Bob; I'm compelled to respond to your response given to Jim. I'm surprised that you would compare retail sales marketing to a chip dealer operating within this hobby. ("30% markup vs. 200%") In the retail store marketing world, if a store owner needs a gross of a particular product he simply places his order with a wholesaler, manufacturer, or distributor, and PRESTO, the replacement product is delivered to his doorstep within a couple of days. Not so with casino chips. Once the supply is exhausted or thinly spread out among many hands, or too inconvenient/expensive to get there to pick up in person ... there are no more to order or to manufacture. Not taking sides with either the original post that sparked this thread, or the follow-up counter-offer post, but I was taken aback by what could be interpreted as the anti-dealer sentiments expressed by a few. There is plenty of room in this great hobby for both the purist collector (who has never sold a chip above face value) and the many part-time or full-time or ebay "dealers" who take tables at shows around the country and who fill needs for collectors who can't or don't wish to obtain chips any other way... or simply don't want to spend the time and effort looking to save a buck or two on each purchase through trades ...., or who do not have the material to trade for what is being offered .... so they pay the premium and purchase their wants outright.... many times at a "200% markup"... or simply pass on the deal. That does not mean that anyone is right or wrong. It's a matter of preference on how one wants to conduct themselves honorably in this hobby.... (or business) depending upon how one looks at it.