Hi Pete,

"Suppose that the person who is repairing these chips is not a chip collector, but someone who has decided that they would like to use these chips for their home game?"

Personal home use would be just that. Personal home use chips would also show wear in a very short time if they were actually used.

Personal home use really doesn't have anything to do with this discussion, unless the estate of the party "repairing" the chips wanted to sell the chips after the person who "repaired" them wanted to know what they're worth after the demise of the "repairman".

Renaming what has been done with these chips to conform to every possible explanation as to the reason for doing so might be prudent from a legal standpoint, but it doesn't release the responsible parties involved from all liability as to their reasons for taking such actions. Intent and motivation are paramount.

These chips were "repaired" for resale, not personal use. If not, they wouldn't have been on the market last year.

Bob