I too, have emailed many eBay sellers that make the claim that the chip/chips they are selling are "rare". Almost never do I get a response from the seller. Searching eBay's auction titles and descriptions in the "collectibles" category a moment ago, I got 1,241 matches. I searched for "rare casino chip". It would be interesting to look at all those auctions and see how many - if ANY - REALLY involve a "rare" chip. No, I ain't gonna do it!