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You are prob going to stand out as the oddball around here.
From a money viewpoint. (& also my personnal point of view)
If you spend $100 on dice chip, you are wasting / losing $90 in Fair Market Value.
If you spend $100 on plastic-slugged chip, you are wasting / losing $75 in Fair Market Value.
If you spend $100 on Paulson, you are making money or at least breakeven at the very least.
So, It actually More "expensive" to own lower end chips.
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elemeno
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What about cards mold or the hybrid chips?
Im curious to see how these chips hold up over time with repeated play. That could effect future value.
They retain more value than dice and sluggers
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That is about the same time I purchased my WTHC set. I was stupid enough to buy 1800 chips
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what the bigger flex? all the chips or the deckmate2?
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They still relatively "new" but never used CM and NM seem to resell for about 90% of their cost (includ shipping) on average at the moment. But I suspect this retainer % will only go down as time go by.
Seem like they will retain most of their value at current Market Trend.
Used and Too personal customed Chips will likely lose more of their value compared to the New for obvious reason.
Ditto.
Ditto.
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I didn't even notice the deckmate2 before you mentioned it.what the bigger flex? all the chips or the deckmate2?
I think I am too busy focusing on the Chips, the Table, the Chair, the Felt and the Chips again
It's unlikely you'll make money on them, though in some cases you can definitely break even (if you have a set that's desirable for a particular person but they don't want to wait 2 months to get a custom order in), but you could probably get 75-90% of the value back if the chips are still in great shape.
Similar for good quality plastic playing cards. I've sold used Fourniers, Desjgns, Dal Negro for 80-90% of my cost. I have a great table topper that I could probably sell for ~80-90% of my cost if I ever decide to sell it.
Keep your quality stuff in good, clean condition, and you'd easily recoup 50% or more even if you have to price low to sell quick.
Unsure about this one…sometimes the joy and satisfaction of physically having stuffs u don’t need trumps the distress of financial pain. U can always make more $$ but u can’t always find what u want…smh
DirtyTIVA
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Who cares about retaining value? It's all about the utility... like crypto
HODLWho cares about retaining value? It's all about the utility... like crypto
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well if your name is @iceman5691 you will probably be able to have stickers not simply applied, but done professionally and be able to increase their value dramatically. DYOR. YMMV.
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mcfilthy
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Touchewhat the bigger flex? all the chips or the deckmate2?
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Rhodeman77
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When I first got into poker chips I bought a big set of Paulson Pharaoh’s and that was the only set I had for several years. After a while I wanted a separate cash set from my tournament set and bought a set of PCA’s back when they were a $1/chip lol. As @DrStrange mentioned, back then it was cheap to get new sets. Now I’m 20+ years in and it doesn’t take long to acquire a decent sized collection over that time.
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Colquhoun
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The reason cards mold, no mold and hybrid currently hold much of their value is while you could buy them new, you generally need to wait 2+ months for them to arrive.
I’ve seen a number of sales of popular cards mold chips sell for the same price as new (and sometimes a bit above), for exactly the reason that the buyer can have them NOW.
Agreed, I was able to sell some no-mold Crystal Park for more than list, but not at a profit. I sold for my cost, which includes the reshipping cost to me, and then shipping to the person who bought it. So it is higher than "list price" but the person didn't have to wait 2 months and I broke even.
tabletalker7
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Step by step as to how .....
1. Use this site for information. Figure out exactly what you need. Plenty of great threads here have tons of great info for anyone new.
2. Get samples. Lots of samples. Figure out what exactly it is you want. Take your sweet time here.
3. Buy what you need in the exact flavor you want. Remember that it is your set for your game so get what you want and settle for nothing less. Getting that first purchase right the first time will save you TONS of cash.
Who said anything about afford. As long as the credit card isn’t completely maxed out…
joeyshin
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Spent $30k in past few months on chips. That’s pretty much half my salary.
joeyshin
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I love Empress $1s. I couldn’t find any when I wanted them but I do have a barrel of very sharp $1s. Can’t say “mint” but as close to mint as empress $1s will ever get.
Maybe we should have an auction every year.
2023 Barrett-Jackson Auction
https://www.barrett-jackson.com/
The highest seller in the 9-day auction was a 1989 Ferrari F40, selling for an amazing $2.75 million, followed by a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT which sold for $,595,000, which was then followed by a 2019 Ford GT Lightweight Carbon series and a 2020 Ford GT Carbon Series both selling for $1.32 million, and then by a 1966 Shelby Group II Mustang, originally built for Ken Miles, a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Custom Convertible, and a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 which all sold for $770,000, rounding out the top five with a three-way tie. The auction also raised $1.89 million for charity, primarily through the sale of the first, VIN 001 GMC HUMMER EV SUV for $500,000. For Barrett-Jackson and the world’s automotive enthusiasts, a great auction is behind, and a great 2023 auction year is ahead.
2023 Barrett-Jackson Auction
https://www.barrett-jackson.com/
The highest seller in the 9-day auction was a 1989 Ferrari F40, selling for an amazing $2.75 million, followed by a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT which sold for $,595,000, which was then followed by a 2019 Ford GT Lightweight Carbon series and a 2020 Ford GT Carbon Series both selling for $1.32 million, and then by a 1966 Shelby Group II Mustang, originally built for Ken Miles, a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Custom Convertible, and a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 which all sold for $770,000, rounding out the top five with a three-way tie. The auction also raised $1.89 million for charity, primarily through the sale of the first, VIN 001 GMC HUMMER EV SUV for $500,000. For Barrett-Jackson and the world’s automotive enthusiasts, a great auction is behind, and a great 2023 auction year is ahead.
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True... but what if you buy exactly the set you want... absolutely perfect for your game in every way... then bomb proof it for future expansion of your game, and years later you still love them every single time you look at them/play them... but no matter what it still doesn't scratch the itch?
Not at all disagreeing with anything in that statement... but I would say the majority here on this site atleast regular contributors are still around because of obsession and uncontrollable desire for MOAR!!
Like @Lil Tuna favorite song "Hotel California" this hobby, this forum has a mystical way of pulling you in, sure it seems friendly and inviting... just know that "you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave!"
If you are one of them few that can grab a set or two that covers your needs and you can walk away and never look back then congratulations! You have accomplished something that many here are incapable of! Lol
Even many HOF customs owners that buy the perfect sets to cover their games are always designing new ideas, add on or limited edition chips and often entirely new concepts. I would use my good buddy @krafticus as an example here. His SpeakEC chips are complimented everywhere they go around the country. Locals flock to his games, he has literally the perfect set of chips on the CSQ mold. They will last a lifetime and all of us that play that set regularly would agree the chips are only getting better with age! Furthermore he has many chip collectors in his game (myself included) that bring guest sets regularly to help keep wear down on his customs. Literally the perfect chipping club!
BUT he has already had several commemorative chips, different bounties, entire additional sets of custom cards molds and I do believe working on an entire new set as we speak...
You trully have to ask yourself why someone like that with the perfect chips, in the perfect game would need MOAR... the answer is obvious and simple to those of us that know...
Once you have caught the "chipping bug" many of us suffer as their is no known cure! But you also have to ask yourself... is it suffering if it brings you joy and doesn't hurt your finances? Is that addiction trully a bad thing? Even if in the long run you have to sell at a loss and isn't necessarily the "best investment" possible?
In the end who really gives a s*it? Call us chipping addicts, hoarders... if it brings you happiness and isn't hurting financially I say go for it friends! Try to scratch that itch and walk away... we will all be here with open arms to welcome you back when you fail! Lmao
Heyyyyyyyy, I used to play yugioh too in another life. At the last Konami event I judged, all the judges were given SJC Crush Cards and SJC Gold Sarcs. I vowed to never never get rid of them, but eventually a friend convinced me to let him have them along with a couple of Top 8 regional playmats. He ended up getting rid of them all. If you look at the price of them now, you can see why I’m still kinda frustrated about getting rid of those and him getting rid of them as well.
Okay, now you’re just showing off!Sometimes it’s all about the time one puts into a project. If you were to spend years working on assembling such a set, what might that set be worth to you?
When you see rare sets out there listed for prices that seem mind boggling, you've just got to put it in perspective.
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When you are 65 and have no money to retire on get back to me. You don’t want to be thinking “damn, that $5000 I spent on poker chip when I was thirty would be almost $90K now! Instead it cost me 10K with interest payments on my maxed out CC
….Now I’m living on SS because I spend all money I didn’t have on needless stuff.
Edit- hypothetical situation…not mine
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To answer OP, the answer is relatively simple, just chip within your means man. Know what you can and can’t afford. If its something that is above your means, you can save for it, but the problem becomes if you’re ever pressed for cash, those will be the first thing you look to get rid of.
Either way, find a way to enjoy the experience man. Great people here and you’ll make lifelong friends during your journey.
Hope you enjoy the forum!
Either way, find a way to enjoy the experience man. Great people here and you’ll make lifelong friends during your journey.
Hope you enjoy the forum!
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