For me, I think one of the things that makes chip collecting so addictive is the kid-on-Christmas-morning feeling that I get when I open the mailbox and see one or more bubble envelopes waiting for me. Every day there is a potential surprise waiting for me, thrown in as an extra by a generous trader, or those chips listed on eBay without a scanned picture and bid on sight unseen.
Here's what got my blood pumping this morning: