Coin Show setup fees

123cents · July 24, 2011 3:21AM

What do some of the major coin shows charge the dealers to setup and sell coins? I just saw that the Houston Money Show charges from $390.00 up for the 3 day show.

edix2001 · July 24, 2011 3:48AM

That $390 is for a standard booth. There's an economy booth for $250 and we even have a coupla cheepo (unlisted) booths good for Thurs & Fri @ $100 per day.
http://themoneyshow.houstoncoinclub.org/BourseApplication.pdf

blu62vette · July 24, 2011 3:50AM

Larger shows are closer to 800 or more per table.

keyman64 · July 24, 2011 8:16AM

<< Larger shows are closer to 800 or more per table. >>

Wow and I thought $390 sounded really high. That plus travel plus hotel plus food plus whatever else can make it tough I imagine. Dealers need to show up with their A-Game just to cover expenses it seems...no matter what size the show is.

blu62vette · July 24, 2011 8:18AM

All depends on the size of the show and location. MY Long Beach table has been running me 850, my new one is 9 something. Someone else closer to the front would be 1400+ for the same size but the far back is around 300.

Even my local shows are $350 for one table.

questor54 · July 24, 2011 9:22AM

<< What do some of the major coin shows charge the dealers to setup and sell coins? I just saw that the Houston Money Show charges from $390.00 up for the 3 day show. >>

The owners of the show are in business to make a profit.

blu62vette · July 24, 2011 9:45AM

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<< What do some of the major coin shows charge the dealers to setup and sell coins? I just saw that the Houston Money Show charges from $390.00 up for the 3 day show. >>

The owners of the show are in business to make a profit. >>

The Houston money show like the FUN show is a club show. Shows tend to be the biggest fundraiser of the year for clubs.

Coinosaurus · July 24, 2011 9:59AM

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<< What do some of the major coin shows charge the dealers to setup and sell coins? I just saw that the Houston Money Show charges from $390.00 up for the 3 day show. >>

The owners of the show are in business to make a profit. >>

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I think you read "why" instead of "what." I did the same thing and my troll radar was going off bigtime until I carefully reread the OP.

DaveG · July 24, 2011 10:10AM

If you look in Coin World's coin show guide, they often list the table fees for the shows they list (especially the smaller shows).

wayneherndon · July 24, 2011 10:46AM

Our Long Beach corner table runs about $1700. FUN corners are a little less. ANA corner tables are often closer to $2000 in the front, around $1700 in the middle and a bit less in back. Baltimore corners are $1000.

WTCG · July 24, 2011 11:54AM

It depends on the size of the show and the location of the bourse table. For the very small one day shows the table fee can be as low as $40. For the major conventions the cost can be over $1000, and those costs are for the standard in-line tables. Corners and extra space booths cost more. Many shows also charge a premium for tables with better location.

WTCG · July 24, 2011 11:59AM

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<< Larger shows are closer to 800 or more per table. >>

Wow and I thought $390 sounded really high. That plus travel plus hotel plus food plus whatever else can make it tough I imagine. Dealers need to show up with their A-Game just to cover expenses it seems...no matter what size the show is. >>

As far as trade shows go, coin show booths are fairly cheap. A booth at a home & garden show (which is about the size of two coin show corners) can run as high as $8,000 to $10,000. A coin show sized booth at a major technology convention can cost in the middle five figures.

ricko · July 24, 2011 10:52PM

Actually Wei, at some technology shows (such as the Paris Airshow or Farnborough), some of the booths can go well into six figures. When I was involved, location and floorspace were key (as in all shows) and the premiums were allocated accordingly. Of course, many of the displays themselves dwarf the show cost by multiples. Cheers, RickO

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