Could you give us a scenario wherein dealers trading amongst themselves on the convention floor prior to your admittance will impact the price you will pay for a single chip?

You imply that a dealer would either be able to buy a given chip from another dealer at a price lower than said chip would be sold to you, or that they would be able to make a trade more favorable that one that you could make. On what grounds have you formed this opinion?

Dealers trade among themselves constantly... at local club meetings, at each others houses, etc. Do you feel, for example, that a trade on the showroom floor is somehow more detrimental to your personal chipping needs than a trade in one of their respective rooms at the Trop.

Maybe I'm missing something here, but to me your post appears intended to merely stir up trouble rather than to address a real issue where none exists.