IMEX Show Report
Pnies20
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I live 15 minutes away so I did not have to pay for travel, hotel, etc. it’s nice to have a show in Nashville.
I went today, Friday, at about noon. Parking in downtown Nashville on a weekend is, to put it mildly, a pain. It’s always super expensive to park but there is a lot of paid parking in the convention center garage and pay lots directly in front and behind. I paid $25 
I made my way through the maze of halls to get to 3rd floor where the show was. There was no one in line. I paid my $10 and went in. About 1/3 of the area was utilized for tables. I’d say there were probably 50 dealers. About a dozen tables were empty.
I know a lot of the dealers within the area and some of the collectors so I enjoyed getting to see them and shoot the breeze for a while. I bought one coin from a good friend, George Coker at Kentucky Coin Cabinet.
I was able to look at every table 3 times in the span of about 90 mins and was ready to go. No one was complaining about anything (a change from last IMEX) and there was decent foot traffic for how many tables there were. It had about the same traffic as the other local shows, unfortunately. I saw folks going to PCGS. Great collections, greysheet, stacks and heritage were there. They looked very bored.
My honest opinion is that the show needs to be moved to a smaller venue. The convention center is way too big for a show this size and is difficult for some folks to navigate. The cost of parking, hotels, travel, etc. would be too high for me to consider attending if I was a dealer. A smaller venue would likely give the organizers the ability to cut the entry fee and lower table costs, etc.
All in all I enjoyed it but I had the ability to leave my house after lunch and be home before dinner time 
BHNC #248 … 140 and counting.
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Excellent, unbiased report. I was wondering how the show was.
Thanks for the report. Nice addition, congrats.
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Nice coin!
Thank you for the report.
chopmarkedtradedollars.com
Thanks for the report.
Thanks for an honest report.
I never understood why people go into a show like this spend 50k bucks, but then complain about 25 parking.
I have two customers that come by store are always griping about the parking costs, but spend mid 4 figures plus
Well I spent $600 so…
BHNC #248 … 140 and counting.
Thanks for the report, Paul. Makes me feel better about my own local club's show - held in a hotel ballroom or community center, with free parking and sized just about right for the traffic it gets.
Also - nice coin ya got there.
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Because paying for parking (and admission) feels like a ripoff
Because people resent being nickel and dimed. Plenty of places validate parking for just this reason.
If someone is spending mid 4 figures with you, but gripes about parking costs, don't you worry about losing those sales over something small that annoys customers spending mid 4 figures? If you don't, that's something I'll never understand.
@NJCoin I was going to write the exact same thing but decided to not bother rehashing it for the umpteenth time but I'm glad you did. It's the only point that matters and some people will never understand.
chopmarkedtradedollars.com
Thanks for the kind words!! 😀
That's a beautiful half on top of it 👍
Thanks for your local report and showing us your purchase. Nice half.
Fun report. Thanks for sharing. Love the CACed Bust half too.
Dave