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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;panda, post: 918466, member: 24443&quot;]well i am back and very happy. it was very good experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>first off, i can not believe how nice people were being. i guess because i am sorta younger and they have not seen me before, some people were trying to help me out. there was even a few vendors that struck up conversation with me a few times! there was one or two i did not feel comfortable around there table. i swear one whispered to her husband to watch me so i didn&#039;t steal from them. i can sorta understand were she is coming from, because you got to protect your investments, but its sorta a slap in the face. i was being extra careful to not look like i was stealing. i kept my hands away from cases and above my waste, not even near my pockets!</p><p><br /></p><p>i was able to go through the show before i made my first purchase. it wasn&#039;t hard for me because i am cheap and always looking to find the best deals. i did hold off on some of the bigger stuff till next month(yea, i am going again and can&#039;t wait)!</p><p><br /></p><p>it turns out some of the best deals were had at the first table i went to! i got an au 1943 walker for $8. i felt that was a decent price.</p><p><br /></p><p>i also got my birth year(1988) mint set. i am a little disappointed in it, because the bottom of the envelope has a rip, but when he seen the rip he took a $1 off, so it was $4. </p><p><br /></p><p>i got 100 cardboard flips for $2, i probably could have gotten them cheaper online but its $2 who cares!</p><p><br /></p><p>the most expensive thing i got was only $20. its an 1888-O morgan in ms condition. the guy wanted $25, but said &quot; its good to see new faces, tell me you are coming back next month and its yours for $20&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>there was so much to look at. i counted 32 vendors! i got a little flustered but i did a lot better then i thought i was going to do. there was even tables that were buying stuff from people and taking trades. is that the norm? i have some extra coins, that i wouldn&#039;t mind trading.</p><p><br /></p><p>also i know there is someone one here that loves &#039;70s silver art bars. there was a vendor that had a table full of them! there was also a guy who has a table filled with all his medal detector finds. he searches cost to cost and has some very nice finds!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>there was only one thing i did not like. they seem to overvalue graded coins at most tables. i know graded coins have a premium over raw, but from what i have seen, the same coins sell on ebay and even local shops cheaper then what they wanted? its the same with toned coins at that show. its not a big deal to me, just wasn&#039;t sure why they value them so much.</p><p><br /></p><p>i allready have a good idea of what i am getting next month and i will be pulling the trigger on some bigger things. i took $500 with me and didn&#039;t even spend $50<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. next month will be different.</p><p><br /></p><p>i even had fun when i left. i took the bus downtown then the subway to the coin show. when i got back downtown, it was the gay pride festival. i ended up hanging out a bit, because bus&#039;s weren&#039;t allowed in the city. the drag queens were crazy! i never seen such a large group of happy people! my girlfriend thought i was sorta weird for having fun there, but thats another story.</p><p><br /></p><p>i am sure there is so much more i forgot to write, but i am starving and need some lunch! i will also get some pictures then.</p><p><br /></p><p>thanks for the tips...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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