John; I agree with much of what you have posted. See my post in response to Bob. A similar price adjustment has happened with your Brighton roulettes that you have posted an image of one.

These chips.... while still tough to find... have been offered by other dealers for less money. When a specialty collector fills a hole in his collection (and there are comparatively few A.C. roulette collectors who will spend $100+ on an obsolete A.C. roulette chip)... he/she is no longer in the market for such a chip.

You have a policy (for which I admire) of not reducing your asking price for your chips.... which tends to keep prices pretty stable. It's when the undercutting begins that pricing goes askew. However, having said that... when the competitor sells his last chip of that particular issue, he no longer has one for sale and your price now has to be paid by someone who needs or wants the chip you are offering... providing that individual has not already purchased it from someone else. So either the chip remains in inventory... hoping that someone else will come along who will express interest in it.... or the price is reduced. Once the price is reduced, there are those who publish catalogs who are second-guessed by others as to why they have priced the item at the level they have. <g>