Best example I can give you is the Kings Crown chips made by
TRK. Many permutations of those chips were made (by
TRK), and the originals are somewhat difficult to tell from the later copies. The originals still command a significantly higher price, and I don't think anyone would attempt to argue that reproducing more on the
CPC scrown mold will devalue either the originals ~or~ the
TRK copies. Maybe you disagree, but the market generally just doesn't work like that unless the copies are extremely close to the originals -- and in this case, that's simply not possible.
It's sorta like saying the value of a real Ferrari would diminish and Ferrari sales were going to decrease because Volkswagen kit cars were introduced that sorta looked like real Ferrari's. Everybody knows that didn't happen, either, no matter how good the copies were. They still aren't Ferrari's.
I suspect that
@Seeking Alpha Social Club will gladly welcome new
CPC scrowns into the chipping community, as it will make it incrementally easier for him to acquire more originals (Deadwoods, Rounders, Mapes, whatever) -- it will certainly lower the volume of emails begging for him to sell his sets.
And he'll always be able to find a buyer, because the
CPC chips in no way diminish the value of the unique set of originals that he has. Just like the Ferrari's.