So then the general consensus is that the seller should not use the term "casino chip." I think the general population who does not engage in the collecting of chips would call most things in the general shape and look of these at auction "casino chips" and therefore I don't see the auction as misleading or fraudulent. There is enough information within the description to allow anyone who would like to engage in the act of reading it to understand what exactly they are bidding on. We have a sort of insider knowledge because we are collectors. Is it the sellers fault that his audience consists of thousands if not tens of thousands of people who are not collectors and who do not understand the differences between "fantasy" and "casino" chips? Again, he never claims that they are from any casino mentioned and he clearly states fantasy chips in the description. I can understand if he never stated they were fantasy or if he claimed they were taken off a table or even out of a gift shop of a casino. I think that the definitions we apply to chips i.e. fantasy, fake, non-value, poker, are definitions used more within the collecting community than they would be used outside the community. One cannot expect everyone in the population to know that calling something a "casino chip" if it is not from a casino is wrong. I believe the phrase "casino chip" is used as a generic term and can and will be used to describe anything that resembles an actual casino chip. I also think that claiming this seller is trying to mislead anyone is being presumptive. Just one man's opinion and obviously not the generally accepted opinion.
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