... hanging around the board! <g>

As usual, very perceptive of your Peter to notice that I didn't really say whether I endorsed Jim's proposal or not.

I do think it warrants further discussion, but at the moment I'm inclined to agree with Bob's comment that banning slabbed chips in the club auction would be appropriate, but have some reservations about banning them on the convention floor.

>> 1) If most buyers and sellers refuse to slab chips or buy slabbed chips, you
>> needlessly create a ban with all the associated problems of enforcement. or

>> 2) If most chippers and sellers wish to slab chips and buy slabbed chips, you
>> create a policy which does not have the support of the members, and this will
>> not last long.

Essentially, I agree with both of those observations (though they represent the two extremes and the reality is more likely to be somewhere between "most" members going either direction).

And, even though we are a private organization and not a governmental agency, any "ban" we might consider imposing would still be in the nature of a regulatory restriction, which goes against my Libertarian attitude.

>> Perhaps someone should consider writing something for the club
>> magazine or some sort of discussion at the convention.

Both good ideas. Anyone out there interested in doing either? Wayne, if you're lurking, what do you think about a panel discussion (perhaps including someone from ICG)? ----- jim o\-S