I didn't intend for it to come across that I was desperate for the chips but I just wish I could possibly save them so they wouldn't be ruined forever. I don't currently have any of those chips in my collection (except a drilled version of the Aladdin chip) and that Flamingo Hilton chip would be really nice! I was actually planning on possibly selling the Flamingo chip if it was nice just so it would give me some extra money to add a lot more chips to my collection as well. Oh well, from the sounds of it this may not be worth the risk. Thanks for all of your opinions. Dan R-8220