Value decrease when relabeling (1 Viewer)

[Gojira777]

I am planning to build a mixed THC tournament set and relabel them. Of course I don‘t plan to sell the chips but in case I change my mind some day, what can I expect the chips to be worth less when I ‚murder‘ them?
I have just started with this project as I ordered my first ever Paulson THC chips. It‘s the TP VIP2 $500 that I’d like to use as my T500 chips you could take as an example.

 

[sleepypiggly]

For "murdered" chips, the overall buyer's market shrinks a bit because not everyone relabels. Smaller market = lower demand = lower price.

That said, typically if the chips are in good condition, and it's a well known chip, such as Tiger Palace, there will typically be enough people looking to buy them for the same price as an intact chip. Those folks would actually prefer the murdered chips because it would save them money on the extra work of label removal.

The caveat is if you do a poor job in label removal, creating large gouges/dents in the chips, and/or cutting outside the inlay recess. Then you will have to discount them when selling.

 

[Gojira777]

I see. That sounds not so bad. Regarding the label removal process I‘ve heard a lot of mixed opinions. Some say it‘s not so bad, especially on newer chips, some say it‘s the absolute worst. I‘d like to do it myself.
What are your opinions, is it actually worth it to murder them over a over-label? Can you actually feel the difference? Are thicker chips really an issue when over-labeling?

 

[sleepypiggly]

Over-label vs. complete label removal depends on your own personal feels. But yes, you can feel the difference.

Generally, all things equal, label removal gives you the option of using a laminated label that most people prefer over an unlaminated overlabel.

My personal feeling is that if you've gone this far in getting these expensive chips, but then slap a cheap-feeling label on it (that occupies much of the chip surface), it kind of defeats the purpose.

 

[MC_CPA]

Overlabel will not hurt the value of the chips as tou can just peel the sticlers off

 

[jamesjkim]

I don't like how overlabel chips feel when shuffling. It'll come down to personal preference but I'm very much in the murder and re-label camp.

I also don't think murdering hurts value so much so that I wouldn't murder at all (especially fantasy/NAGB chips). I wouldn't worry about resale value.

 

[doublebooyah85]

Without a doubt hurts the value. My guess is 25%.

 

[CardRally]

My advice is to assemble the entire set before removing any labels. That way if you do swap out any chips along the way any value will not have been lost and you will not have wasted your time and effort removing labels.

 

[Highli99]

The MO around these parts is to convince yourself that some unobtainable rack is the perfect chip for your Frankenstein mixed set. It won’t be, but you’ll convince yourself otherwise. So, you’ll become obsessed with finding the rack and racking and inevitably will.

Immediately upon getting the rare rack, probably a historical casino or card room, you’ll murder the shit out of all of them.

You’ll spend the next year or two working a new design, that will never really come together. Or it might, but you’ll never order the stickers. Or you might order the stickers, but never spend the time to apply them. You might apply one or two, poorly.

After this you’ll get distracted by one of your other hobbies and forget about the mixed set for a year or two.

Then, you’ll be rummaging around your basement and discover the odd murdered rack, and realize it has no use to you anymore. So, you’ll list it for sale and some of us will bemoan the loss of original chips to another abandoned project. But you won’t care. And you’ll probably sell them for more than you bought them anyway, albeit for far less than they would be worth in original form.

 

[sleepypiggly]

The MO around these parts is to convince yourself that some unobtainable rack is the perfect chip for your Frankenstein mixed set. It won’t be, but you’ll convince yourself otherwise. So, you’ll become obsessed with finding the rack and racking and inevitably will.

Immediately upon getting the rare rack, probably a historical casino or card room, you’ll murder the shit out of all of them.

You’ll spend the next year or two working a new design, that will never really come together. Or it might, but you’ll never order the stickers. Or you might order the stickers, but never spend the time to apply them. You might apply one or two, poorly.

After this you’ll get distracted by one of your other hobbies and forget about the mixed set for a year or two.

Then, you’ll be rummaging around your basement and discover the odd murdered rack, and realize it has no use to you anymore. So, you’ll list it for sale and some of us will bemoan the loss of original chips to another abandoned project. But you won’t care. And you’ll probably sell them for more than you bought them anyway, albeit for far less than they would be worth in original form.

In Haiku form:

Rare rack's siren call
Murder chips, design, abandon
Sold cheap, chase anew

 

[chippitydoodah]

The MO around these parts is to convince yourself that some unobtainable rack is the perfect chip for your Frankenstein mixed set. It won’t be, but you’ll convince yourself otherwise. So, you’ll become obsessed with finding the rack and racking and inevitably will.

Immediately upon getting the rare rack, probably a historical casino or card room, you’ll murder the shit out of all of them.

You’ll spend the next year or two working a new design, that will never really come together. Or it might, but you’ll never order the stickers. Or you might order the stickers, but never spend the time to apply them. You might apply one or two, poorly.

After this you’ll get distracted by one of your other hobbies and forget about the mixed set for a year or two.

Then, you’ll be rummaging around your basement and discover the odd murdered rack, and realize it has no use to you anymore. So, you’ll list it for sale and some of us will bemoan the loss of original chips to another abandoned project. But you won’t care. And you’ll probably sell them for more than you bought them anyway, albeit for far less than they would be worth in original form.

Who hurt you when you were a child

 

[Gojira777]

I plan to not touch anything until I have the complete set I want to use and also the labels at least designed. That way if I change my mind along the way, which will probably happen a couple times, I can still sell the chips in tact.

 

[MC_CPA]

Its like adding aftermarket diamonds to a rolex lol

 

[Jers28]

I plan to not touch anything until I have the complete set I want to use and also the labels at least designed. That way if I change my mind along the way, which will probably happen a couple times, I can still sell the chips in tact.

True story, I’ve had racks at my house less than ten minutes before the murdering begins. And this was not an isolated event.

 

[Jers28]

Its like adding aftermarket diamonds to a rolex lol

I love all the judgement Be careful throwing stones in glass houses my man.

 

[MC_CPA]

I love all the judgement Be careful throwing stones in glass houses my man.

Factory diamonds only

 

[Jers28]

Factory diamonds only


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