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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 326210, member: 4552&quot;]In general the reason a person at a coin show or coin club is followed is not to rob them on the way home. That would usually only amount to a small amount of coins that may or may not be easily sellable. The primary purpose is to find out where they live. People that attend coin, gun, knife, computer, etc shows are USUALLY people that can spend money on such items and that could mean a substantial amount of valuables, including cash, laying around in the home. This is very true of coin, gun, knife type of shows where numerous individuals pay with cash. In some areas where the amount of buisnesses and homes are the usual congestion of a large city invironment, being followed can easily go unnoticed. Numerous home invasions in some areas are attributed to these followings. </p><p>A person of this sorts either stakes out the house, has others help stake out the house. Some criminals are smart and know if there is an upcoming coin show and you frequent them, just prior to that show you will have a large amount of cash available in your home. If you frequent coin shows I suggest you note any strange autos, vans, trucks parked in your area that are not residents. </p><p>When going to a coin show, attempt to find a police station location in the area. When leaving the show, regardless of being followed or not, go past or even stop in there. Ask directions or something. If your being followed, that will stop that. </p><p>When leaving a coin show, go part way to your car and turn around and go back into the show. Go to the washroom or just check the time. Going back and forth a few times like this will give you the ability to see if anyone is doing the same as you. It&#039;s amazing how much a criminal can find out from your auto&#039;s license plates. </p><p>At coin shows attempt to see if there are people wondering around but not paying to much attention to the coins but more to the people. May be security but if that person starts to leave when you do, go back and forth in the doorway a few times. They will catch on that you spotted them. </p><p>If paying for coins with a check and your name, address is on the check, make sure you do not make it out if there are people hovering over your area during the transaction. </p><p>Try not to use a credit card since they too uaually ask for your identification and others can see this also. </p><p>On the way home divert your direction by stopping at a MacDonalds of something. </p><p>Again, it may be a waste of time being carefull, but better to be safe than sorry. Many that didn&#039;t take a few precautions can no longer say that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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