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Message:: [QUOTE="TRT2, post: 353211, member: 12647"]I also attended the Santa Rosa show and it too was my first coin show. It was much more crowded than I expected, and I really went just to see and 'feel' how these things went.  I had a small wish list... primarily seeking a Kennedy .50, 1979 S Type II with the clear S. I asked a few tables and was finally pointed to one guy out of Sacto... He had the complete set, asking $100. I noted I only wanted the single coin and he noted the single coin alone would be $100.  Now red book lists this coin @ $15 for MS65. This guy wanted $100!  You folks warned me about Ebay but you never warned me about the shows.  While I will not treat this one experience as the norm, it did surprise me to see the arrogance and inflated price. Guess I'll just keep looking.  On the show, I thought the $1 was reasonable, they gave a goody bag and raffle entry for the buck. Was certainly more coins than I have ever seen in one location. Felt busy and crowded, and I too never reached across or in front of anyone. Attending the show made me realize initiating a rapore with the local coin dealer in town has its merits. He charges based upon the ... Coin value magazine (which I recently bought one) and will let me choose, marked price (which can be old and out dated) or current price in coin value mag. At least that sets a standard as opposed 'I feel generous/greedy today'.[/QUOTE]