Robert,

In answer to the main thrust of your post, I don't expect people to shop FROM THE LIST. They should shop from places they do now -- price guides, eBay offerings and chips in other collections.. The use of the Members Giant Intermingled Current Market Sales List is to check on what is offered elsewhere, to learn the current fair prices, to keep these offers honest, and to get the best deal one can after picking out chips that may interest one. By clicking this link you can see what the Members Giant Intermingled Current Market Sales List may look like in this mock-up:
http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/intrming.htm

On this board everyone has been screaming about some sellers cheating newbies and others, about calling things rare that never were rare or are not now due to new discoveries, etc. Now with this new List buyers will be kept informed of the latest market changes. This is the answer to all the past complaints. Harken!

The benefits of the idea (Members' Giant Intermingled Current Market Sales List) include:
* service to the chip community by helping collector buyers pay and learn fair prices for chips and helping collector sellers reach a buying public..
* attracting collectors to the Club web site, getting new members, etc.
* raising money for the Club (a fee for listing service).
* promoting the sale and use of chip price guides (the Members' Giant Intermingled Current Market Sales List is useless without the price guide).....

Robert