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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SPP Ottawa, post: 1990695, member: 39508&quot;]I greatly prefer shows, over online auctions (including Heritage, Stacks, eBay, etc...). I like to meet and chat with the dealers. Dealers get to know you, and save stuff for you... Other dealers bring stuff to me, like errors they are scratching their head over, and usually give me the first chance to buy them, if I determine they are genuine and explain it to them. You build a rapport with various dealers. There was another thread, recently (Charmy&#039;s etiquette thread maybe), which I bit my lip and said nothing, because it was true that dealers can be biased, and they treat their best customers, well, the best... Sometimes, a dealer will see things you don&#039;t in a coin, and a good dealer will be receptive to what you see (Doug&#039;s point about knowing what you collect). Dealers learn and know what you are looking for - and that is sometimes worth a premium price, because someone else has spent the time hunting for me -&nbsp; my case, time is the most valuable commodity I have. I do buy lots through online auctions, but they are never as satisfying as a coin show purchase.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, a coin show is where I meet old friends, pass around the PCGS boxes in the pub for a show-and-tell over a few pints... as someone put it, it is like Christmas for me (but not the presents, think of the big turkey dinner with family).</p><p><br /></p><p>Ultimately, this is a hobby for me, so it has to be enjoyable, to remain so... there is little joy in clicking &quot;buy it now&quot; (unless you are picking a cherry).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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