most within the expect value range. Months ago, I contacted him to see if I could send him my TCR 9 since I felt he was paying too much for certain chips. I didn't realize at the time that he is "well-learned" in this hobby. People will pay what they want for things that they want -- good for them. Do I think the higher prices are necessarily good for the hobby...no, I don't. Once "rdrock1" has all those chips that he wants and is no longer bidding on items and moving prices upward, what happens to chip values then?? I'm sure that we shall soon see... Steve B