"If anyone thinks running a new issue service is profitable, they're crazy. Factor in gas to and from casinos, gas to and from the post office and overall time involved, and $8 for a $5 LE is a bargain. Larry and I have the same philosophy - we sell chips to help defray the cost of putting together our collections. Al's prices obviously are competitive, but to suggest, even subtlely, that Larry's aren't is flat-out wrong. "

Steve,

Not to attck you personally, but I always hear people mention the gas and time thing. My only question is wouldn't smeone use the same gas when they went to pick up the chips for themselves? I know I go to the post office pretty much every day to pick up my mail too.
If you're doing it for fun then that's one thing. If you're doing it for a business that's another. Both ways are fine. If either way isn't worth the effort don't do either.
All prices are competitive when you have nothing to compare them to.

BriaN