I think you misunderstand why I said "a bit over priced", it's not based on how I feel about them, but instead because of how much they have sold for on the open market. If you use the search function and look up past sales of these chips here in the classifieds you will find that on average they sell for just south of $3 per chip. I am using the term over priced based on previous open market sales not personal opinion. Keep in mind that if you like something you may be willing to pay extra to have them which is always your prerogative. Also I was trying to make the OP feel better about getting fucked out of a nice set of chips by a shady
eBay seller by letting him know that he can probably score that same set for that price or better with some patience and luck.
Example: Here is a listing from April for a similar set that sold for around $2.77, (and we don't know if the buyer haggled for a lower price that that.) I'm just saying these sets are out there for south of $3 per chip.
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/paulson®-tophat-cane-classics-set-w-wthc-barrel-680ct.55304/#post-1064108