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<p>[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 7696001, member: 13307"]Haha...well, I was going to start typing some of my experiences at coin shows back home when I set up as a dealer...but then I quickly remembered that I rarely sold anything. In fact, I rarely had anyone even stop at my tables to look at what I had to sell. Half the time it was just another dealer who expected to buy something really expensive from me for almost nothing...so they could re-sell it themselves.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe that's something to keep in mind when it comes to expectations for your show - lots of customers have their "trusted dealers" that they are familiar dealing with, and they might spend their entire time at those tables.</p><p><br /></p><p>I always ended up buying wayyyy more than I sold, and I was very disheartened that no one even stopped at my table to see what I was selling anyway, so in the end it just wasn't even worth setting up a table any more. I could get far more accomplished by showing up as a customer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I would second the statement from [USER=25784]@LRC-Tom[/USER] - put your nice coins in 2x2 or flips so people don't get fingerprints all over them or drop them quite so easily. I might also bring a desk lamp or two, something to write on, something to write with, a charger for your phone, and a power strip. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are always YN at shows, so I usually would try to bring something to give them for free. Again, if they stopped at my table.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 7696001, member: 13307"]Haha...well, I was going to start typing some of my experiences at coin shows back home when I set up as a dealer...but then I quickly remembered that I rarely sold anything. In fact, I rarely had anyone even stop at my tables to look at what I had to sell. Half the time it was just another dealer who expected to buy something really expensive from me for almost nothing...so they could re-sell it themselves. Maybe that's something to keep in mind when it comes to expectations for your show - lots of customers have their "trusted dealers" that they are familiar dealing with, and they might spend their entire time at those tables. I always ended up buying wayyyy more than I sold, and I was very disheartened that no one even stopped at my table to see what I was selling anyway, so in the end it just wasn't even worth setting up a table any more. I could get far more accomplished by showing up as a customer. Personally, I would second the statement from [USER=25784]@LRC-Tom[/USER] - put your nice coins in 2x2 or flips so people don't get fingerprints all over them or drop them quite so easily. I might also bring a desk lamp or two, something to write on, something to write with, a charger for your phone, and a power strip. There are always YN at shows, so I usually would try to bring something to give them for free. Again, if they stopped at my table.[/QUOTE]
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