Thanks for the post and for getting within 11' of the important slabbing discussion with your previously mentioned 10 foot pole.<g> Don't really want to drag you into the "crazy debate" if'n you rather wait and let the market percolate in it's own direction. I am, however, going to add this as a thread to your post James, because you and your guide are high profile factors in the hobby and we'll be watching what you do. Slabbing wants to make an impact on the hobby and it's not crazy to have thoughts on that. The Treasure Bay chip is a perfect example of today's collecting market place working without "disinterested" carpetbaggers skewing the process. I hope to include a scan of a small town Nevada 25c chip with the same C/W R-8 rating as the Treasure Bay piece now may hold. I bought it recently in the same marketplace, eBay, and I didn't pay nearly what the TB will bring. How come? Perhaps because the hobby is growing in geographical interest due to new collectors or new demand for chips from newer casino markets. New collectors exposed to Riverboat chips may take an interest in the classy C&J chips that Nevada collectors hold and the value of my chip may grow. Certainly preferable to me than a flinty-eyed swarm of new investors hooped by the same plastic tombstones that encapsulate $75 quarters that match the coins in my pocket at the moment! Are they collecting chips like me or buying units? Sorry about "flinty-eyed" and "carpetbaggers", strike that, I'll save it for reply to some of the bomb throwers that post here!<g> I agree with you James that the hobby is fun, growing and great. Without slabs too.