"Between 3 slabfree members including myself, we decided to try and buy 2 slabbed coins (as they would be cheaper than chips) from each of the slabbers we know to have slabbed chips or offered a chip slabbing service."

Sorry, I thought I had corrected the typo in a subsequent post. Should say "and buy slabbed coins from each of the 'slabbing companies'" not 'slabbers'
I bought coins from reputable coin dealers who have never handled slabbed chips.

"How come these people in the club cannot do these thing on their own"
Because whenever they do, someone starts complaining about their dues being spent on something they dont agree with.

I agreed to help and then $$ was debated so I just said "So there is no argument, I will just pay for them myself"
Two other members then came forward and offered to share the cost.

David
----- Original Message -----
From: NORMAN R BOTOSHE JR
To: David Spragg
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: David this line was from your post

This is the last part of the pledge as written:

I will NOT do business of any kind with any dealer who participates in any way in the slabbing of chips.

This is your statement on the board:

Between 3 slabfree members including myself, we decided to try and buy 2 slabbed coins (as they would be cheaper than chips) from each of the slabbers we know to have slabbed chips or offered a chip slabbing service.

David

How come these people in the club cannot do these thing on their own?

Norm

----- Original Message -----
From: David Spragg
To: NORMAN R BOTOSHE JR
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: David this line was from your post

"I know you have your reasons"
The club asked me to do this. They are not 'my' specific reasons.

Which part of the pledge did I not honor?

I seem to recall a similar discussion after I had a chip altered by Mr Whalen for the purposes of xray testing, a request by the Board of Directors after Whalen had refused to do it for Mr Skelton himself.

David
----- Original Message -----
From: NORMAN R BOTOSHE JR
To: david.spragg
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: David this line was from your post

Hello David

The point of my posts was that it is not always black and white as to why someone buys a slab.

I dropped out of Slabfree because the way people who bought slabbed chips where looked down on.

I have never bought a slabbed chip nor would I have bought from someone that deals in them.

I believe you now have. I know you have your reasons, but you did not honor your pledge. Plain and simple.

As for seeing if some person is grading their own chips, I know many collectors who could grade chips better than IGA or the other slab companies

I did not mean to cause trouble, nor am I on a crusade against you. Just wanted to have others aware that the pledge they took is a way of giving their word and not to be taken lightly.

Norm

PS to this day I still honor the pledge I once took and will continue to whether or not my name is on a list.

Take care

Norm