I have been hesitant to say anything due to the timing and possibly appropriateness of the issue but I have to say I agree with you in part to what you are saying. I got an offer this morning for the chips and promptly responded hoping to get a few for myself and maybe some friends. I was anxious to receive what I considered to be a great memento of this big part of my generation... The news this afternoon has hit us all, here, quite hard. Reading Warwick's post below was a big downer but not as sad or dissappointing as the much bigger loss.

I wish the chips would still be released in the same way as they were intended. Instead of commemorating the concert, at least, as a rememberance. Unfortunately you are probably correct that some people, who otherwise wouldn't have had any interest, will probably try to take advantage of the situation and buy them all only for the profit value. My real fear though is that whatever they do with them, even if they destroy them and never release them, someone will get their hands on numbers of them and they will get out on eBay for extremely inflated prices. I fear that a select or connected few may benefit greatly off of this. I was about to get 5 for $7.50 ea but fear what this will do to that price. I hope that I am wrong though. The pressures of market value are going to have a tremendous effect on anyone who gets any.

Whatever they do, I think it is totally appropriate to hold off for an appropriate amount of time to let peoples emotions settle and to offer some respect and dignity to the events that have taken place today.

I wasn't a huge fan of The Who and frankly wasn't that familiar with all their names... but I do remember alot of their music, I enjoyed it and they were a big part of my memories and the atmosphere in which I grew up. Like they say, music can have a profound influence on bringing back memories. Their music is no different to me. I, therefore share in all the sadness of those more serious fans that have experienced this loss.