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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 541640, member: 8033&quot;]First of all Jack my belated congrats on a year in the business.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now Y&#039;all have to realize I &quot;walked&quot; a show with Jack. Hardly saw him actually LOL. He was traipsing all over looking for stuff he needed to turn.</p><p>I was there on one heck of a &quot;vacation&quot; as it were. Slow and relaxed and not a lot of disposable income. What I did have belonged to my boss and what he wanted was NOT available but there is a good point here folks.</p><p><br /></p><p>What a lot of folks DO have to realize is that attending a major show with &quot;business&quot; in mind can indeed be very difficult. Heck it&#039;s hard for me at a local 10 table show because I AM a collector.</p><p>I went to this show knowing I did not have a lot of money to spend and spent a whopping $3 because what I saw and really wanted just wouldn&#039;t fit my budget at the time. In hindsight it was a wise move on my part but seeing the coin I wanted and passing up a decent price was NOT easy.</p><p><br /></p><p>I went to a major show, saw two states I never had and met Jack and Acanthite. That was way cool and I&#039;ll never forget it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for this piece of advice Jack got from Doug.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My boss &quot;walked&quot; a show last Friday. Rather large paper show in Chicago. Lots of &quot;big dogs&quot; there. It was the CPMX paper show actually and biggest in Chicago every year.</p><p>He brought some very nice material to sell to dealers. He got &quot;snubbed&quot; by quite a few. One guy did buy quite a few notes and has expressed interest in more. He&#039;s fairly local and said he&#039;d come to the shop anytime.</p><p>Scary thing is I told my boss about this guy as I&#039;ve dealt with him in the past. Down to earth and knows both parties want to make money.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point here is my boss has been at it for 42 years. Certainly not a rookie and we do get some nice stuff. Don&#039;t be hurt or offended by the snubs. Move on and you&#039;ll find a dealer that is interested. I feel these two will be doing a lot of business in the future.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, the brick and mortar angle. Yes Jack, we do see a lot of stuff walk in. Anyone behind a B&amp;M counter can attest to that. However, a vast majority of what we see is &quot;junk&quot;. Feel blessed for that. My boss has a tendency to buy it all whether or not we need it if it&#039;s cheap enough.</p><p>Example: Common proof sets. I spent a better part of an entire day last week organizing proof sets. Why? because we would have &quot;landslides&quot; when he bought another and I needed to put it away.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, dealing in the &quot;common&quot;. Not a great deal of money to be made there for sure. Especially if you&#039;re looking into making a true business.</p><p>I have been looking into perhaps doing the flea market thing on Sundays. I have a buddy that would do it with me. Both is about $15.</p><p>What would we have? Lots of common stuff in most cases but if I could cover the table, have some fun and maybe buy a few things I&#039;d do it. </p><p>My biggest advantage being that I won&#039;t buy it unless I want it and/or can turn it. B&amp;M has taught me that much.</p><p><br /></p><p>Great thread Jack.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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