Howdy,

I've had problems in the past with someone pirating my chip images from my website for their auction. I didn't change the URL's to show porn, I changed them to show, guess what, fantasy chips like you are offering! Maybe I can send you some image files of casino chips that really are worth thousands of dollars each and you could put those images in the URL's that the guy offering the same set for a $5000 minimum is using. Let him try to explain why he doesn't have the chips that he is showing at his auction! <G>

We in the chip collecting community tend to look out for each other, but we are more vigilant in trying to insure that a newbie to this hobbie doesn't get ripped off, subsequently turning them off to the hobby. You have experienced this due to the commonality of two different eBay auctions, yours and the $5000 minimum guy. If you can't see why there is a negative reaction to what is happening, you need to think about it a little more.

I counted 37 Bill Borland fakes in you auction, and frankly, $36.99 for the set isn't a bad price for someone who collects fantasy chips. I'd bid on them myself, but I'm happy with my $1000 Jolly Trolley chip. I only need one Borland fake in my collection.

.....and speaking of phony names, you might want to look at every post on this BB. Yours are the only one using a screen name instead of a real name. A few use just their first names, but we know what their last names are. It has to be this way when what we discuss here can involve the transfer of items that are REALLY worth thousands of dollars.

Just trying to help you understand regards,
Bob Orme R-3576