Terry...

(imo) That is an excellent post!

Was what happened here illegal...definetely not...but most definetely unethical.

If I were the winner of those chips, the joy of winning the bids at a reasonable price would have turned to disappointment with the ridiculous and widely unaccepted shipping policy (at least in our chipping community).

If I were in that situation, I sure would have appreciated a heads up in advance.

Jim