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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;treylxapi47, post: 2041381, member: 41863&quot;]Put it this way, most of the guys don&#039;t have a clue as to price or how to sell it. So researching eBay prices and having a general idea of what the markets are would largely be my task as an advisement type role. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not talking a full dealer inventory either, just various items that the members have and want to sell. </p><p><br /></p><p>The item also doesn&#039;t have to necessarily sell as well, I don&#039;t imagine dealers sell out of inventory every show they attend. Plus no one has anything to lose. If it sells, the club gets the 10% and the member gets their asking price (as advised and agreed upon) minus the fee. If it doesn&#039;t sell, the member get theirs item back and everyone goes home. </p><p><br /></p><p>It only has an upside for the club and member. My concern is how other dealers would feel about us doing this. We would be playing the role of host and competition. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve thought about performing the role of &#039;dealer&#039; at a show if that ever becomes a problem too. I have another angle that would allow me to work that side and that may be my better option. I&#039;ve got a local LCS that is a one man operation, he is just too busy to attend the show and I&#039;ve thought about acting as his agent with a small inventory to add to the feel of more dealers present at the show. </p><p><br /></p><p>We are also considering expanding and combing other collectibles to the show. Stamps want no part, but post cards, civil war stuff, and Masonic memorabilia, as well as Coke and Pepsi would all do well I think. </p><p><br /></p><p>I believe more targeted advertising would be beneficial too. The current advertising situation is pathetic to say the least. We aren&#039;t even collecting addresses or saving them from our raffle. That was close to 500 unique people that we have no record of now and no way to email a show reminder or mail out a show card. My town and general area is a HOT bed for retirees coming down from up North, several communities fit the target demographic of the average coin collector, but no targeted advertising to get them to come out. There aren&#039;t even posters being distributed at my local LCS and he would have a HUGE incentive to draw people to the show, as he attended years past. As well as no posters at any antique malls.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m gonna address changing dates to more tourist intensive times of year, or around major summer holidays. The show is at the beach so there is a festival weekend, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and any of those would generate more public traffic. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also considered addressing a venue change. The show is near the beach the last weekend of September. I&#039;ve thought about moving it to the beach front hotel the second or third week in October to maybe entice dealers down for a last glimpse of summer at the beach. Also with the thought of reduced room rates and convention hall rates since it would be out of season and not near any major holidays. </p><p><br /></p><p>Those are just a few ideas, some of which require funds, which I was trying to raise by the original thought of this thread. Hosting a club table to sell club members unwanted coins for a 10% consignment donation to the club if the item sells.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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