Santa Clara show coming back???

dizzyfoxx · February 18, 2012 5:25AM

I heard from a collector friend who heard from a prominent dealer that they think the Santa Clara, CA coin show is coming back and will be held some time in August so not to conflict with other key coin shows in the U.S.. Is there any validity to this or is it just wishful thinking?

MrOrganic · February 18, 2012 6:06AM

YES! same venue half the size, new promoters!

LanLord · February 18, 2012 6:21AM

<< YES! same venue half the size, new promoters! >>

if they are interested in success, they will NOT do what the former promoter did and perhaps try some of the ideas that have been bandied around here in other threads.

I hope it's successful.

CalGold · February 18, 2012 6:25AM

John McIntosh is promoting it and it will be a much smaller show, not a national show.

CG

LanLord · February 18, 2012 6:32AM

<< John McIntosh is promoting it and it will be a much smaller show, not a national show.

CG >>

Good, I've always enjoyed talking with him and his son at shows. I'm hoping this has great success.

stealer · February 18, 2012 9:36AM

<< YES! same venue half the size, new promoters!

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Apparently the same promoters as the SF mint show. Apparently not too good in the way of national dealers.....

blu62vette · February 18, 2012 9:41AM

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<< John McIntosh is promoting it and it will be a much smaller show, not a national show.

CG >>

Good, I've always enjoyed talking with him and his son at shows. I'm hoping this has great success. >>

That is a different show at a hotel in the area.

Scott Griffin is doing a show at the Convention Center, smaller in size but the facilely was not fully used before anyways. Scott's is in Aug, the McIntosh show is much earlier I think April but don't remember for sure.

truthteller · February 18, 2012 10:05AM

McIntosh is having a show in Sunnyvale in Mid March at the Dominion Hotel. It is NOT meant to be an official Santa Clara Show. Griffin is having a show in the Santa Clara Convention Center later this year. The major problem with a show like this is the lack of grading services or auctions. If that is the case, no national or even regional dealers will attend, just local and CA dealers. This is a good opportunity to revive the old coin and collectibles philosophy of Rudy Christians. Invite some local NBA or NFL stars for autograph signings with good promotion, and you will have lines of collectors out the door.

TRUTH

lkeigwin · February 18, 2012 10:08AM

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<< YES! same venue half the size, new promoters! >>

if they are interested in success, they will NOT do what the former promoter did and perhaps try some of the ideas that have been bandied around here in other threads.

I hope it's successful. >>

Wasn't the former promoter CU?

I'm very glad to hear it has been ressurected.
Lance.

COALPORTER · February 18, 2012 10:19AM

"If that is the case, no national or even regional dealers will attend, just local and CA dealers"

Many top major dealers are already from California!

LanLord · February 18, 2012 10:29AM

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<< YES! same venue half the size, new promoters! >>

if they are interested in success, they will NOT do what the former promoter did and perhaps try some of the ideas that have been bandied around here in other threads.

I hope it's successful. >>

Wasn't the former promoter CU?

I'm very glad to hear it has been ressurected.
Lance. >>

No, the former promoter (I can't recall the name) wasn't CU. All they did was increase the cost to the collector at the door, raised the cost to the dealer for table space, reduced the breadth of collector interest and put the show out of business. Probably not an MBA candidate.

jom · February 18, 2012 10:37AM

<< All they did was increase the cost to the collector at the door, raised the cost to the dealer for table space, reduced the breadth of collector interest and put the show out of business. Probably not an MBA candidate. >>

Sounds a lot like the people running the Long Beach show into the ground.

jom

blu62vette · February 18, 2012 10:51AM

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<< YES! same venue half the size, new promoters! >>

if they are interested in success, they will NOT do what the former promoter did and perhaps try some of the ideas that have been bandied around here in other threads.

I hope it's successful. >>

Wasn't the former promoter CU?

I'm very glad to hear it has been ressurected.
Lance. >>

No, the former promoter (I can't recall the name) wasn't CU. All they did was increase the cost to the collector at the door, raised the cost to the dealer for table space, reduced the breadth of collector interest and put the show out of business. Probably not an MBA candidate. >>

It was expos unlimited, owned by CU.

truthteller · February 18, 2012 12:13PM

Just a frame of reference.

Santa Clara show, started by Rudy Christians, Expos Unlimited. This show was a replacement to the Marin Show which was held in San Raphael, CA in the 1980's
Rudy Christians sold the show to Ron Gillio.
Ron Gillio sold the show to Collectors Universe.

TRUTH

WTCG · February 18, 2012 1:50PM

The McIntosh show is the only confirmed show I know of. Everything else is still heresay.

Hotfootspin · February 19, 2012 11:49AM

Information about the new Santa Clara show:

Santa Clara Convention Center
Thursday, August 16, 1-6 pm
Friday-Saturday August 17-18, 10 am -6 pm
Sunday, August 19, 10 am - 4 pm

For more info, go to http://griffincoin.com/

I talked to Scott Griffin today at a local coin show today. They hope to have
90-100 dealers and they are almost fully booked already. They will be using
the same room at the Santa Clara Convention Center, but only half the floor
space. (The rest of the floor space will be walled off, and may be used for
another convention center event, but as of right now there is no other event
booked.)

There will also be a new show in Sunnyvale in March. Information about the
new Sunnyvale show:

The Domain Hotel
1085 East El Camino REal
Sunnyvale, CA 94087

March 16-17, Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-5

John McIntosh 916-761-2542 or mcintoshcoins@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Mark

ChrisRx · March 14, 2012 1:29PM

Is there a dealer list?

ThePennyLady · March 14, 2012 1:57PM

I don't know if Scott puts out a dealer list for the August show, but I'm going to give it a shot and see how it does. They cut the convention center room in half down the middle (the show will be in the right half of the same room that the PCGS show was in). I really hope it does well and that lots of public attend. I will do my best to get the word out!

Santa Clara show coming back???

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