What is going on here? W/ sales (6 Viewers)
- Thread starter Nanook
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One of Bob’s better late songs TBS.
CdnBeerLover
Full House
One factor in your favour is that Dave is a pretty popular name, so the market is larger than you may think. I'd certainly consider them.
My B-mold set ran $2.94/chip all in (shipping, fees, artwork, extras, etc). Pretty affordable, compared to other clays, I'd say.
moose
4 of a Kind
FYP
OP
OP
Nanook
Full House
Yea, it's strange how these threads take a life of their own sometimes.
Clearly everyone is on the same page on the original topic... lol
So it’s solved. It’s a sandwich.
No chips, no fighting over douchebag sellers and max profits, just ooogles of pictures (and limited wanted ads, so less people to block!)Good luck finding chips over there
The stories were amazing. I read every post I could find about Grand Casino gulfport, there, from the charactars who actually played there to some shop selling hurricane salvage chips for something ridiculous like twenty cents apiece.
If all the posts from that site are really gone, its a terrrible loss to our hobby
Posts can be reposted...by the original poster, that's where the community lost out...we lost too many of the original poster(s).
And the worse thing is that a climate like today would not be a good incentive for them to come back (unless to unload and cash out)
tabletalker7
Full House
Can you tag me when the time comes? I am always interested in cards from different manufacturers.
PM me - I have an unopened red deck and blue deck poker sized from that buy that I could be talked into trading.
CrazyEddie
Full House
"decide to sell"
It looks like English but I just can't understand what these words mean
No reason to understand. Just sell to me for less than you paid and I’ll pass them along to others for 1.5x what you paid.
Wait...did I f-up the right side of this argument again???
RainmanTrail
Straight Flush
Sure, it's *possible* to spend $5+ per chip through CPC. And everyone gets to make their own choices about the chips they purchase, as they should. But I would argue that you're likely making poor design choices if you find that your average chip costs that much, and that you would likely benefit from asking for help in the custom chips section. I'm not saying it isn't possible to create a well-designed set at those prices, because it certainly is, but just that the majority of times that I see people creating these sets with super elaborate spots, they usually look like a trainwreck. A well-designed set, in theory, should either have a nice flow across the set with edge spot progression or a static edge spot throughout. Most of the best sets do not reach anything close to $5 per chip on average.
If you want to build a beautiful custom set, you can do so without risking hardly any money at all should you suddenly find yourself in a situation where you just simply have to sell them. It's all about your design choices. If you want to put a picture of your baby's face on the inlays, or "Ricky's Card Room", or "Big Brian's Donkey House", then you should understand that you won't be able to recover half of your investment should that day ever come where you simply have no choice but to resell them. But if your theme is something like "Smokey Mountain Poker", or "Big Kahuna Beach Resort", "One-Eyed Jacks", or even "The Dog House", then your set would have broad appeal and your reselling options wouldn't be so limited. Same thing with your other design choices. Do you want those shaped inlays? They sure look nice, but don't expect others to want to pay that premium if you need to resell them one day. The same also applies for your edge spots. You want to make a set with all L12 spots? Have at it, but it's not necessary if your goal is to create a beautiful looking set (and is likely even prohibitive toward that goal). But don't expect the market to reimburse you later on if you need to resell your set. I would argue that it is wise to keep all of these things in mind when designing your set. It's possible you won't like them some day, or that later on you come up with a different set idea that you like better and will decide to resell them to recoup your investment so you can order a different set.
I've bought and resold 2 sets of CPC customs; the first was a Teddy KGB Rounders tribute cash game set, and the second was my Cali Rounders cash set. I was able to resell both sets for what I paid for them because they had broad appeal with nice design choices that didn't break the bank.
If I wanted to resell my Cali Rounders scrown tri-moon tourney set (over my dead body), I could probably post them for sale for what I paid (about $3 ea) and the entire set would be sold in a matter of seconds. Ultimately, it's up to you if you want to make design choices that will limit your future reselling options. You can design a set that is all but guaranteed to retain its value should it ever hit the classifieds, or you can design one that you'd be lucky to get 30¢ on the dollar for. It's really up to you, and the choices which affect that bottom line aren't rocket science. If you're struggling with aesthetic design choices, perhaps you would benefit from researching some color theory. There are plenty of resources available to you that can help you design a really nice set that won't break the bank and that won't result in a loss should you ever want or need to resell them later on.
This set of customs below was a hair less than $3 per chip average when I ordered them from CPC. If I were to post these in the classifieds today for what I paid, they'd be sold in a matter of seconds because I made good design choices that didn't break the bank and created a theme with broad appeal. You can do the same.
CrazyEddie
Full House
If I thought I ever might be in a situation where I have to sell them, I would not buy them in the first place.
This applies to a lot more things than poker chips.
RainmanTrail
Straight Flush
I just placed an order with CPC last week on the scrown mold. My spots were L4/L3/L5/L4/L11/L11/L20 for 25¢/$1/$2/$5/$20/$100/$500 denoms. My average price per chip after all fees was $3.44.
viet rounder
Two Pair
I totally agree that it's possible to create a nice set with moderate edgespot complexity.
Well this is part of my upcomming set and I will tell you it's not going to be cheap.
Well this is part of my upcomming set and I will tell you it's not going to be cheap.
tabletalker7
Full House
Am I the only one who thinks that if you want customs and even remotely care about cost then go ceramic?
Never ceramics, but cards mold would be tempting tho...
viet rounder
Two Pair
Beautiful inlay design. Has a Studio 54 vibe. That five though!
It’s still a work in progress. Been working on and off it for two years but uncertain about pulling the trigger because of the price. If I’m going custom, I’m going all in
JustinInMN
4 of a Kind
Omg, we are the only two Minnesotans willing to rip on Bob Dylan.
PlayerADK
Flush
Yes
For what it’s worth...I can’t understand him either. But none of you-all can understand me from NJ so it’s a draw!!
JustinInMN
4 of a Kind
JustinInMN
4 of a Kind
Springsteen is easier to understand.
Have you read the lyrics to any song from Greetings from Asbury Park?!??!?!
True. We should just end with him!!
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