STEVE,

YOU ASKED IF I WOULD WANT TO HAVE MORE BIDDERS HAVE ACCESS TO AN ITEM I’M SELLING??

THE ANSWER WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY YES, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU ON THIS.

I WON’T PRETEND TO KNOW WHY SOME AUCTIONS ARE LIMITED TO WHO CAN BID, BUT I DID SEE SOME INFORMATION POSTED ABOUT IT.
I ALWAYS FEEL SECURE IN BUYING CHIPS FROM CCA MEMBERS ON THE CHIP BOARD. THEY KNOW I WILL BUY THE CHIP, I KNOW I WILL RECEIVE THE CHIP FROM THEM. ALSO, I WON’T SAY “IT GOT LOST IN THE MAIL”, LIKE EBAY.

I DO SOMETIMES GIVE AWAY ROOM CARDS OR MAYBE A SPECIAL CONVENTION CHIP ON THE CHIP BOARD AND I ALWAYS GIVE THEM AWAY TO MEMBERS ONLY. I DO THIS BECAUSE I KNOW SOME CHIP CLUB MEMBERS AND I FEEL THEY PUT IN THAT LITTLE EXTRA EFFORT BY JOINING THE CCA AND ARE CONTRIBUTING A SOMETHING TO THE HOBBY.
ALSO, I FEEL BAD FOR SOME OF THE CCA MEMBERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE SOUTHPOINT CCA CONVENTION OR PHYSICALLY JUST CAN’T MAKE THE LONG TRIP. HELPING THEM IN SOME SMALL WAY MAKES ME HAPPY.
THESE ARE THINGS IN LIFE I TEACH MY SON TO BE AWARE OF AND TO HELP OUT SOMEONE WHENEVER HE CAN WITHOUT EXPECTING ANYTHING IN RETURN.

I DO NOT AGREE THAT PROMOTING SALES ON THE CHIP BOARD IS DESPICABLE.

DO I WANT TO SEE MORE ON THE CHIP BOARD OTHER THAN JUST PEOPLE SELLING CHIPS??

THE ANSWER IS YES. I KNOW THE CHIP BOARD HAS MORE THAN JUST CHIP SALES, WAY MORE!

I BELIEVE THE CHIP BOARD HAS SO MANY GREAT PEOPLE WHO POST INTERESTING & USEFULL INFORMATION WITH AMAZING PICTURES AND PERSONAL STORIES AS WELL. I ALSO LOVE THE CAR PICTURES AND THE NCR STUFF.

IN YOUR POST, YOU SAID “I BELIEVE THIS PRACTICE PERPETUATES THE NOTION OF AN OLD BOY NETWORK, A TERM USED BY MIKE P AND OTHERS TO DESCRIBE THIS BOARD”
I BELIEVED YOU HAD THE SAME OPINION THAT THERE WAS AN “OLD BOY NETWORK” RUNNING RAMPANT ON THE BOARD.

I COULD CERTAINLY BE WAY OFF ON MY VIBE FROM YOU??

STEVE, DO YOU BELIEVE THERE IS AN “OLD BOY NETWORK”?

HOWEVER WE ALL FEEL, WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER AND I FEEL EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING POSITIVE TO OFFER IN THIS GREAT HOBBY. ME, I’M NEW AT THIS STUFF SO I LOVE SOAKING UP INFORMATION, PICTURES & SOME AMAZING STORIES.