I can't follow these threads after work due to my pc crash at home so just picked this one up today; since my name has been mentioned (but not unfairly) let me add two things. One: when I see a chip problem on eBay I call it to the attention of the dealer; I do not contact the sellers. If I thought there was real fraud involved and the dealer did not respond to my post, I would (and once have had to) contact eBay. Second: I followed the $36 sale of the very common Seigfried & Roy chip auction with some amusement. The ad was not improper, though I suppose some might say that CARL might have noted that these were table chips with 80,000 in house. But it certainly wasn't shady in my opinion. If it had been I would have contacted Carl personally.