A lot of effort goes into guides making them as accurate as possible .... the people you complain about ... this is a labour of love for the hobby
and by no means, is anyone getting rich doing this. We as a group of collectors are very fortunate to have people willing to take the time and endless
hours to put out guides for our use. THESE ARE GUIDES NOTHING IS WRIITEN IN STONE IN ANY HOBBY .... supply and demand determines value
at any given time . Do you have any clue why the authors keep putting out guides ..... well because prices and information change on an almost
weekly basis . Before you buy do the research ... make notes in your guide ... check completed sales on chip on ebay .... and rather than complain
why not help out the authors of the guides when you find information that is useful or possibly not known.

The people in this club are some of the best people I have ever had the pleasure of dealing with .... remember also we are all learning all of the time.
We all share a common interest , we all collect different areas ... you will get far more enjoyment from the hobby if you take the time to learn and
meet many of the great people that make this club work . All are volunteers and many spend an incredible amount of hours to always be improving
on what we have available .... knowledge resources .... and just plain helping each other out.

Earlier you complained about postage ... well yes it does cost to mail stuff out ... a lot of the times the postage is much higher in materials than people
are actually charging. Do you have any idea the cost of harvesting nice uncirculated chips for the hobby .... figure out the time fuel .. and postage
and I can assure you no one is getting rich ... we all do it because we enjoy the hobby and it's challenges.

Your complaint about guides and possibly paying to much for a chip ... guess what it happens to all of us one time or another ... we also get good
buys too and hopefully at the end of the day it evens out. I bid or buy according on how desireable the chip is to me at the time of purchase.... have I
overpaid at times ... sure ... other times I have gotten bargains ... will I get my money back out of my chips one day ?? --- probably not but again
I enjoy collecting and the challenges of adding to a collection --- I am not in it to make money --- I have a job for that --- I collect because I love
the hobby and the challenges ... and first and foremost the many great people in this fine club I have had the opportunity to meet.

This is my two cents ... I hope that you can take something useful out of this ... it is not mend to offend you or anyone else ... just one mans opinion.
In closing and I believe it has been said many times before ... if you take the time to get involved and put into the hobby you will get far more out of
the hobby.

best of luck in your future ventures whatever they may be