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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 63502, member: 57463&quot;]There are many reasons not to go, but if you want to go, then do.&nbsp; I go.&nbsp; I save my money between shows.&nbsp; Part of being &quot;penny wise and pound foolish&quot; is saying that it &quot;costs too much&quot; to go to a show.&nbsp; Collectors squander the cost of a show in many small ways -- impulse purchases, for instance.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, at a major show, you have 100 to 300+ dealers competing for your attention.&nbsp; On eBay, you, the buyer, compete against other buyers.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone can join.&nbsp; If you go to enough shows, you get to be known.&nbsp; There are people who make money at a show walking coins across the room.&nbsp; Some people just buy.&nbsp; Others just sell.&nbsp; Most do both.&nbsp; I speak at Numismatic Theater presentations and I host the Educational Forums.&nbsp; Some are active exhibitors.&nbsp; Dedicated people coordinate the Young Numismatists.&nbsp; Others help with set-up and teardown.&nbsp; Local clubs man the registration desks.&nbsp; There is a lot of work to be done and if you are known as a &quot;doer&quot; then you have the respect of your peers.&nbsp; It makes a difference in the price you pay or the price you get.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>There are no Santa Clauses.&nbsp; You are responsible for yourself.&nbsp; If you buy a shaved note from Snerdly T. Carpetbagger, you know who Snerdly is -- and so does everyone else.&nbsp; &quot;coinseller21&quot; can be anyone.&nbsp; When &quot;coinseller21&quot; is disgraced or NARUed, they come back as &quot;coinseller22.&quot;&nbsp; There are &quot;shady&quot; dealers -- and far more &quot;shady&quot; collectors, believe me! -- but they are known in the face-to-face world of conventions and shows.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Well, yes, it was, but the barrier was the transaction cost.&nbsp; Now, the transaction cost is lowered.&nbsp; I agree that theoretically eBay makes life harder for professional dealers.&nbsp; However, in reality, professionals are just that and eBay is no more or less than the classified ads of a newspaper.&nbsp; All the yardsales in the world will not close Walmart.&nbsp; So, I agree, that in theory, eBay could bring buyers and sellers together at a very low cost of doing business and this is the reason that it is a popular sales medium.&nbsp; About two maybe three years ago now, Newsweek had a cover: &quot;eBay Nation.&quot;&nbsp; So, there is no doubt that the medium is the message when it comes to buying and selling person to person.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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