I would never contact the eBay bidders of someone ELSE'S auction and offer my identical chip (or any item) either before OR after the sale.

Hi, Archie. In response to this statement, “ or after the sale.” I would and am making a list of people who are bidding on Illegals for future reference. I am making my address book ful of future sales and trades. In my opinion this is work(My work). But at the same time I am recieving benefits from auctions that i am not clearly involved in. I think that the problem that I see is not necessarily with the pirates but with the listing of all the bidders during the auction. This could probably be nipped in the bud by listing all bidders after the auction is over. Just a thought. I hope to see all of you at the convention auction with your chips in hand. (g) The King