Anyone going to Cleveland show next weekend?
goose3
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I might try to on Friday. I really don't care much for the way they pack the dealers and browsers into that small room. I also think $4 admission is a bit much.
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I'll have two tables there and hope all of you spend ALL your money with us.
whats your opinion on the admission? (not that 4.00 is going to break me)
I'd prefer it to be free, of course, but I'm OK with $4. I bet Pat paid a little more than that for admission, though.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
GSAGUY
I attended the last show and bumped into and continually got bumped into other people.
I am betting that if I have to pay $4 to get in that the dealers are paying quite a bit also and should be given adequate spacing.
The dealers should be 'paying the cost'of running a show.If the promoters are scraping to get by,then they should charge an earlybird fee for serious collectors and dealers who wouldn`t mind paying a fee(myself included) to get a shot at the "good stuff" at the start of a show.
Yes, it is too crowded at this show, but it would be a bad idea to split the bourse area into 2 rooms. Ask any dealer who gets stuck in the small room at Detroit.
Hope to see you all there.
Yes it IS Pricey for a table at the Nelson/Bowen Shows, although they seem to draw pretty good crowds.
Ritchfield was a bit cramped for the Bourse fee paid!
I'll make all of you an offer, spend $100 @ my table and i'll pay your admission.
Dave
I used to do antique shows and I did twice the business with the no admission shows as I did with those that charged. (Antique shows had a lot of inpulse sales)
But with coins I'm not sure what would be best. Anyone coming to a coin show probably has an interest in coins, so you want them to be able to buy with out any restrictions. But at the same time if you charge it would keep out those that could be problems.
I think the best would be a admission charge with refund on any purchase by showing a receipt on leaving.
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Our local show has free admission, but sell raffle tickets for drawings on some coins. Which most people do to help support the show.
Dan
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The room at the Strongsville Holiday Inn is much larger than the Richfield location, and works alot better for a show. Stop by and see us, I think we even may have one or two coins that are PQ for the grade
Greg
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
I'll catch up with some of you in baltimore in march. She can't make me stay here in Ohio and babysit if I'm not in OHio!!!
Todd
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to the admission fee------it does seem rather greedy for the promoters to make money off both sides of the table. i personally know several dealers and collectors who won't attend any of Mr. Nelson's shows, though i have a hunch that some of the resentment stems from a counterfiet gold deal that took place some 10-15 years ago. i just like attending shows, meeting and talking to like minded collectors, watching the dealers practice their craft and getting out in public, especially in mid-winter. there's the added bonus of meeting "the faces behind the icons" and maybe even picking up some nice coins.
oh yeah, i'll also be bringing "Anna Morgan" along with me!!!!!!
al h.
Dave
that depends on how crowded the table is!!!! my hope is that once i pay my admission fee and enter the show i don't get taken to lunch!!!
al h.
Try to keep the expensive lessons to a minimum!
Dave
Don`t be afraid to spend $$$ with PTVETTER also, as He no longer deals in AKKUGRADE holdered coins!