I was there at the convention.
First time going to one, first time dealing with CGC, and first time seeking out signatures.
The two ladies at the booth were awesome, looked like they were slammed and they did their best to get the line moving. However, they only had one witness there. You were lucky to even talk to him about witnessing a signature, let alone having him wait in line with you. Is a three person booth usually how CGC sets up shop at a convention? I don't blame the people there, they seemed severely understaffed, even for a small convention like this one. When working high stress like that, there's bound to be something missed and now we have an upset artist on top of the people who couldn't the witness and were basically told they wouldn't qualify for the signature series.
For me, I basically had 4 hours to get my signatures, submit to cgc, and get to work.
At first I was worried the artists would hate me for bringing a CGC witness by, but seeing how things were, I was worried I wouldn't get anything witnessed. So I just submitted what I was originally wanting to submit, and if I couldn't get any signatures witnessed.. hey at least I got them signed. =)
Luckily I got the witness to come by for one artist. But getting Starlin's was gonna be tough, he took a break, and I lost the witness for the time being. When Starlin came back (nice guy btw!), I couldn't find the witness and with time running out I just decided to get my books signed by Starlin. Even more lucky that the guy behind me had a CGC witness (who wasn't working the booth) and he verified the signing for me.
With the amount we pay, I wish the promoters, CGC, and the artists could work something out so everybody benefits. Saw too many people come up to the CGC booth after getting their books signed asking if they would still qualify for SS.
