Threads here about "Selling it all", "When is a good time to pare down?", "No one to whom to leave my arsenal - now what?", or titles of like import, have me getting real interested in SELLING stuff at a gun show (and there are some in Melbourne, FL from time to time). I have never researched how to approach what appears to me to be the monumental effort and logistics of hauling stuff - a lot of stuff maybe - into (and hopefully not out of) a show.
How do you effect SECURITY of your own stuff (in the parking lot, at your assigned set up, going to the bathroom, etc.), if you are an independent seller?
Do you bring your own tables or do they provide?
How do you find out about selling at a show?
Are there any "right" or "wrong" ways of doing business there? The intent here is how things are displayed, available to touch, avoiding Goobers with no intent to buy, etc....
How does the little guy "stand out" and set himself apart (in a good way) from commercial/retail sellers when the independent is just starting out?
Since it is suspected that nearly ALL independent sales are cash transactions, how do you effect security in transporting "a wad" of cash?
I suspect there are "rules" that must be followed at the Show, set up by the Organizers, fees to be paid (profit dissipation), and a host of related carp, but can you go there carrying (provided you have a CCW permit)?