WOW, I am at a loss. I am not that familiar with old chips like yours. That is one of the reasons I do not buy them. I am not knowledgeable enough to feel comfortable with what I am bidding on. In the pictures the chip looks "Good" to me considering it's possible age and the fact that it is from the dig. However, it is pretty grungy looking. What would our more experieced collectors say is a definition of Good Condition? Condition can sometimes be subjective. With chips and, the selling of them, is there an accepted and recognized standard for how they are classified ie: GOOD.
Some notes about the auction page that you linked to. I noticed that the seller has only 4 feedbacks and is probably new to the hobby himself. Maybe he is reading here in which case here is a some advice. I would have personally been turned away from bidding since the image was so rediculously small. So small that bidders could not accurately see the detail of the scan. In fact images like that could carry with them an impression that the seller is trying to hide something. Look at other auctions or some of the chips attached to posts on this board. That is what a good discriptive image should look like. The images attached to your message above, in fact, are good examples. To be honest, I probably would have been unhappy too if the chips I spent that much on looked like that. However, as I said earlier, I am not familiar with the rarity of this chip and the value of it. I could be wrong with my impression of it. I am sure some of our more experienced friends will give you a better appraisal of the real value of your chip. As for the auction, as I said a more detailed discription and photo would have been a big help.
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