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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2849143, member: 42773&quot;]Hey guys, thanks for all the advice and well-wishes! It turned out to be a great show despite my misgivings about being ignored in a sea of US collectors. A shoutout and thank-you to [USER=9204]@Ardatirion[/USER] for encouraging me to take the step! I actually had a steady stream of customers, or at least talkative tire-kickers from the moment the show opened to the moment it closed. I managed to snap this pic of my table before the doors opened, but didn&#039;t have the time to take any more pics later...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]675774[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a number of adult customers, but surprisingly also a good number of guys in their teens and twenties. The $5-$25 coins were very popular, particularly the Indo-Greeks (another surprise). But I also sold some of the higher-end stuff. I had some great conversations with guys that knew much more about ancient coins than I expected, for a show that&#039;s geared to collectors of moderns. I gave away a number of coins to interested YN&#039;s and raffled off a nice ant of Gordian III, which was won by a very happy young man.</p><p><br /></p><p>For whatever macabre reason, almost everyone who works at CNG was at the show, despite the lack of ancient coins. Some of those guys sell US coins as a hobby. Imagine my nervousness presuming to say something intelligent about ancient coins whilst surrounded by the entire CNG staff! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I ended up buying a few nice coins, a Parthian drachm and RR denarius from Kerry Wetterstrom, and a Seleucid tet and Thessalian League stater from other dealers. I was also invited to set up at two other local shows this fall, which I agreed to as the rent was low for both.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t done the math yet, but I believe I broke even. I&#039;m pretty sure profits covered the rent and a hundred dollars worth of supplies I had to buy to set up a table - lights, invoices, bags, mats, signs, all that kind of stuff. Maybe I made a few dollars more than that, but my brain is too fried at the moment for bookkeeping.</p><p><br /></p><p>But everyone wanted me back, and I have invitations to other shows now, so perhaps it&#039;s possible to build up the show routine to something profitable. We&#039;ll see. But considering I was afraid I&#039;d only sell one or two coins, I&#039;d call the experience a wild success. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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