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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Owle, post: 1384107, member: 22004&quot;]Was at a coin show over the weekend.&nbsp; One &quot;nice guy&quot; coin dealer had been robbed a few weeks before coming back from a show--he stopped at a restaurant afterwards, a thief smashed his back window when he was inside, and lost $8-$10K.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did not see any really successful dealers at that show but their overhead was around $50 there to do it.&nbsp; Many of the dealers have had the same inventory for many months.&nbsp; They all had nice displays but the sales are not what they used to be.</p><p><br /></p><p>The biggest problems in this business are having good customers, security, security, security, the problems with traveling long distances; and the challenges of competing successfully with other dealers.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The dealers who set up at this show, many have other side businesses that they are able to promote by being there.&nbsp; It always takes a good long time to develop a self-employed business.&nbsp; Dealers who are one man bands may not be doing themselves any favors like the guy cited previously.&nbsp; Don&#039;t be penny wise and pound foolish.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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