[UKCardGuy]

I was in Chicago for work this week and managed to get out to Rosemont at about 130pm. A quick check-in at the Loews and a mad rush getting my backpack ready meant i was at the show at about 2pm. I got my pass and headed straight for CGC and PSA to drop off some submissions to be graded before the end of the show. CGC said that they already had too many at show submissions at the bulk rate and tried to upwell me to a higher tier. I removed 18 items from my submission as a result. Funny thing is when they processed them, I've only been charged the bulk submission rate. So who knows. If you ask me, they shouldn't take more orders than they can support.

After that, I tried to get my bearings and made some initial progress on a few things including a 1952 Star Cal Bob Lemon and a couple of scarce pennants. Its surprising how fast the hours go when there so many interesting things to see.

At about 530pm i left to get back to my hotel so I could get to the Post Collectors dinner hosted by whiteymet. Thanks Fred for organizing it. I really enjoyed meeting everyone. Some great people with amazing collections. Looking forward to reading Dave Worley's new book. It was great talking with him about it and his encyclopedic knowledge of post/jello cards.

After a few hours, I left to go back to my hotel, sort out the chaos that I left in the room and update my checklists for the few purchases that I made during the day. Jetlag is tough but on a positive side, I means that I was up at 530am this morning and in line for early access to the show at 730am. I'll be one of the 1st 10 people through the doors today and I get to catch up on Net54 while I wait.