Now that was one good deal and glad that you got it.
I know ebay means this to be shill bidding but you should read all this I read about it. I had to read a lot and say I read it to get reinstated.
I bid on chips of friends too as I would rather deal with someone I know. I bid on some chips that arent even that rare but I hate to let a deal go by. If I see someone I know bidding I never bid. I make that my policy. Its not worth any chips to make a fellow customer or collector unhappy with me. I dont need chips that bad! I have too many as it is. I have bid to buy for clients not on ebay too. I have an old friend collecting $100 chips again who sold his collection years ago and it was huge news when his key piece the $100 Bugsy went for $5500!
He does not even have a computer.

Good luck building your collection and finding good buys. They are out there and I really dont think there is as much shill bidding as some were talking about this am. on posts here.