....perhaps deliberately, because you enjoy a good debate , is that some chippers find the act of repairing chips as offensive as you find the act of slabbing chips.

I believe you have said that you are for the unconditional banning of slabs from the convention, and probably from the hobby. Others disagree with that concept, in varying degrees....some would allow exceptions for historical or educational purposes, some would allow any and all slabs.

Many of us would ban repaired chips from the hobby, if there were a way to do that. Yes, there are different levels of repairs...and not everyone would draw the line at the same level.

Unfortunately, while it's easy to I.D. a slabbed chip, it's NOT easy to I.D. a good repair job. AND, a slabbed chip can be cracked out of the slab which restores it to it's pre-controversial condition. A chip that's had its hot stamp cancellation mark removed, can't be restored to its pre-controversial condition.

I won't attempt to debate this with you, you're much better with words than I am....sometimes when reading your posts I can ALMOST forget that David Whalen, and those who use his services, have done irreparable harm to a hobby that I love. But the fact is, those people have done more harm than the slabbers ever did. (Thanks to the anti-slabbers who "nipped it in the bud".)

just my opinion....for whatever it's worth....2¢, maybe?