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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 20466571, member: 13650&quot;]<b><i>Holy over preparedness Batman!</i> </b>&nbsp;&nbsp; What else are you prepared for?&nbsp; Lol&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Good questions, extensive list.&nbsp; Leaning a liiiiittle OCD but that&#039;s ok here. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Been to a lot of shows.&nbsp; Bigger shows seem to accept cards while the smaller shows almost everybody exclusively only takes cash and/or trade.&nbsp;&nbsp; It seems a lot of dealers don&#039;t pay for the wireless card machine service and dont want to lose the fees which is kind of understandable but they&#039;d probably also sell more if they did.&nbsp; Your experiences may vary.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I bring a loupe, cash and sometimes bullion or other coins I may want to trade in on something else I need.&nbsp; Bullion is usually accepted as cash but don&#039;t expect the premiums you had to pay for on Ebay back in trade in value.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Cell phone has everything else I need.&nbsp;&nbsp; I use Apple&#039;s &quot;Notes app&quot; and keep my lists in there in three different folders.&nbsp; Can get same thing on Androids.&nbsp; This way, you always have your phone with you so you always have your lists with you.&nbsp; No paper to get damaged,lost, or forget some place and lose.&nbsp;&nbsp; Easy to edit and read.&nbsp; One folder has 48 lists in it right now.&nbsp; Everything from password lists to measurements for projects, grocery lists, coin show list, work notes, hobby lists, etc.&nbsp; Each list being in one long, clickable, labeled list.&nbsp; Can back out and go to a different folder if I want.&nbsp;&nbsp; When you get a new phone it all automatically transfers over.</p><p>&nbsp; If your cell phone runs out of power there....<u> it&#039;s time to go home.</u>&nbsp; lmao!</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Recently I made a list of Morgans I may be on the look out for at a show.&nbsp; I just listed the years followed by the grades and approximate values Id actually target.&nbsp;&nbsp; That way I&#039;m not waiting for hit or miss cell service to load up price guides and scrolling and searching.&nbsp;&nbsp; Also keeps me on track looking for specifics instead of getting mentally overwhelmed by it all.&nbsp;&nbsp; A lot of times I end up getting something I had no intention of looking for but something was too nice in my eyes to leave there.&nbsp;&nbsp; A little less of that nowadays as my US type set has gotten widdled down.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; If you have a Grey Sheet just bring it.&nbsp; Nobody cares.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most of the time if you ask for their best price on a coin, they&#039;ll go look it up in their own Grey sheet anyway and shoot you an offer.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;As someone else stated, just be mindful of your hands.&nbsp; I try to be concious of keeping stuff in sight and try to keep my hands out of my pockets.&nbsp;&nbsp; Be careful not to lean on the glass too hard or drop stuff on the glass.&nbsp;&nbsp; You&#039;d hate to blow your budget re-imbursing them for a new case.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; For our local one, I have a feel for who will be where and where I need to focus most of my attention.&nbsp; It saves a lot of time.&nbsp; I still like to paruse everything just in case but I am mainly looking for specifics nowadays and can leave a show without buying anything.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Some lower mintages may not be found at a show at all.&nbsp; &nbsp; For the average collector, if you want a liberty seated dime, there&#039;s thousands to pick from all over the place.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; If you want a 1838-1840 No Drapery dime, there may be one or no examples.&nbsp; You may not like what&#039;s there or could be way out of your price range, so just be prepared for that situation too.&nbsp;&nbsp; Common stuff is common.&nbsp; Rare stuff is rare.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sometimes when a rare piece is sitting there a lot of people don&#039;t realize how scace it is.&nbsp; &nbsp; I nabbed an AU graded 20 cent piece one time when I had no intention of purchasing one that day.&nbsp;&nbsp; Was too nice to leave and there wasn&#039;t a second one there.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; You&#039;ll find in person prices are fantastic compared to ebay.&nbsp; Sometimes hundreds less.&nbsp; It&#039;s really shocking at times.&nbsp; &nbsp; Take advantage and don&#039;t regret leaving something if you really want it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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