I somewhat facetiously said that my asking price would be $1,000 per chip, with a 97% discount for club members. Doing the math yields a price of $30 for each chip for those club members interested in obtaining one (although this may change). Considering the actual (and potential) quantities involved, I think that something in this range would be a fair price.

The only actual auction sale that I have come across for one of these chips was that of the Cooper Owen 'At The Movies' auction held on 24 July 2003. Lot 42A was a $10 Isthmus chip mistakenly labeled as a 'Casino Chip Golden Eye, 1995', although the description identified it as having been used in the production of both movies. It sold for GBP 110, which when you add on the Buyer's premium and VAT (15% and 17.5%, respectively) results in a final price of around $275 (at today's exchange rates).

Given the above information and what the 'fake' chips go for on eBay (esp. the older versions with the custom inlays), I am confident that they would go for much more than $30 if I were to put them up on eBay. However, I think that price would simultaneously offer me a satisfactory return on my investment, while not putting one beyond the reach of members who wanted one (in fact, I would likely ask the moral commitment of purchasers to not turn around and sell them for a profit elsewhere).

Of course, should interest not be sufficient, I will be perfectly happy in using them to decorate my Christmas Tree this year. Considering that I'm spending (or have spent) $5-7 for most of the chips I'm putting up anyway, such would not be unreasonable. Or, they could be the best darn 10 cent poker chips my home game has ever seen!

Sorry if my lame attempt at humour confused any of the mathematically challenged out there.

Brent J. Jensen
R-6335
orbis non sufficit