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Message:: [QUOTE="kanga, post: 478471, member: 9270"]Agreed.I'm fortunate that we get three Whitman shows a year in my area.If you are not familiar with them, they attract 500+ dealers.I'm going to kiss off the small and medium shows. Went to one Saturday (30-50 dealers).Mostly I couldn't find what I wanted.The stuff on my wantlist that I did find is overpriced.I use Coin Values as my starting point. The dealers have to come in under that price. Even with the discount most give you the prices are still too high. On one side the dealers obviously have to make a profit. Going to a show costs table fees and transportation.Plus they have to make a livelihood. On the other side in this economy they can't expect the same profit margin as several years ago.Coins have value but they're worthless if they don't sell. I ended up spending $3.00 for some Hawai'i "D" state quarters. Next Whitman show for me is in March.That gives me a chance to save a bunch of money.[/QUOTE]