"Why should my conscience bother me. There's nothing illegal or immoral about what I'm doing."

You don't care what people do with what you produce. That is a lack of conscience in the name of greed.

"If there is, then a whole bunch of cobblers, body fender repairmen and those who restored the paintings in the Sistine Chapel should be punished also."

Fixing a non-collectible item is one thing. You are reaching for analogies that don't fit. If someone sells a car claiming that it is completely original, and it has had body work without disclosing that information, the seller is committing fraud. Given that a bent fender is common place on a non-collectible car, you'd expect it to be fixed to make it a more desirable purchase. A cobbler? How stupid do you think people are?!? The "Sistine Chapel"?!? I didn't know that any of it was for sale!

"Whose fault is it that this activity takes place anyway?"

At this point in time, yours and your greedy customers. No conscience.

"Maybe some of you guys should go take a look in the mirror. The greed that has allowed these chips to have perceived value way beyond what is realistic has created the problem."

No conscience again. If you have/had a problem with the pricing of a collectible, don't buy it. It's just that simple. If that is the reason you started making your own chips, I can't help you. I can be a part of the community that warns other people about you, and will continue to do so.

You enable fraud in the name of some strange perceived notion of inequity within this hobby. No conscience.

Bob

ps. take your junk and stick it!