"Add to that the fact that before all this I had spent significant money to purchase a number of 'suspicious' chips with a view to getting them xrayed. Xrays proved inconclusive on those so the inlays were removed. The chips turned out to be genuine and the money was lost."

Geez, I think I had about $200 invested in that fiasco.
Mikes presentation was very well done. It would not have happened without the work you put into it.