I believe that, right now, that is all true, or at least mostly true (there could be an unscrupulous person or two out there, there are already a ton of people selling home chips as real casino chips as it is). The problem comes in 10 or 20 years when the chips change hands and the person that buys the may not be part of this group. Maybe they don't know, maybe they don't care. And, they sell on ebay where anyone, knowledgable or not, can see the sales. They assume they are real and don't know any better. They pay a lot for something that isn't even real and even the real thing is not that expensive. Will it happen? The chances are very good that it will, at some point. You can't control these things forever. Maybe someone finds them in 30 years and thinks they have a new find. Who knows? Your videos, which I applaud, probably won't still be available and even if they are, may not be found. Perhaps the Chip Guide is gone. It's inviting problems. Something could happen and there is nothing the makers can do to stop that short of identifying the chips are reproductions on the chips themselves. Even open and closing dates, like the fake Sahara plaques, does not definitively mean they aren't real casino chips. The last Stardust chips had the opening and closing dates on them. We are just concerned that people may buy, feel cheated and give up the hobby. We have seen it on this board. It's not all hypothetical. People want a safe, fun, hobby, not one where they have to constantly be vigilant to prevent fraud (even if unintentional).

I understand why someone would want one of these sets. I'm sure if I saw one, I would immediately know it's not the real thing, but the concern is real. I guess we don't understand why the set community seems like they are not concerned.

Michael Siskin