The club but online, where they can remain unknown, incognito.I do think that they are missing out on chips at the convention and meeting contacts. I don't sell on eBay and have a lot of real nice chips I'm going to be selling only at the convention and some even better chips next year!!! I'm sure Sheldon can offer his clients quite a variety and leads, but cannot possibly include everything.So you never know what the convention or club members will bring to light. Not only that you get to belong to a group of people that share a common interest and gives the hobby some kind of some authority or central reference of knowledge along with the Mogh, Chip Guide,The Chip Rack,etc.People keeping the Knowledge and History and relative values alive and tangible. I do think the club is a significant part of the hobby and I hope we can keep it going for a long time and recruit new members, such as myself. Torrey