sat, & Sunday. I knew that Sundays were dead so I planned to arrive at this show on Saturday morning, however, my plane was delayed 2 hrs. I has several goals for the show. I brought some gold coins, bought decades ago, for grading. Also I had about 50 coins, some valued in the 4 figure range, to consign for auction as part of collection pruning. Not that I'm giving up collecting, I'm just changing collecting areas. Also I wanted to pick up a few interesting US coins in the $500 - $1000 price range. When I arrived at the show, around 12:30 Saturday, all the major dealers had already packed up and left. NGC, where I wanted to submit my gold coins, had already packed up and was gone. There were no dealers of any consquence where I could at least browse around and see if there were any interesting coins. Is there any way some of the shows can at least post best hours for collectors to come? It's actually a lot of work to arrange for hotels, flights, carry bags of expensive gold on public fights and show up at a show during the open hours just to find out that noone's there? This sort of thing gives coin shows a bad reputation. I guess they really don't care about collectors: only the dealers? Can't we at least put some info on major shows on-line so people know that things like "The Orlando Fun Show" is dead after the 1st day? Pix taken of the show, Saturday around noon Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 08/23/2019 3:45 pm Wow. That is disappointing. The local twice yearly three-day show is always dead on Sundays, but is usually good until at least 4 PM on Saturday (with a 6 PM end time). I would think a huge show like that would do just as well. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 08/23/2019 5:54 pm The summer FUN show is well known for being poorly supported/attended. And the same for the Baltimore Whitman show. Stick to spring or winter shows. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 08/23/2019 7:06 pm I've gotten down to the Chicago shows being the only ones I attend regularly. I always enjoyed non-dealer competition vest pocket sales and trades but the shows had so few operating hours that I either did a table (mostly for want list buying-like everyone else), or just bought for my own collection. The days of easy enjoyment with dealers expounding wise advise and collectors eager to learn as well as buy seems a thing of the past. With online sales so prevalent shows have much, much less impact. Report this Post to the Staff
Collects82 Pillar of the Community United States 1316 Posts	Posted 08/23/2019 7:26 pm Last summer, I was lucky to catch a little time at Orlando FUN on early Sat PM, and yeah, the "fun" had already left the room. NGC hadn't packed up though, that seems ridiculous. But whatever motivated the dealers seems to have been gone by Sat morning, if it was there at all come Sat, if it was ever really there at all... I think the organizers are having issues in general with summer show. But for those who bother to show up, might as well keep a smile and interest through Sat? It's sad because I've never been to a show that otherwise has the variety as FUN does. The attitude of the dealers was usually the buzzkill. Good thing is my new home in Utah is supported by a few shows a year where dealers, though fewer, still seem to care. Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 08/23/2019 8:19 pm As mentioned the summer versions are generally skeletons of the winter show. If you were going to travel for a summer show the ANA would be the one to do it, otherwise it's best to just stick to local shows or shows close enough you can do a round trip in one day. If I was going to go to a FUN show it would be the winter one. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/24/2019 08:02 am I keep away from all large coin shows all year long. Prices are overdone excessively. I'll stick to small shows all the time. Report this Post to the Staff
greatcollections Great Collections Representative United States 33 Posts	Posted 08/24/2019 08:59 am FUN does a very good job at keeping dealers until a certain time on a Saturday - especially at the January show. It is a shame when people make plans to go to the show and so many dealers have left already. - Ian Report this Post to the Staff
Gallienus Valued Member United States 167 Posts	Posted 08/26/2019 10:14 am Thanks everyone for your comments on the coin shows. Maybe it was the Winter FUN show but occasionally dealers from South America used to come up with interesting items. I recall going to one FUN show and seeing someone who had brought an Argentine 1813 Sunface 8 Escudos which is their first gold coin and a rare date. At least someone should post when are good times and shows for collectors to show up and look at stuff. It has gotten pretty much on-line but I'd like to be able to see some stuff in person. Report this Post to the Staff
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