This report will be short and (hopefully) sweet! In my opinion, the Ontario show is an up and coming show, with great potential, but is not quite there yet. Possibly, it's due to it being held in the middle of summer and folks seem to not be as into coin shows as they are in the spring and fall. As I mentioned before, it's a really great location! Everyone who comes to the show says how easy it is to get to the show, how open and roomy the tables and aisles are. A couple comments include, of course, the $9 parking fee and that the tables don't show actual table numbers. Other than that, it is a very comfortable and easy show to attend. Thursday was set up from 9-noon, then the show opened to the public at noon (earlier than last year's 2pm). It seemed like everyone was pretty busy on Thursday, business was steady, as I mentioned on another thread, I did buy a few coins and sold several coins. Friday was quite slow, which is typical in my experience when a show opens on thursday (like Long Beach), then Saturday was hopping with lots of collectors. I did well on Saturday, and from what I could tell from speaking with several dealers, they had better sales on Saturday as well. Todd was set up doing onsite photography and selling coins (along with his dad, Roger/MustangGT). I don't think he sold many coins at this show, but he was busy on Thursday and Friday shooting lots of coins (I personally gave him about 50 coins to photograph and I know Larry Shapiro gave him a large batch as well). From what I heard, boullion was the bid seller all around, though I did have several collectors spend some time and money at my table buying collector type coins - which of course, is what I'm there for! Lots of families and kids showed up on Saturday, including about a dozen or so scouts n their proper uniforms! And yes the $9 parking fee was not well received, but even the dealers had to pay! So here are a few photos I took at the show... The bourse floor My new add that Todd designed for me that I displayed at the registration table for the first time! A really good bottle of wine from one of my favorite vinehards (Cooper) I brought that we shared at the show Todd's one and only coin purchase at the show! Some fun and favorite people at the show... Dennis88 RobKool from the Long Beach Coin Club! That's about it. I had to leave the show a little early to join my hubby in Lake Havasu - where I am right now! Just got off the water - what a beautiful day it was!!!
We're getting ready to head home from Havasu - the weather hear was amazingly beautiful, of course hot, but we had a great time on the water. Here are a few photos from sunny Havasu.... Next stop, Coinarama in San diego this coming weekend!
I am sorry, Charmy. It seems like you have created an enemy. I suspect that is a plus to most members here - at least in this case.
Is that your boat Charmy? :jealous:!!! I want one! I don't see how anyone could dislike Charmy, she's one of the nicest people in the industry!
I am not disagreeing with you, but you know who I am talking about and his logic is, uhm, questionable shall we say.
Peter, yes it's ours, it's a 1983 SKV - we just restored the interior so now it looks brand new, and it's a lot of fun. We named it "Stuck in the 80's" since that's what my hubby likes - 1980's music, toys, etc.! RLM, yes, I know who you're talking about and I prefer not to get into it here on this post, so I sent you a pm. It's very petty, and not worth even fretting about. So let's just leave it at that.
Believe me, I was not fretting about anything. Maybe some day I will be lucky enough to be the brunt of one of his rants.
Looks like I'll be seeing you this weekend, Charmy! I'm headed to my very first coin show at coinarama at the Scottish Rite Center tomorrow. I'll be trying to hit it nice and early so I could get some nice picks. I'll also be taking my daughter with me so she can have some fun. Soooooo stoked! :hail:
