Setting up at a coin show - Corner tables or 2 row tables?
TheBlackKnight
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If you are setting up at a coin show, would you pick 2 corner tables or 2 row tables and why?
The impossible just takes longer.
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I think where you are in the bourse is more important. As a collector, I generally prefer row tables because there aren't as many people bumping me around. From a dealer's perspective, I have no idea.
I always preferred a corner to two row tables. You can cover the space much better. When you have two row tables, when you are at one end, you are 16 feet from the other end of your table.
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It is more important to be in the main stream of traffic. Don't get lost in the far reaches of a hall regardless of the table arrangement you have. Another consideration is your visibility of the tables. If you have a corner table it would be wise to have at least one other person working your tables so everything will be in someone's sight.
Seems that it would be easier to keep an eye on everything at 2 corner tables.
I don't know- if you're at one end of the corner, the other end is kind of behind you.
There are pros + cons to both. Usually a corner table is a little less as you only have 1 backup table. As mentioned above it's easier to cover and watch over your stuff. The big advantage for me with 2 tables in a row is 90% of the time I can spread the 2 tables far enough apart to add an extra case. Just don't put any heavy stuff in the case that is bridging the 2 tables.
Corner tables mean you have to watch in two different focal areas... with side by side, you still have the tables in your peripheral vision. Cheers, RickO
I take corner tables, and as mentioned,
they're easier for one person to watch
than longer in-line two tables would be.
General location is more important than corner or row, but in the same general part of the bourse, a corner table will get you more traffic, while tables in a row gives you better visibility over what's on those tables. If I were alone, I wouldn't want a corner. If you're the kind of dealer who has their head in a Sudoku book most of the time, I imagine both are equally effective.
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