First and formost, we very much Welcome new collectors here and wish them all the best. At the same time, we are a community of like-interested people with a mutitude of personalities, backgrounds and experiences. To say we are diverse, is perhaps an understatement, but the vast majority here wish to promote this hobby and in their own ways provide valuable information to newcomers and current participants alike.

As has already been pointed out, this community prefers to be a bit more secure in who they are talking to and while it is easy enough to create a fake name, we do ask that a real name be used as opposed to a screen name, at least until we get to know you. You should also know that at this very moment, this community is undergoing a fairly heated debate, which many family's are apt to do, but at the center of this particular debate is an individual who represents himself as a collector, but comes across as a hostile, heavy-handed, money grubbing business person. That of course is his right, but in doing so, it does not make him right.

In any event, you, as a stranger to all of us, have now come before us and you are referencing a sales offering by this very same individual. Coincidence? Of course. But I am only pointing this out to you as some here are very protective of our community and may view your post as bait and may respond accordingly. So please bear with, but your questions will be answered.

So, having cleared the air on that, please, tell us how long you have been a closet collector, what part of the contry are you in and I for one would be interested in knowing your Top Ten most favorite chips. (The is a little project I'm working on where I'm asking all collectors what their 10 most favorite chips are.)

Well, thats it, but Welcome to the World of Chip Collecting, and Welcome to TheChipBoard!

Jim