Gee Stu, you missed the highly desirable "new high end collectors with deep pockets" who came along the same time the Graders told us they were taking over. Two of these worthies in particular posted their perilous travails navigating the quaint world of chip collecting with its rotten pirates brigade of ewww, uhggg CHIP DEALERS!!!!!!!!!!!(Boooing, Hissssing). Problem was identical melodrama and no response when we explained chip pricing and that chip dealers were always collecors just like the rest of us poor unenlightened gnomes. Obviously posted from the same Denver toppless joint. You know the signifigance of the Denver location don't you Stu?

Dang boys and girls...we could'a been rich if only we'd have spent the $10 per chip to have our entire collection "authenticated and graded" by unknowns just so we could sell to the New! High! End! Deeeeep! Pocket! Collectors! Ohhhh Garsh!

What did that Platinumn thingie go for last year? Right! No $$$ in the hobby and no interest by new folks. Guess we oughtta go eat worms.