So , you're basically saying chip collecting is sold by, and purchased by amateurs and no chips sell for thousands of dollars. And they really aren't worth collecting, since there are only 3,000 members in the CC>CC.

I'm not comparing apples to oranges, you can just extrapolate what the ANA does down to a smaller scale.

The CC>CC should hire a paid professional to put the Convention together, raise the annual dues to $100 if you have to.

With the clubs old way of thinking, the club will never get to 30,000

It really doesn't matter to me one way or the other because I don't have a big investment in chips nor am I am big seller.

You would think the big chip dealers would try harder to expand their customer base by attracting new members.

What is the average age of the club members, 45 ? All they want to do is cling to old ideas and resist change.