And valid points about collecting in general...I like the bullet points at the end of the article about the good news about collecting...especially about buying during a depressed market...which I think is where chip collecting is...it's a great time to buy and I feel real good about picking up a chip that fits my collection at half of it's value in TCR....could the value go down further? Sure but my goal is not to flip the chip anytime soon, my goal is to build and enjoy my collection.