I'm simply stating that the casino collectables hobby will flourish more if we put more into it. Simply acknowledging that these are two different hobbies is not making it a "we" vs. "them" issue. I certainly feel no animosity towards numismatists, but I do want to see this hobby grow more.

By supporting vendors who cater to this hobby, we encourage more business in this hobby. Now some people may think this hobby could use with less "business" in it, and they're entitled to that opinion. However, for the hundreds of people who don't have casinos readily accessible, businesses such as ours and yours are a big source of collectables for them.

Additionally, more businesses and dealers offering a wider variety of collectables at more competitive prices will raise the public awareness of our hobby and attract more collectors. And, as I stated before, shopping with Casino Collectables vendors allows those vendors to provide better services and better prices which benefits us all.

For example, before we started 2Chippers, the lowest Vegas new issue prices to be found were $7.50/chip from Chuck Smorse unless you ordered 10 or more in which case you could get them for $7/each from Andy Hughes. Since we started 2Chippers, you can now get Vegas new issues as low as $6.99 each if you order 3 or more at 2Chippers, or at $7 each all day long from Andy!

Well, I'm here to tell you, there's not much room for profit in a $7 chip if you have to pay $.69 for a mailer and postage, so we also offer supplies to help supplement business so we can keep our new issue prices so low. Well guess what will happen if we, like at least one other NIS, decide it's not worth our while anymore... that's right, competition is reduced and prices will likely go back up, and who suffers?? That's right, the collectors.

I'm simply encouraging our fellow hobbyists to support the casino collectables hobby by supporting the vendors that cater to it. Growth in those vendors means a wider variety of collectables and supplies being offered at better prices.