... my comments. The "milking" comment was directed at the "chip mills" that put out a chip every other hour commemmorating any far fetched subject they can come up with.

The dealers have a right to charge whatever they want (and the price is going up on some due to the artificial scarcity of small releases). My point was that I might trade at face for a chip that I would not buy for $8. A "face" trade could always be traded and I'd break even. No way I'm going to get $8 on a trade (or even a sale) on most of these current LE chips. So, unless I really want it, I don't buy.