Make every effort to get to the convention. It is just unreal if you have never been there. Nowhere else will you see about half a million of the best chips in the world all priced form under a buck each to money neither of us can afford. Not to mention meeting and enjoying the company of the best collectors in the world. And if you can endure ethanol poisoning there is normally someone at the "Splash Bar" 24/7 to share drinks with. Just be there!