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Miner's Cooperative Mineral Show
September 15 - 19, 2010 (Wednesday to Sunday)
10 am - 6 pm daily, except Sunday 10 am - 4 pm
1900 44th Street, Denver CO 80216
Dealers may select their booth location when they apply. Email Christine to reserve your selection for 7 days, which will then become final with receipt of your application. If your application is not received within 7 days, then your reservation will be released to others.
Click to download the 2010 Dealer Application.
Please note! We all try to minimize costs but it would be very beneficial to pay the optional $75 for 2,000 watts of electricity. It will come in handy for lighting on Friday night set-up for those doing Jump-Start, to run radios for ambiance, for tent lighting during overcast days, to power weight scales, recharge cell phones and laptops, and to facilitate Sunday evening pack-up.
Vendors with RVs can park overnight for FREE every night from Friday, 10-Sept to Monday, 20-Sept in the west end of the rear Coliseum parking lot (furthest from the highway and the Coliseum). We need you to park away from the selling tents so that our night-time security guards can more easily monitor the area without obstructions. We've negotiated a fee of $20 for gray & waste tank pump-out + fresh water refill with our portable restroom provider Liberty Waste Management with whom you will deal directly. More information will be provided at the show.
For the combined Denver Special Event License and Sales Tax Return click here. Print it out, complete it, and submit it with your payment.
For the combined Colorado Sales Tax License and Sales Tax Return click here, read the instructions, then scroll down to Denver events and click “The Denver Coliseum Mineral, Fossil, Gem, and Jewelry Show” to fill in the on-line form (not visible until after the 2010 show). It too must be printed and mailed in.
Are you shipping from within the USA and need someone to pick your pallets up at the freight depot and delivery to the Coliseum? They'll do it for the same $93.50 an hour.
And if you have merchandise left over from the Denver Coliseum Show you can store your pallets there for only $7.50 / month per pallet until Tucson. Then they will ship directly to your location in Tucson. Save money. Save time. Avoid hassles. Call Mike Masters at 303-494-6472 for more information.
If you have questions about the Coliseum venue, services, or logistics please email Lowell
The Denver Coliseum Show is the single most heavily advertised show of its kind in the USA. In addition, at the larger Tucson Show in February relatively fewer sales come from the smaller local population. But with 2.5+ million people in the Denver metro area, a much larger proportion of your sales will be from wealthier Denverites. Our massive I-70 and I-25 billboard and Denver Post advertising campaign will reach 99% of this population during the weeks leading up to the show. This is in addition to the more focused advertising in Rock & Gem, Colored Stone, and Tucson EZ-Guide Magazines. And for those managing their expenses, shipping merchandise and traveling to/from Denver is much cheaper, faster, and convenient than Tucson. The Denver Coliseum Show is organized and run by vendors for the benefit of vendors and their customers.
MINERAL, FOSSIL, METEORITE, AND CRYSTAL DEALERS:
Located on the Arena Level
(Arena / Backstage / Arcade Diagram):
2. Arena Booth (three 8-foot + four 6-foot tables) = $1,200 per booth
3. Arena Booth Addition (three additional 8-foot tables) = $250 per set
4. Backstage Booths (three 8-foot-tables in a U-shape, approximately 100 square feet) = $750 per booth
5. Wholesale Only Arcade Booths (seven 8-foot + three six-foot tables) = $1,450 per booth
GEM, JEWELRY, GOLD, BULLION, AND COIN DEALERS:
Located on the Concourse / Entrance Level
(Concourse Floor Plan):
PARKING LOT TENTS:
2. Standard Booths (three 8-foot-tables in a U-shape, approximately 100 square feet) = $750 per booth
3. Premium Booth (at entrance) comprised of three 8-foot-tables in a U-shape = $1,000 per booth
Located in the rear (west) parking lot. Click here for the layout.
HOTEL AND RV PARKING:
Other sizes up to 40' x 160' are also available 
JUMP-START on Saturday, 11-September is available only for our tent dealers for an additional fee. Your tent fee includes overnight security for only five nights beginning on Tuesday evening, 14-September. Therefore, to cover additional security costs of an earlier start, each tent vendor is subject to an $80 nightly security fee for each night that they occupy a tent before Tuesday, 14-September. Therefore, if a vendor chooses to set up and begin selling on Saturday (highly recommended), then they would be subject to a Saturday, Sunday, and Monday night security fee (3 x $80) in addition to their tent fee.
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS & SALES TAXES:
We have negotiated a $69 / night rate at the Red Lion Hotel - Denver Central on 4040 Quebec Street which is 7 minutes (4.1 miles) away. The rate does not include breakfast (a $10 option) but it does include free in-room internet. This hotel is safe, clean, quiet, comfortable, a good value, and serves decent food. There are several closer hotels but all are either more expensive, in unsavory areas, and/or near the rumbling train yard. The Coliseum Show organizers (Christine and Lowell) do not receive a commission on hotel accommodations, however we all receive a complementary one hour wine and chef’s choice hors d’oeuvre reception for every 60 room-nights reserved via our reservation link. So for each night where 60 rooms are occupied by our dealers and customers, we all receive this benefit. It's a nice way to relax after the show while making your dinner plans for the evening.
Dealers must collect 7.72% sales tax on each retail sale. No sales tax is collected on wholesale sales when the buyer has a business license. The City of Denver receives 3.62% of the collected amount and the state of Colorado receives the remaining 4.1%. Dealers may apply for their $5 Denver and $8 Colorado sales tax licenses AFTER the show at the same time that they file their return. It is an easy process but it must be completed by October 20, 2010 to avoid penalties and interest.
LIGHTING & SHOWCASES:
Our prices are the lowest of all the shows because we do not collect a commission on lighting and showcase rentals. Click here for pricing and sizes.
PHOTOS:
Click here for photos of the coliseum.
PROMOTION & ADVERTISING: Interested in our massive promotion and advertising program? Click here for the specifics
SECURITY: Inside security will be supplied by a uniformed / armed Denver policeman 24 hours a day starting at 9 AM on Wednesday, 15-Sept and ending at 6 PM on Sunday, 19-Sept. Vendors will also have access to a strong-room in a secured part of the building for overnight storage. Tent security in the daytime will be provided by an armed Army Special Operations officer, dressed as a civilian. Night-time tent security will be provided by two uniformed security agents beginning Friday, 10-Sept and end on Sunday, 19-Sept between the hours of 6 PM and 9 AM. An additionional 3-5 uniformed security "roamers" will maintain high visibility during daytime hours throughout the entire venue. All will be in contact with one another via 2-way radio.
SHIPPING & STORAGE:
Need to ship your merchandise early to avoid US Customs delays? Our partner Colorado Storage Systems (4545 East 52nd Ave, Commerce City, CO 80022) will collect your pallets from the freight terminal (about 2 hours round-trip) for $93.50 / hour, store them at their secure facility for $7.50 per pallet per month, and delivery them to you at the Denver Coliseum. Total cost for 12 pallets would be about $500 ($41 pallet) and for 20 pallets about $600 ($30/pallet).
Questions?
If your question is related to booth / table availability or billing please email Christine
Or fax us at (866) 323-7404
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