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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ToughCOINS, post: 25353905, member: 20480&quot;]If someone has a name tag, I find it very easy to introduce myself without turning them off.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, if there&#039;s no good way to break the ice - and the name tag is surely the next best thing to their favorite collection, or a Want List hanging from their necks -&nbsp; I find myself tip-toeing through the greeting, as some lookers will instantly pack up and move on at the first spoken word . . . even when all you are saying is that you&#039;ll be glad to help if they find something they&#039;d like a closer look at.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure why some get so spooked at the offer of help, but they do.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Aside from friends and numismatic acquaintances, I find the most congenial / engaged to be those coming to the show to get information about an heirloom, and not those looking for something to buy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe we coin dealers are viewed in the same light as used car salesmen . . . if so, I can&#039;t say I don&#039;t understand why.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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