But it came up Gold!... And stickered!

When I went to Megacon, I cracked open a total of 28 issues for signing. That's a lot for someone who up until then had never cracked open a graded comic or been to a Con of that size before.

I went to shows with my father way back in the 80s and early 90s but they were small local type shows that didnt really feature many well known guests. Now that I have done Megacon, I am way more comfortable with what is involved in getting things done at a big Con.

But since I was sort of naive about what I could accomplish at a big show, I tried for far more than I normally would have if I had been more experienced. If that had been more experienced, I would have known that getting all this done was a longshot.

However, all this wound up working to my advantage, because I not only got everything done, but it all came out better than I would ever have hoped! I learned a lot about how to approach getting things signed, dealing with CGC, and organizing my time.

Mike from CGC, who apparently attends most of the Cons that CGC is at, was absolutely astounded at the sheer volume of items I got signed in less than two hours. He was also pleased with the way I talked with and dealt with both him and the other CGC personnel who were in attendance. He said that I was a helpful and calming presence in a sea of utter madness.

Thank you Mike!

Anyway, this longshot of mine turned out wonderful! In fact, one of the issues I took with me on this trip was #6 of the Longshot mini series. Go figure.

I bought this copy a long while back from Worldwide Comics. There are currently only 7 of these in this grade and until this trip, none were SS. This one was from the Golden State Collection so that set it apart a little bit.

I bought this copy because I like the character and this is from the mini series that introduced him to the XMen universe. The giant sized darker cover was cool also.

The only thing that bothered me was that it had a large crack on the front of the case right across the barcode area. I knew that sending it for a reholder would mean losing the Golden State sticker from the old case. So I decided to just live with it.

That was when the Megacon came along and I decided to go ahead and get Whilce Portacio to sign it even if it meant losing the sticker. After all, it would fix the crack and make it the ONLY SS 9.8 of this scarce issue! So I did it and luckily it retained its 9.8 grade!

Why do I bring this up now? Here is why. I was chatting with Tnerb a few weeks ago and happened to mention the loss of GS stickers on a few of my issues. He told me to speak with Stephen at WWcomics and see if he would be willing to send me a few stickers to replace the ones that vanished due to signings.

I took his advice, not sure if Stephen would actually do it or not, but I figured I had nothing to lose so why not? Well after a short conversation, I sent Stephen a list of the the GS issues I have purchased from him that I either already have signed or plan on getting signed over the next year or so. I also told him I would send him pics of the issues both before and after the signings, that way he could be sure of my using them honestly.

He sent me a number of the GS stickers and I cannot thank him enough! I already liked the guy because we have the same name and he has always been understanding and helpful, but now I have even more reason to love the guy!

So now I am set for all of the GS copies that I plan on doing for the next year, which includes my New Mutants GS issues! Anyway, below is a pic of the newly signed and GS stickered Longshot #6!

OAK ALERT!!!!

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