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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2916297, member: 19463&quot;]I have known more than one coin show seller whose hobby was not so much collecting coins but setting up at shows to play dealer.&nbsp; If you are not trying to feed the family and have a collection to sell, you might decide it would be preferable to buy space at a few shows than to mail the coins off to a dealer offering you to do it for you for a price.&nbsp; To me, this does not sound like fun but I know a few people who see it the other way.&nbsp; Ancient coins are not like retail merchandise you can buy wholesale in whatever quantities your checkbook can cover.&nbsp; Metal detectorists need to know where to look if they are to find buried treasure.&nbsp; Ancient coin dealers need to know where to look for a source of coins that they can expect to sell.</p><p><br /></p><p>The way I read Brian&#039;s statement above, paying $800 for a table at a good show that exposes you to $8000 worth of &#039;opportunities&#039; could be great investment even if you failed to sell a single coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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