Coinex - your thoughts?

[coin watch]

Coinex is around the corner (28th & 29th Sept)

Anyone going? What are your thoughts on this once a year coin fair? I have attended the last nine years which kind of suggests I do like this fair but in all honesty I can't help but feel the past few years have been a bit of a disappointment, this maybe due to the serious lack of the coins I want to find being on show but what I have found more disappointing is what I feel this fair is aiming for now, and it seems it's not the collector that comes first anymore!? Maybe it's just me but I don't like the £50 "Earlybird" entry idea, why do this? I suppose I can see some advantages to this for a certain few but does this kind of ploy really promote our hobby to the every day collector.

Anyway I shouldn't moan cos I'm aiming for the free Saturday entry, not that there will anything to buy after the person who buys a 50k coin on the previous day to also buy the only one coin I might be interested in with his loose change of £500!!!!!.....If you get what I mean!!

[Accumulator]

I did wonder whether to attend on the Saturday. I really don't see the point of paying £50 for Friday entry (and losing a day's work). It's fairly unlikely that I will find any coins I really want for the collection, though I suppose that's possible. For me it would be more about looking at products associated with collecting and chatting to one or two dealers.

Edited September 18, 2012 by Accumulator

[Rob]

They must charge £50 because people have proved in the past they will pay this much. Harrogate is £2 on the Friday. York is free. Most regular fairs have a nominal entry fee, but £50 is prohibitive. Having said that, with such a high entry charge it clearly states they want to give the big spenders priority. But the big spenders are well known to the dealers and so would normally be offered a 50K coin based on past spending patterns irrespective of an impending fair and not just coincident with Coinex. The small collector is unlikely to be affected by missing out on a £50K coin.

[Peter]

I have tried all the fairs outside London.(Harrogate..boring ,Wakefield OK...York OK but my favourite is the Midland at the Motorbike museum.March,June,September,December are the bigger ones when there are extra dealers.

I have never left there unhappy. no muggings on the tube plus a nice out of town location. .Well run ,fantastic facilities although a 250 mile round trip.I will be back

[Paulus]

I have tried all the fairs outside London.(Harrogate..boring ,Wakefield OK...York OK but my favourite is the Midland at the Motorbike museum.March,June,September,December are the bigger ones when there are extra dealers.

I have never left there unhappy. no muggings on the tube plus a nice out of town location. .Well run ,fantastic facilities although a 250 mile round trip.I will be back

Next one is 14th October

[Peter]

I highly rate the Coventry Village hotel which has a gym/swimming pool which the family enjoy.Lateroom's is a good deal and footie on the way home and a pocket full of gems

[ski]

spink and baldwins the same time......theres a roman1 proof in baldwins auction....mmm nice, anyone been/going to the viewing?

Edited September 19, 2012 by ski