Jim, these Sunrise chips were on eBay before, ending May 8. (When you were out of town?) Same seller. Same starting point at $25 with reserve (which turned out to be the $50 final bid price.) Probably same reserve here.

See archive thread, and Gene's response at:
http://www.thechipboard.com/cgi-bin/tcb/archive6.pl?read=68507

The previous eBay auction is at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=322757866

IMO, these prices are skimming off the buyer's that "must have" these chips at any cost. If they change hands, it's possible a lower sales price will move many more sets. Or they may remain "locked up" as a hoard of chips for some time. Personally, I'm interested in a set, but not at $50!!