I think there is some confusion here.
The pics Kalimba posted are of the "trademarks" or "Classics", not the JB's. I think that the "dark and Dingy part that Deejay was refering to is the green eagle/crest/laurel thingy design on the JB graphics. It is very busy and the black denomination printed directly over the green art makes it hard to make out, and over all less appealing.
Many people have said they don't really care for the JB
inlay design, but I don't really mind it. I hate the Trademark
inlays, and am surprised that Paulson would want their name attached to such a monstrosity! But the Pharoah's are certainly the best graphics to be put on a Paulson home chip since the Le Coves IMHO.
Anyway, apart from that little tangent, I hope this clears things up.
Oh yeah back to the original point of this thread, I wouldn't expect to see a group buy on Paulson's again for a very loing time. I think the minimum order has been changed from 100,000 to 250,000 chips, so it will be difficult to organize another one. It will be especially difficult if Paulson continuies its refusal to budge on the mold.