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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 119811, member: 4552&quot;]just went to a coin show about 1/2 an hour east of me. Although the attendees were older (and white - but then I&#039;m in western PA), there were quite a few people in their 30s and 40s, even among the dealers. And I&#039;m 34, incidentally.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh come on now these are not reports. Someone here asked for coin show reports so give him one. </p><p>For instance how many dealers were there? Admittance charges? Parking Fees? How crowded with buyers? How many looked like they were buyiing something? How were the prices compared to the Red Book for instance? How clean was the place. What kind of coins were the most prevelant? Wild guess as to the % of slabbed versus non slabbed? How many days did it run? What were the hours? </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Guress I&#039;m a little guilty of not being more informative myself though. I usually try to post a show report every time I go and I do go to one at least two times a month. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; So far my favorite one has become the one that is in a Suburb of Chicago called CoutrySide. Averages about 75 to 100 dealers. Free admittance and parking. Friendly dealers and usually very talkative until the place gets mobbed. Prices of food and drinks are outragious. Last summer I was charged $1 for a small cup of ice. Needed for a cooler in my car with groceries. The prices of coins are really reasonable since there is so much competition. About half of all the coins there are slabbed lately. What amazes me is how polite mosat of the people there are compared to people in chicago itself. That one is about 12 miles from my house. The one I just went to this sunday was about 10 miles. Once the dealers get to know you it appears their prices get smaller. Maybe imagination, but sure seems that way. The last show at CountrySide I spent over $1,000 and that makes me think it&#039;s time to reduce buying or going to these shows. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The funniest thing I seen at one of these coin shows was this guy sitting at a dealers table with a cell phone stuck to his ear. Talking real loud you could here him saying to someone things like &quot;no, turn the page. Is there an empty spot for any coins there? which ones&quot; He sat there for about 10 minutes doing that and finally noticed he was getting an evil eye from the dealer so he got up and left the area.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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