I am sorry to hear you found the prices to be high, I had a very different experience. I found dealers that were more than willing to sharpen their pencils on price and give me some very good deals on chips. One dealer asked me "what do you think is a fair price for these chips" and that was it. I only recall one dealer charging me the price that was marked on the chip and it was what I thought was a fair price to begin with so no problem. In the trading sessions that I attended, other traders went out of their way to make good trades on chips. I can't wait for next year..