First of all, I want to thank the following participants in the Winter Round Robin :

• Dwain Ryan
• Luke Rapley
• Don Logerwell
• Terry Shafer
• Ross Poppel
• Bill Harkins
• Greg Bryson
• Joel Brixius
• Clyde Bailey
• Sunday Silverman

Each one of you followed the guidelines of the Round Robin nearly flawlessly (and in most cases a bit beyond). If anyone out there is organizing a round robin in the future, I highly recommend each of the above.

This Winter Round Robin traveled a staggering 18,954 miles (mileage compliments of MapQuest) over 66 days and visited 11 different states. I wish I had the frequent flyer miles these chips earned! In all, 136 chips found a new home.

As for me, I was a fortunate recipient of the generosity of the participants. I was pleasantly surprised to add a few new chips to my $1 collection. In addition, I was able to upgrade the condition of several other chips in my collection as well as add some nice diversity to my traders. For all that I thank you once again.

I found it to be an enjoyable and worthwhile endeavor and will plan on another Winter Round Robin next year. You will all be welcome to join in again.

Thanks again for your participation...Jim (R-5882)