Trading at coin shows

Does it happen? Do people trade with dealers or do people trade with other collectors?

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

I upgraded my 2 cent piece at a show, If the dealer is up for it and you have some coin you want to upgrade why not

 

It's been my experience that a dealer will trade with you if he thinks what you have is worth what he's offering. In other words, 1), he has to want what you have and 2), he needs to get the appropriate value for his item—whether you pay by trade or in cash.

As for trading with other collectors at shows, this needs to be done discretely (away from the tables). Dealers pay for their tables and can get irate if you infringe on their professional territory. Be courteous and "take it somewhere else."

 

Agreed trading with other collectors on the show floor is a no no and can get you kicked out.

 

Dealers pay to do business at the show vest picket dealers and collectors that don't deal with dealers are often asked to leave.

 

Never been to a coin show before so that is good info to know, because I have been to many gun shows and individuals are constantly walking around with guns for sale. Wonder what the difference is because the dealers there are also paying for there tables?

 

I thought of exactly the same thing as I read this thread. I've seen people walking around at gun shows with signs on their back: "5.56 Ammo for Sale - $X.XX/1,000 Rounds"

It could be gun shows are different than coin shows, or maybe Montana is a little more laid back than other places.

 

The gun dealers I know are WAYYYYYYYYYYY more reasonable than the coin dealers I've run across in life. :too-funny:

 

I don't know how you guys do it at gun shows, but I think you're missing OM's point. If a browser were to sit at a dealer's table and try to sell another browser any coin, taking up the dealer's table space at the same time, he would probably be asked to leave if not escorted from the premises.

Now, let's take a dealer at a gun show who has a big stock of that 5.56 ammo. Do you think he would appreciate some other guy sitting at his table with that sign on his back?

Chris

 

Happens all the time at every gun show I go to. Guys make trades and deals right in front of dealers...in fact, frequently they've sought the dealer out to offer input and opinions on the pieces/equipment/value/etc.

 

I think by "away from the tables", I think he meant not anywhere near the tables. I think even the people renting a table here in Montana would be slightly peeved by someone standing at or blocking their table unless they were actually doing business with them. (Gun shows can be pretty crowded here)

Speaking of gun shows, or as I call them "Fun Shows", there's one here in Bozeman next weekend. I'm there!

 

Dealers deal with each other.

 

Never been to a coin show. Gun shows have guns openly traded between patrons all the time. I've had many a private gun sale offered to me at shows I've attended.

 

If you need to sell or trade to another collector, its common curtosey to do it away from a dealers table.

Personally I would rather try to sell a piece rather than trading it. I feel like when you try trading you will never get full value from the dealer who has something you want.

 

Not the ones on Pacific Street and Nostrand Avenue, or on West Brighton 12th Street.

 

It was my understanding that the dealers usually deal with each other prior to opening the doors. Am I wrong on this one?

 

I also have a similar question. The world money fair in Philly is getting close and I will be there for two days. I am thinking of bringing my unwanted mix of ms/pf69-70 NGC early release 25th anniversary sets to sell. How should I do this? Mind you, I wanna be a good attendee of the fair -

ps: I am not a dealer - just an attendee with an inteion to sell some sets to fellow coin collectors

 

I am going to a show in a couple weeks and will be bringing a number of coins to sell/trade. I will laugh at anyone who tells me to leave the show because I am trading on the floor. I can go to any other venue, a Baseball card show for example and trade openly with anyone that I want. These old school dealers need to get over themselves and realize that it is about the buyer... not the seller. Who is to say that the couple hundred dollars I raise on the floor will not go straight into the pockets of a dealer with a booth? I'm sorry but this thread is just irritating to me. If a dealer tries to get me kicked out of the show because he sees me trading on the floor with fellow numismatic enthusists then he/she is out of touch and has their head in the sand.

 

IMHO, it is OK for patrons to the show to bring in coins to sell or trade but quite another for dealers at the show to do it. That's why they give them some time prior to opening the doors to deal with each other. Of course, I'm not a dealer and may be totally wrong with this one.

 

The show promoters are the ones that sets the rules and also the ones that provide the security.