Jim,

Then you're saying that if he knows enough to buy or borrow a copy of the Chip Rack and quote from it, then he should also have been to the convention and known about the chips offered there?

Or are you saying that you can't quote from the Chip Rack without ALSO being a regular reader of this message board, or "hang out" with experts so you'll know about recent finds?

Or are you saying that the discovery of additional Thunderbird chips was on the front page of every newspaper in the country, and on CNN as well?

Or are you saying something entirely different, and I'm just not getting it?

In another thread you seem to insist that sellers should do research before listing something, and here you seem to be saying if they do any research at all, they should know everything that you know? Exactly how much research is acceptable to you? None at all is not enough, and some is not enough, how much is enough?

Or are you saying that only "experts" should be allowed to auction chips on eBay?

I don't get it.

And you say this is not an auction discussion board? Well, it's a message board where online auctions are regularly discussed, isn't it? Excuse me, big difference.

Didn't you just say "eBay may be a "caveat emptor environment", but that doesn't mean we in the chip collecting community can't exchange information by which we can protect ourselves in that "environment".

Isn't that saying that this is a place to discuss eBay actions?