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<p>[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 827560, member: 4552"]I avoid all such large coin shows. After many, many years of coin shows I've found as a rule that the larger the show, the higher the prices of the coins. </p><p>At almost every large coin or even other shows, there is usually a parking fee, entrance fee, food and drink prices are excessive. And I guess there are reasons for those. I know dealers come from all over, pay for rooms in hotels, pay more for tables, pay for food on the road which costs more than at home, transportation costs and lots more. So naturally all these costs are added on to the cost of the coins. I've found this to be true of not only coin shows, but gun shows, knife shows, computer shows, etc. </p><p>Naturally for many people there is little choices in the matter since not everyone has numerous coins shows to choose from. </p><p>Here in Illinois there are a minimum of 4 coin shows a Month, every month, all year long including on Holidays. And these have no parking fees, no entrance fees, decent prices for food and drinks. </p><p>Naturally the larger the show, the larger the variety of merchandise though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 827560, member: 4552"]I avoid all such large coin shows. After many, many years of coin shows I've found as a rule that the larger the show, the higher the prices of the coins. At almost every large coin or even other shows, there is usually a parking fee, entrance fee, food and drink prices are excessive. And I guess there are reasons for those. I know dealers come from all over, pay for rooms in hotels, pay more for tables, pay for food on the road which costs more than at home, transportation costs and lots more. So naturally all these costs are added on to the cost of the coins. I've found this to be true of not only coin shows, but gun shows, knife shows, computer shows, etc. Naturally for many people there is little choices in the matter since not everyone has numerous coins shows to choose from. Here in Illinois there are a minimum of 4 coin shows a Month, every month, all year long including on Holidays. And these have no parking fees, no entrance fees, decent prices for food and drinks. Naturally the larger the show, the larger the variety of merchandise though.[/QUOTE]
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