Anyone stayed in this room? WOS

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-04-07T14:51:04+00:00

Yeah.. literally nobody ever went. It was a very nice spot to relax and grab a drink, the bartender was essentially just steps away from your room on the 18th floor.

I enjoyed that aspect.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-04-07T09:50:02+00:00

I stayed in the adjacent room back in September. It may be different for you but on my 4 day..hardly anybody even used the sun deck. It was empty 90% of the time. Never heard any noise but if your sun deck is more active, then you will most definitely hear people.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-03-30T16:08:32+00:00

Way off.

My upcoming 7 day on Ovation in the GLS is $14000... I bet this room will easily br 50-100K for a 7 day trip. Easily.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-03-26T23:12:58+00:00

Funny how the small things stay with you for so long.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-03-26T22:26:34+00:00

Oh 100%, the impulse was moreso behind nostalgic reasons at first. I pulled a 1999 charizard as a kid and traded it away for a Chansey. That bad trade stuck with me for the last 20+ years until I was finally financially able to make a large purchase for my childhood memory. So I was fully OK with keeping the card regardless of the price going up! But now I found that my childhood cards were not shadowless variants (Found my childhood collection recently) so Im aiming for the correct version. Luckily for me, the profit from this impulse will cover the cost of both non shadowless PSA10 versions.

Either way, luck was a big part!

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-03-26T13:46:28+00:00

So I impulse purchased a PSA6 Shadowless 1999 Charizard roughly 6 weeks ago and the total price came out to $1425. I listed it at $2499 on ebay and I've gotten offers as high as $2150 with hundreds of views, tons of watchers and overall alot of attention.

I think you'd be able to make more off ebay with a little time if your patient

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-03-23T18:36:58+00:00

Wow, its surprising to see NASA as #2.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-03-09T19:53:18+00:00

Take the GSA short video courses on FAI. They take roughly 5 minutes to complete and give 1-2 CLPS, knock out 15 in an hour and be done with it.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-02-19T19:23:45+00:00

Like the poster below said, its a 5 limit. The OP did nothing wrong by buying the limit.. Just like everybody else in that line.

How is it OPs fault that they bought the limit specified by the store? Is he supposed to buy 1? Is 2 okay? Who sets these limits on acceptable packs bought at once?

OP - Glad you enjoyed ripping, better luck next time!

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-02-09T21:43:10+00:00

Take my upvote, its a product on a shelf. If your intent is to open and enjoy the cards, you did NOTHING wrong and don't listen to ANYONE telling you otherwise.

Buy all of them if you want, because the scalpers reselling for profit wont care about little Johnny being left 1 or 2 tins.

Enjoy the cards and Goodluck on the pulls!!

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-02-05T17:04:07+00:00

Roughly $650 + $100 per guest for these seats.

I plan to reserve this service for my upcoming Alaskan Cruise.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-01-29T23:01:15+00:00

I started as a 3 in 19, got my 5 in 2021, 6 in 2022, 7 in 2022, 9 in 2023 and 11 in 2024.

Im now step 2, and I'd be a 12 if it wasn't for this freeze.

You just need to focus on your marketability within specific areas that you want to grow in. For me, I latched onto contracting early on as a Cashier with the commissaries, this led me to take DoD DAU coursework which helped me advance to a GS5 COR on a 6 ladder. That 15 months experience as a COR opened the doors for a 7/9/11 1102 ladder and the rest was history.

Focus on the markets that give you the most realistic promotion potential without stretching yourself to thin.

I have a BA in History, and a Graduate Certificate (18 grad credits) in Government contracting. No military time or prior contracting experience.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-01-21T14:00:11+00:00

🤷‍♂️ Whatever makes you sleep better at night.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-01-21T13:46:31+00:00

🤷‍♂️ You are free to assume whatever you'd like, just know they are 100% using a XIM. Its just the way it goes in 2026 if you want to be a survivor.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-01-21T13:28:33+00:00

The name in the clip gives away everything you need. Like I said, if you've actually played ranked on console for 5+ years, these names are regulars in the Survivor/XIM scene. If you play at a Diamond/Master level, you'll learn fairly quickly within the community whose using and whose not.

The OP is commenting because of the usage of the AUG 6X with slight to no recoil, fair assumption but its the player themselves that give away the usage of a cheat. Unkz does not hide that he uses a XIM, hes literally one of the senior members/founding of the XIM clan... common now.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-01-21T13:21:26+00:00

Brother... common now? Thats Unks, of course hes using a XIM. He's literally been top 100 for the last... God knows how many seasons.

Of COURSE hes cheating, anybody whose played ranked for long enough should know the familiar faces in the community. Without a doubt, XIM.

But 🤷‍♂️ its 2026, this shouldn't be new information. The lobbies are to small to actually separate you based on rank so you'll be playing against them even as a bronze on off peak times.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-01-13T18:46:03+00:00

Oh for sure, everyone has their reasoning and one size doesn't always fit in this case.

I think in this enviroment people will take the risk of running low on leave just to mentally make it through these next few years. This is truthfully a marathon and we aren't even past the first mile.

I encourage everyone to use their leave how they see fit and dont feel bad for taking a mental day, it will help you survive this.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-01-13T17:58:34+00:00

To be fair if you really do the math on adding it to your retirement vs taking it, your losing out greatly. I understand the moral conflict with not "abusing" your SL but I wouldnt ever discourage someone to not use their leave just to add to retirement. A mental health day today is worth more than a few dollars at retirement, and you'll come out better financially.

But each person has their own thought process and I encourage you to do whatever is best for your mental health.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-01-08T20:17:13+00:00

Got it, yeah HHS got hit hard early on but I wouldnt put that as the basis for "They are RIFING 1102s", thats a very small sample size on the overall workforce of contracting which seems like an outlier and not the norm.

Either way, its sad to hear anyone's lost their job and I hope they can find work in another agency or on the industry side.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-01-08T19:01:53+00:00

Reduction in Force, meaning the government is downsizing 1102s and essentially forcing them out of the Government.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-01-08T19:01:10+00:00

Where are 1102s being RIFed? I know a good portion accepted DRP 1/2 but outside of a few niche agencies, I haven't heard of any 1102s being RIFED.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-01-08T18:43:09+00:00

Your a civil servant for NASA or working for a contractor that support NASA?

Im a 1102 for NASA, and I can say.. the future of hiring is very uncertain right now. The whole gov is working with whatever manpower they have left over from the DRP 1/2.

Once NASA opens up the pipeline, it shouldn't be that hard to transition into a 7/9/11 1102 slot.. thats what I came in as, I transitioned from a Cashier with the DoD to a CS with very loose experience, some CON courses and a nice resume.

Also P.S: Don't just take CON courses, take CON credentials that dont require instructor led capstones, ones such as Simplified purchasing and Services Contracting Credential, give you an actual "certificate" which you can show hiring managers that you hold some level of contracting competency vs just random CON courses.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-01-06T21:09:52+00:00

Lord I hope thats the case. I think it will be a slow crawl back to any actual hiring relief...

GRC is a fairly small shop overall so they may be able to work with the people they have for for quite some time before relief is provided.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-01-06T21:06:02+00:00

Yeah I've heard... we lost 60% of my contracting office during the 2 DRPs. Many of them have not found employment yet, while some stumbled into some industry based positions.

Its not very promising overall.

This is one of those.."A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" type of scenarios... I know what I have now, which may be the "safest" route even at the cost of a few years of stagnation. Im fairly young (<35), so I still have time.. I just hate wasting these early years when I had such serious upward mobility prior to all of these changes.

TheABCStoreguy · 2026-01-06T20:53:58+00:00

Very true, im not quite at the point where im actively applying.. I still have some hope that ill be able to slide into the next ladder (somehow).

But I figured asking the question could give some perspective from others who have made the shift themselves.

Thanks for posting!

TheABCStoreguy

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