And I have been buying, John, for more than a year and love the place; I've only had one complaint to a dealer who sent a chip that was misdiscribed and he promptly offered to refund my money.

The vast majority of sellers, including you, are knowledgeable and honest. However, Jim found a couple that were not honest. I have found a number of chip sellers who were simply ignorant of what they were offering and in each case, had nice polite responses from them.

My concern is that a new chipper--not warned about fantasy chips or claims that chips are "rare" when in fact they aren't rare, will get burnt and not go forward with collecting. That's why I scan and contact [but always politely].