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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 2332526, member: 76111&quot;]To answer your question, Ken, here are some of my random thoughts:</p><ul> <li>The internet has changed commerce completely and has made it almost completely unnecessary for a consumer to physically buy anything in person.&nbsp; This is now how many (most?) people now prefer to shop.</li> <li>We are moving away from in person social interaction in general, especially younger people.&nbsp; They don&#039;t use the phone, don&#039;t communicate in person, and don&#039;t care to.&nbsp; The social aspect of a coin show is not interesting to many of them.</li> <li>Modern pressures.&nbsp; We should have more free time with modern conveniences but we don&#039;t.&nbsp; We are busier than ever and under pressure to make ends meet in time, finances and commitments.&nbsp; Trade associations are collapsing, service organizations closing; the volunteer organizations that used to be staples in our society are dying.&nbsp; Taking time to go to a coin show has been de-prioritized for similar reasons.</li> <li>When buying coins at shows, it&#039;s been mentioned in this thread that many of us now rely on the internet to help make our decisions.&nbsp; I think some of collectors feel naked at the shows, under pressure to make decisions without all of the information we are used to having buying on the internet.&nbsp; I know I do.&nbsp; Of course, this overlooks the greatest piece of information which is &quot;What does the coin look like in hand?&quot; but new collectors don&#039;t know that is as important as it is.</li> <li>Some dealers aren&#039;t as nice as you are because I think they get tired of the retail slog of dealing with time wasters.&nbsp; Sometimes they aren&#039;t nice at all.&nbsp; I know that my experiences today are much better because my key dealers know me and are delighted to see me and my checkbook show up at their table.&nbsp; It hasn&#039;t always been that way.</li> </ul><p>I love NYINC and San Fran, as I&#039;ve mentioned.&nbsp; But, I&#039;ve got one foot in the older and younger generations...at least I&#039;d like to think at 48.&nbsp; I think coin shows are dying though and that does make me sad.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen the same with local gun shows where I live and other hobbies.&nbsp; It&#039;s our changing society.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>C[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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