""Ahhhh... you cannot answer my questions, nor can you defend your position so you lash out at me because I do not put a name with my posts.

How childish, how pathetic.""

Lou, I answer questions on this board because I want too, not because I have too. I have nothing to defend involving anything you have written. Perhaps you are the one who is being childish.
I don't care about your Pit chip. I don't care if it sold or it didn't sell. I attempted to answer your question which was obviously my first mistake.

""My points are valid and based on fact not on conjecture or what MIGHT have happened and you can't deal with that. Can you? And you have

the nerve to tell me to get a life!""

Please direct me where in any post I told you to get a life. What points have you raised that are based upon fact? The numbers Campiglia uses in his book as to quantitties of chips known are his educated guess not fact. How does an educated guess become fact?

"You say my posts would have more creditablity if I tell you my name. Why?"

The answer to this question is self-evident.

"You don't know me. I am not a member of your chip collecting community. I have never been to you conventions nor have I ever met any of you. I

have no standing with you or anyone else on this board (other than the people who have bought chips from me). All I am doing is stating facts

and selling chips. If you can't deal with that, don't bid on my auctions, don't read my posts. But don't say that you are going to provide answers

to my questions whether I want them or not and then run away as soon as I ask a question that you can't answer.""

I don't have any idea what you are writing about. Perhaps someone else on this board can answer your question better than I. To be honest, I don't even know what your question is. However, as far as stating facts go --what facts are you talkng about. The quantities of chips???? The history of the "Pit"??? What???

""I did not come here to "have fun" at anyone's expense nor did I come here to get into an arguement with you or anyone else. I came here to tell

collectors that I have chips for sale. And while I am here to learn about chips and the people who collect them.""

Pity, fun is what this hobby is about! You want to learn about chips? I find that rather odd. Generally, people who want to learn have the ability to separate fact from conjecture. What fact other than you have (had) a chip from the "Pit" in auction are you discussing?

""Once again for the record: I work for a re-seller of collectables and estates. People come to us to sell what they have accumulated, when they

do not want to do it themselves. While researching the chips in this chip collection, we found this message board of people who collect what we

have to sell. We posted messages anouncing that we have chips for sale. We have done this same thing for other collectables that we sell.""

I would like to know the name of your Company and your boss. Perhaps your boss would have a different approach than yours in wanting to learn about chips.

""I follow the rules of the message board, I do not insult anyone, or call anyone names. I am polite, give credit were it is due, I say please and

thank you. I do not make statements that I cannot verify or that I know to be untrue.""

So do 99.9% of everyone else who posts on this board.

""If it makes so much difference, my name is Lou Nacie. The e-mail address listed above is valid. Now that you have a name, answer my

questions... defend your position... or admit that you were wrong.""

Wrong about what???? I have no idea what you are upset about. Is it that I question the number of chips available???

""Do you understand the difference between the statements... "known to exist" "could exist" and "were made"?""

Yes, two out of three are based upon conjecture. "Were made" is also conjecture unless of course you have the manufacture's records.

""Do you own a copy of The Official US Casino Chip Price Guide? Have you read it?""

Yes I own it and have read it. So what!

""Do you understand when James Campiglia says in his book that a certain number of chips are "known to exist" he is saying that this is the

aproximate number of chips that can be verified. And that if more are found, the number is adjusted?""

Who verified these quantities????? No one asked me what chips I have? I know no one asked Gene or Andy.
I guess this is where you and I part. James Campiglia knows a great deal about chips. I nor anyone else would not deny this. However, when it come to quantities available or "that are out there" my guess is as good as his guess. Anyone else who has knowledge from speaking with dealers or going through dealer stock books would have the same knowledge.

""Do you know for a fact that the entire first issue of chips from The Pit was removed from the tables and is in storage?""

To ask this question demonstrates your lack of understanding of my earlier response.

""Do you know for a fact that there is a 3rd, 4th or 5th issue of chips from The Pit also in storage?""

No comment!

""How many games did The Pit offer? How many tables did The Pit have before it burned down? What was the total square footage available for

gaming?

How many chips from "The Pit" do you own?

Tell me the url for a website that sells chips from The Pit.

I'll be waiting for your reply.

Have a GOOD day!""

Lou, I owe you nothing. From this point forward you can ask others to answer your questions. Perhaps they will be able to do a better job than I did. Maybe others will better understand what on earth you are asking for. I think I will steal one of my friend Gene's favorite statements ----
Stick a fork in me, I'm done (with you)