Looking for advice: have you ever tried to organize a coin show?
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There used to be shows bi-annually in the County Armory but that ended about 10 years ago. Since then, the closest coin shows are about 1-2 hours distant. I somehow came upon the idea of getting the 3 local clubs coordinated to start putting on shows again. As luck would have it, the local dealer is a club member and acted as Bourse Chairmen in the past for those old shows.
I made my pitch in March, asking the clubs to sponsor the show together thinking it would spread out the cost and profit among the clubs and get the membership involved, while avoiding any animosity because of favoritism. It was received well. My idea was to have each club select a committee member to make the decisions and work out the particulars. The local dealer would act once again as Bourse Chairmen and take care of lining up other dealers. The tentative date was set as September 7th.
That's where we are. I made a call today about renting the hall and will have to try again during the week because they aren't open on weekends. The rental fee is $300 and tables/chairs will be included. We're planning for 30 dealers minimum @ $25/table. One member is involved with the scouts, so we may ask them if they are interested in running the kitchen. Another member happens to work for a printing company so fliers and advertising will be cheap/free.
Has anyone ever organized a small local show? How did you go about it and what problems did you encounter? Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Al H.
I made my pitch in March, asking the clubs to sponsor the show together thinking it would spread out the cost and profit among the clubs and get the membership involved, while avoiding any animosity because of favoritism. It was received well. My idea was to have each club select a committee member to make the decisions and work out the particulars. The local dealer would act once again as Bourse Chairmen and take care of lining up other dealers. The tentative date was set as September 7th.
That's where we are. I made a call today about renting the hall and will have to try again during the week because they aren't open on weekends. The rental fee is $300 and tables/chairs will be included. We're planning for 30 dealers minimum @ $25/table. One member is involved with the scouts, so we may ask them if they are interested in running the kitchen. Another member happens to work for a printing company so fliers and advertising will be cheap/free.
Has anyone ever organized a small local show? How did you go about it and what problems did you encounter? Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Al H.
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