Question

How are we supposed to know that you have been "in the chip collecting game off & on for many years", or that you are an "honest collector", or that you "know the difference between an authentic chip and a fake"?

Perhaps if you actually identified yourself by your real name we might know you and be able to judge these things.

And if you are going to make those kind of statements they have much more credibility if you are risking your reputation when you make them.