Most of you that know me also know that I am sometimes what could be viewed as a renegade, not one who sees a need to conform to an opinion just because people that I respect express it. ....while I early on expressed my opinion that those in favor of slabbing should be shown that their efforts would be shunned in real-life situations such as our convention bourse floor, having read the comments from the company representative concerning what he thinks his company can provide for our hobby, I don't want to see any, and I do mean any, chip graded and slabbed by them, or anyone else. They simply couldn't do the job that they portend they could without the knowledge that they don't possess.

We, collectively, know our hobby. We, collectively, need to keep it that way.

I will NOT buy any slabbed chip.
I will NOT have any slabbed chip in my collection.
I will NOT buy ANY chip from any dealer who sells slabbed chips.
I will NOT buy ANY chip from any dealer who grades chips for a slabbing service.
I will NOT do business of any kind with any dealer who participates in any way in the slabbing of chips.

Bob Orme, R-3576