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Originally Posted by HKWW  You all have been a great help,any other tips,or more advice,will be appreciated. |
One other note I thought I would mention because it's happened to me is, if you run across a coin that you really want to take home, you may want to buy it while you're there. I know it may go against what you would normally think but you have to remember that this isn't shopping for the best desk lamp at Walmart. Very likely, the place will be packed with people, and probably several will be looking for the same stuff you are, with cash in hand.
I was working on my MS Franklin half set at one show. I ran across a guy that had both the 54-S and 55 and they were really nice. I decided to shop around and come back. Low and behold, I didn't find anyone else even selling those dates let alone in that condition. I came back about 30 min. later and the 54-S was gone. So I got the 55 and bought the 54-S at another show 3 months later. Luckily this was an easy lesson, because I knew I would find another. It just made me mad. Next time though, it could be something rarer, and more one of a kind. You have to seriously consider handing it back and coming back later because it just might not be there if it's something nice at a great deal.
The last show I went to with a friend. We both were looking for a nice set of BU war nickels. I had been watching them sell on ebay for weeks for 113-125 range. I ended up finding an unbelievable set at this show in Rockford. They were in a capital plastics holder and they looked like they were minted yesterday. The guy wanted 75.00. I couldn't get my wallet out fast enough. That was the only nice set that was there, (or left) that day. The rest we found were average circulated.
I think there's better deals at shows than there is on ebay. For one, you don't have everyone interested in the entire world, looking at the same coin. It's in person, cash. The seller has no selling fees besides the table he rented. There's no shipping cost or risks and you go home with it for likely cheaper than ebay. Ebay's just kind of my nicotine patch until the next show
