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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 2726601, member: 77639&quot;]It was&nbsp; a good article.&nbsp; I think there was a little too much emphasis collectors being either &quot;64s&quot; or the &quot;11s&quot;.&nbsp; There are a lot of &quot;in-betweeners&quot; and many, many routes to collecting.&nbsp; I was a teen in the 60&#039;s, but didn&#039;t start collecting until the 80s.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the article is on the mark about shows becoming more about socializing than buying and selling.&nbsp; However, the commercial aspect won&#039;t go away.&nbsp; The commercial aspect of shows consists of more than direct buying and selling.&nbsp; I&#039;ll often bring coins to shows to submit for grading or to auctions (saves postage).&nbsp; I also look at auction lots and sometimes pick-up won coins (again, saves postage).</p><p><br /></p><p>I buy most, but not all, of my more expensive coins via the internet, not at shows or at brick and mortar shops.&nbsp; However, a LCS with a good website is local to the world.&nbsp; Although I live in Calif., I have bought coins from LCSs on the east coast via their websites.&nbsp; There is a powerful interaction at work among shows, brick and mortar shops. and the internet ... at least powerful for those LCS dealers who take advantage of it.&nbsp; I&#039;ve looked at coins offered by LCS dealers at shows or in their shops, and then finished the deal via the internet.&nbsp; I&#039;ve also seen coins offered on the web by LCSs, then gone to their shop or booth at a show to look at the real thing.&nbsp; Venue interaction is the name of the game for me for buying.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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