.... with your observation, Don. ----- jim o\-S

Subject: Re: eBay item 543071110 Slabbed casino chip

Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 21:33:31 -0800

From: Jim Reilly <runtam@pacbell.net>

To: Sun State Coin & Collectibles <sunstatecoin-a1@worldnet.att.net>

Hi Melissa and thanks for your response.

> Buy what you like. Don't buy what you don't like.
> Freedom of choice that's all we offer.

Of course, everyone should do that -- and presumably will.

> Don't condemn those who have items which
> don't meet your criteria as acceptable.

Not condemning anyone, Melissa, just making an economic
statement. Everything we do has consequences. Those who
have signed the pledge not to buy from dealers who sell
slabbed chips are just letting them know that the
consequence in this instance will be a loss of business.
Perhaps you don't sell a lot of chips and therefore our
boycott will have no effect on you. I actually hope that's
the case, because this is not personal.

> I don't like liver, but I still buy from the butcher!

An invalid analogy, as liver presents no threat to your
ability to buy whatever you like. Slabbing does and we
don't want it in our hobby. If you are interested in
learning more about the subject from a chipping point of
view, please visit chip collecting's most popular bulletin
board at:

http://www.thechipboard.com/cgi-bin/tcb/config.pl

You can find extensive conversations on the subject in
Archives 9 & 10, as well as on the current board.

Sincerely,

Jim Reilly
CC>CC Member #R3606