IMHO, I don't see any reason to be stating a value in an auction description, especially when the seller knows that the value they are stating is VERY outdated. It is pure puffery designed to drive the price of a chip up higher than it normally would go.

Take a look at some of the sellers of rare (really) chips like James Campiglia or Bill Akeman. You will NEVER see a value stated in their descriptions.

In reality, the market or the bidding sets the value.

Cheers!
Bill

BTW, I personally have had enough of the back and forth bantering by ALL parties involved!