[Jonah 99]

Caveat Emptor

VINTAGE CLAY POKER CHIPS w/ WOODEN CADDY - eBay (item 180206903283 end time Jan-21-08 14:42:10 PST)

In case you are unaware this set was readily available at Target in '05, yes 2005 a mere three years ago, not very vintage.

I assume anyone who has found Chiptalk would know enough to avoid this auction, but felt remissed to not pass it along.

[Gaming Ore]

Since the seller asked if there was an easy way to tell if chips are "clay" I sent a message that said in this instance, YES! They are not clay and instead are plastic, injection molded chips. While I was at it, I informed that they are not "vintage" and the word on each chip that he cannot make out is "Graves" as in Michael Graves who has a signature line of products at Target Stores.

I believe I was polite in answering his question to the eBay world, and then suggested that the honorable thing would be to correct the listing. The current price (at about $10) is what I paid for a set at Target (on clearance), but certainly not the $17 shipping fee to my ZIP code.

Jim (Gaming Ore) Follis