I can’t speak for this year, but I went 2-3 years ago to the Long Beach show and there wasn’t a single chip dealer present, unless I missed it, and I walked the entire bourse.

Henry Garrett, mentioned here, was a big proponent of chip grading. Maybe it was due to a coin background? Either way, I wish others would have paid attention to him instead of ridiculed him for supporting chip grading.

Our hobby would be in a MUCH better position than it is now..