Steve,

Leaving the first two columns blank on a chip that is only known to exist in an unused condition would be the only honest way to list it. Looking good or not, you'd be publishing the truth about the chip.

The only chips that I know of that are only available cancelled are those from the Monte Carlo Reno. ...those sell for face or better. Toss the 30% rule there. I have Gold Rush (Cripple Creek) drilled chips that I can't sell for six bucks, yet the undrilled ones command $75 all day. Toss the 30% rule here too. Notched versions of the $25 Ore House (Cripple Creek) that I got at this year's convention were readily available for $500 each. The un-notched chip that I obtained was marked $3000. 30% rule?, out of the window.

Publishing all of this info, only on a website, because of printing costs as you have indicated won't make you money, but it'd be intellectually honest. Calling anything less than that "Official" is fooling yourselves much less the public.

I snagged a half stack of unnumbered Donkey Derby Days $5 chips from Bronco Billy's today. Some collectors consider the chips that have a serial number on them to be damaged. I can sorta understand that, but it still leaves me shaking my head! I talked to a collector today that thought the serial number was close (in his mind) to a cancellation! ...sometimes I don't get it.

Bob