Rene, I have purchased chips from you as a dealer and have been satisfied with what you offer. Please give me a good reason why I shouldn't think you have some "shady" deal to manipulate the Xmas chips everyone is in an uproar over. I realize that you as a dealer should make something for standing in line and waiting to buy chips on issue day, because as one who lives in the East I depend on folks like you to help my collection. But I really have a problem with the fact that I have to get "permission" from you to purchase a chip that is used at a particular casino. But I guess first I would have a problem with any casino that would allow a dealer to control their product. If I and a bunch of other collectors have it wrong than convince us that what you are doing is to our benefit and not yours. If it smells like a rat.....