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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Just Carl, post: 642217, member: 4552&quot;]What I&#039;ve found out over many, many years of going to coin shows of all types in all areas is, the larger the show, the higher the prices of the coins. As a general rule I&#039;ve found the average small coin show is where you really get some great coin bargains. The large coin shows are rather on the expensive side for many reasons. Mostly the larger dealerships send people there and have to account for logging, food, salaries, transportation and this all comes out of the prices of coins. Then too there is the expense for the customer to travel to those larger shows and many have entrance fees, parking fees, expensive beverages. Those too should be added to the expense of the coins a person purchases. It is really difficult to assertain the cost or value of a person&#039;s time but due to health and age I always consider my time of a value and that too should be added to the cost of coin purchases. Dealers at most large shows don&#039;t know you, may never see you again so why would they give you any break in a coins purchase price?</p><p>Those smaller, closer and more repeditive coin shows usually have repeditive dealers that get to know you and will give you a not only decent break in prices but can help you find coins you may be looking for. As they get to know you, you may also get some items free that they just want to get rid of. Some get to know you enough that you could just&nbsp; pull up a chair and shoot the breeze for a while and not get those buy something and get out of my face attitudes. Items not wanted can be easily returned at the next show with little to know problems at all. </p><p>I always find it a shame that there aren&#039;t more local coin shows around everyone so they could see the difference.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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