Thanks for your post Mike; I sincerely belived that I owed an apology (and still do think so) to Gene and Janice who gave me and my wife their personal chips as gifts. Perhaps it would not have been so bad if it were someone else that had placed them on Bob Mera's bid board. It should not have been me, for reasons that are very obvious. I truly am sorry if I've offended Gene and/or Janice. I do value their friendship much more than whatever anyone thinks these chips are worth (which have been withdrawn from the board before anyone placed a bid). I sincerely regret my bad judgement and have offered my appologies directly to the two individuals I've disrespected. Archie