"Whether the coins were slabbed or not is not really material to this conversation. What is at issue is that there are dishonest dealers selling collectibles to less knowledgeable "collectors" for inflated prices."

Charlie; I agree with you 100%.... but I'm glad to know that within our chip hobby there is now an organization called the "SlabFree Chapter" who can serve as a watchdog and call attention to some of the abuses in the hobby. Slabbing is only one of the abuses. Just looking for some additional strong support. I hope that many bb readers will stop by the SlabFree table at the convention and find out what we're all about.