Don,

I ain't a joke when you continue to try to justify the "jab" as being a valid parody. Slabbing is an assault on the hobby from people outside of the hobby, people who are ONLY in it for the money. New issue service providers are people who are already chip collectors, and the money they make providing the service barely covers the expense of providing the service. They are a vital source of chips to average chip collectors. Personally, I think you owe these people (NIS providers) an apology.

Next time you want to tell a joke, say something that's funny so we'll all get it!

Bob