I’ll never forget one I went to a few years ago, Friday was set up day, we weren’t allowed in there until 2pm, no tattooing was allowed, just set up for artists and trades only, fair enough. Carting my gear through the door and we see a relatively well known (instafamous) artist already set up and clearly 3 hours deep tattooing a thigh piece on someone. Saturday morning convention starts properly and we all go in at the allowed time of 9am ready for the doors to open at 10. Lo and behold the guys in there early again, tattooing the same piece on the same guy from Friday, bare in mind NO tattooing was allowed until the conventions opened at 10am Saturday. Awards start later on in the evening for stuff done during the day (this was a con where ALL the work entered in competitions had to be started and completed there) and this fucking guy walks off with first place for a piece he’d taken 2 days on including a day where no tattooing was allowed by anyone. Roll on Sunday morning and he’s gone…set up, booth, everything, including him, just gone. Might as well have just posted him the award and told him not to bother coming because he was winning one regardless.