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For anyone in the Washington, DC area the big CSA show is at the Dulles Expo Center this weekend.  PSA and Becketts are both scheduled to be there grading cards.  COMC also will have a booth and will be accepting cards for their website, which can save you shipping costs. 

Dang it. You're killing me. I've been wondering when a card convention would be in the area, and there it is, but I'll be out of town this weekend.

While I'm here, though, how does card grading at Expos work? I've never had a card graded, but have about 10 that I'd consider. But it's expensive enough as it is, without including the ridiculous mailing/insurance costs. Is it cheaper or easier if I go to an Expo? Or would I just be giving them my cards, waiting weeks or months, then paying an arm or leg for them to mail the graded cards to me later?

Anyway, sorry I'm missing out on this, not that I have the budget for such an event at the moment. 

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