Thanks for the suggestions. I sent eBay a new letter, reproduced below. It is much crisper/shorter.
I know that new categories won't solve all our problems, but they help -- they give us a weapon of sorts.

One problem with categories is when someone offers 99 fantasy chips with 1 casino chips, and then calls it a "casino"
auction category. Oh well, here is my letter to eBay:

HI, ME AGAIN.
I have decided to revise my suggestion to make it easier and more practical for you..

If you want to list it under CASINO, I suggest:
**collectables -- casino -- casino chips and tokens [THIS WOULD INCLUDE GAMBLING CHIPS
AND TOKENS ORDERED BY CASINOS FOR USE AT ITS GAMBLING GAMES; IT WOULD
INCLUDE BOTH LICENSED CASINOS AND UNLICENSED (ILLEGAL CLUB CHIPS) CLUBS]
**collectables -- casino -- non casino, antique gambling chips [THIS WOULD INCLUDE ANTIQUE
IVORY POKER CHIPS, PEARL GAMBLING CHIPS AND CLAY POKER CHIPS, etc. -- OLD
GAMBLING CHIPS NOT ISSUED BY CASINOS]
**collectables -- casino -- modern poker and fantasy chips [INCLUDES MODERN POKER CHIPS
ON STORE SHELVES, SOLD TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDES INEXPENSIVE, MODERN POKER
CHIPS WITH OLD CASINO NAMES ON THEM MEANT TO FOOL NEW COLLECTORS (I.E.,
FANTASY POKER CHIPS]
**collectables -- casino -- other gambling items.

(You could also list these under: "collectables -- GAMBLING -- casino chips and tokens............, etc.,
etc.)

Robert Eisenstadt