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<p>[QUOTE="effigyjo, post: 2332284, member: 76708"]Hello,</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't do ancients. I do world coins. I have only attended two coin shows...both had about 50% US and World percentages. I found the dealers on the US stuff to be rude as a rule and the coins very much out of my price range. (Disabled/Fixed Income). The dealers of World stuff were more accessible but I still found things high. Everything was singularly packaged and I was unable to make any deals for bulk which is how I like to buy so I can take my time to go through everything.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am currently traveling on the road and stop at coin shops along the way to buy bulk when possible. I usually can't find coin shows or the time/venue isn't workable with my plans. I like coin shows but I don't seem to be able to discuss "shop" there and it all seems aimed at making a buck. I do this thing as a hobby and while making a buck would be nice it seems all I do is spend them. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="effigyjo, post: 2332284, member: 76708"]Hello, I don't do ancients. I do world coins. I have only attended two coin shows...both had about 50% US and World percentages. I found the dealers on the US stuff to be rude as a rule and the coins very much out of my price range. (Disabled/Fixed Income). The dealers of World stuff were more accessible but I still found things high. Everything was singularly packaged and I was unable to make any deals for bulk which is how I like to buy so I can take my time to go through everything. I am currently traveling on the road and stop at coin shops along the way to buy bulk when possible. I usually can't find coin shows or the time/venue isn't workable with my plans. I like coin shows but I don't seem to be able to discuss "shop" there and it all seems aimed at making a buck. I do this thing as a hobby and while making a buck would be nice it seems all I do is spend them. :-)[/QUOTE]
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