Higher prices are also likely to bring out better chips. If a 60 year old -- who is soon retiring -- can liquidate to a 30-40 year old at substantially more than he/she ever thought the chip would bring, don't you think they'll come to market? The more the hobby opens up to new collectors, the better for everyone. Perhaps one day in the future, today's R-5 values will be tomorrow's R-9 values? The hard-core collector/hobbyist may not care, but I've met plenty of dealers who do. Of course, then that begs the question of what is a "good rare chip", the subject of this thread.