Pete wrote "Some of us wondered what interest does a casino have in the resale value or eBay sales of their strikes?"

I consider eBay a reasonable indicator or current values - at least it represents what price can be achieved in an auction market. As such, it pleases me to no end when I see high prices for our strikes on eBay.

Assuming that it takes approximately $700 to empty a hopper ($14 per strike) then a $200 strike should have a value of AT THE MINIMUM $280.

Looking at completed auctions on eBay I see #3274526309, a Slots A Fun $200 Eagle with Flag closed with a winning bid of $243.49.

And frankly, I was a bit disappointed with #3273376031, a Four Queens $200 I Love Las Vegas closed with a winning bid of $272.10. But then and again, that was an issuance of 200 pieces which is obviously significantly less desireable than an issuance of 100.

If strikes don't sell in excess of $280 on eBay then they are failures because the public is in effect saying that the $10s are more desireable than the $200. Kind of a miserable situation and a failure on behalf of the issuing casino. I don't like to fail.