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Message:: [QUOTE="Midas, post: 130671, member: 2761"]Remember also...NEVER buy the fist coin you see at a show.  Make a note of the seller's name and location and write it down.  Walk the show first and make notes of those sellers you want to come back to.  I zig-zag the show from corner to corner carefully looking at each seller's goods.  If you go to the FUN show, allocate at least 2 to 3 hours for this excercise alone.  Your neck will be sore from constantly looking down at the tables. Many sellers (if they are not busy) will not give you the "time of day".  Many will just grunt at you.  I always felt these people need to take a "people course" as we all like doing business with people we like...right?  if they give me so of their time, that's points in my book.  I watched one seller treat a young collector like dirt, only to watch that same collector drop $5,000 at another table...next to him.  I still can picture the first seller's face when he pulled out his wad of cash! Take your greysheet, Coin Values, Realized auction prices, etc., and make up a nice sheet with your target coins, high/low pricing, and other notes.  Actually, when a seller sees me take out my sheet, he knows I am serious and you will most likely get the " time of day".[/QUOTE]