John,

The images of the chips were all different; the seller ID's of "4" of the "5" on E-Bay were all different with different locations and different feedback numbers; two of the "5" are well known chip dealers (I'm confident they are very reputable and well respected in the chip collecting industry), and the person who contacted me vie e-mail is also a well known collector/dealer. I did purchase one of the chips off E-Bay. I think that some people are simply selling off part of their collections due to the economy... maybe, hopefully...

Regards,
Thomas (R-7788)