Hiya Nelson, I agree with your post but I'd be hesitant to interfere with this auction by notifing the bidders. Looking over the seller's presentation and background, I'd conclude that the seller is merely mistaken about these chips, his other items that he has sold are in keeping with the old west theme he lends to these chips but I think he may have been a victim of puffery himself. Call me a sucker, but I'm impressed with his way of doing business in regards to S&H and insurance and an ethical stance on satisfation. Seems like a seller who enjoys eBay rather than some chisler. He did, after all start the auction at $2 and he previously sold a set of these chips for @ $5.50 but this does come close to a runaway auction. You might email the seller and send him this link to Robert Eisenstadt's mold project and ask him if these are the same kind of chips and point out the years of manufacture. http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/molddesign_geometric.htm