A rare chip has a value based on it's rarity. A simple supply and demand. If you found 3,000 of this paticular rare chip, that previously only had 4 known to exist, don't you think people want to know before buying? Don;t you think the resulting value will plumet?

If you offer a $500.00 book value chip for sale at a discount of $400, is that person getting a deal? Certainly not. With the new discovery of 3,000 chips, the chip is now worth a mere fraction of it's previous value.

Those people that have asked you for numbers are looking for crucial information that will say if the value has been completely destroyed, effected slightly, or not effected at all. Please don't think that the inquiries aren't important to those asking.

I can bet there were a number of people that contacted you asking about the numbers that already have the chips and had no intentions of acquiring any from you. They wanted to know if the numbers because it can impact the value of their chips. The same would be true for dealers that might have this chip available for sale. Beleieve me..there were some very worried people.

As for those that were thinking about buying from you....I'm sure there are plenty of chipboard readers that suddenly got a very bad taste about the chips because you wouldn't release the information. The instinctively feared the worst. In all honesty, I can't blame them.