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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CoinGal07, post: 408475, member: 8843&quot;]Dear Sarge,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In my reference of the ... uh.. briefcase dealer this is the person who goes wheeling a small case around the coin show for a $25 entry fee rather than the $200-$300 table fees the dealer has paid. They carry one small case, not a carload of back breaking boxes. AND, I&#039;ve even seen some solicit business in the parking lot at the show. Yet, they still want to buy under bid, sell over ask, etc. This is the type of &#039;dealer&#039; I was referring to earlier as being hated by most brick and mortar dealers. My apology for the misinterpretation in symantics.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;ve known several dealers for a very long time and even helped a few and doing shows is hard work. Hauling the coins, worrying about being robbed, setting up, spending 2-3 days in the show, going back to the hotel exhausted after a 10 hour day in the show, trying to eat lunch in between collectors coming up to the tables, then breaking down and driving home wondering who&#039;s following them just to get back in the shop and unload everything and face the next day in the store all week only to repeat it all again the following weekend. It&#039;s exhausting. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also, because you were an actual brick and mortar dealer you are still accepted over &#039;briefcase dealers&#039; because they know you know what a real shop owner has to contend with ala facing every single day wondering if &#039;if today is the day I get robbed&#039; and if you think back I&#039;m sure you&#039;ll recall many more long hours in the shop. Additionally, you still set up at shows and pay bourse fees so you still contribute to the success of the shows financially (and the club sponsoring it) and disburse numismatic wisdom at the table. You aren&#039;t just breezing in and out of the show and reaping the larger &#039;profit margin&#039;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Respectfully,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>CoinGal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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