Community Guidelines

• Do not post libelous, insulting, antagonistic, racist, discriminatory, aggressive, or otherwise abusive messages. If you have an issue with another member and cannot reply in a civilized and constructive way, you should ignore the user.

• Political Content: Political messages and images are restricted to the designated Politics forum.
• Promotional Content: Referral links, schemes, and blatant advertising are prohibited.
• Illegal and Explicit Content: Illegal or explicit content, including posts and links, is prohibited.
• Classifieds: For Sale, For Trade, and Wanted advertisements must be posted within the Classifieds forum.
• Raffles: Payment for participation in raffles or similar prize-based activities is prohibited.
• Image Attribution: Images sourced from The Chip Guide must be credited (e.g., "Image courtesy of The Chip Guide").
• Promotion Restrictions: Users are prohibited from posting messages containing branding, names, details, or contact information for commercial enterprises, businesses, or profit-generating entities with which they are affiliated (excludes Site Vendors and Supporter Pro members).
• New User Restrictions: Users with fewer than 100 posts are prohibited from promoting and/or posting links to personal websites, YouTube channels, blogs/vlogs, etc.
• Chip Valuation and Sale Inquiries: Members without Classifieds privileges are prohibited from creating threads seeking chip valuation or sales advice, as these inquiries often lead to unauthorized "For Sale" advertisements.

• Users shall not double-post or cross-post the same message in multiple threads or forums. Select the most relevant section to post your question in. Your message will be seen by many people wherever you post it.
• Users shall not make meaningless posts or post and/or quote consecutive messages for the purpose of increasing their post count. There are edit and multi-quote buttons; please use them.
• Avoid using ALL CAPS in thread titles or messages.
• No Thread Crapping!
  1. In the case of member-to-member sales, whether in the form of a classified ad or auction for items being sold, users shall not post negative comments with regard to the member, the product offered, or the price listed. Such posting will not be tolerated. If you have an issue with the item or price, contact the seller via direct message.
  2. If you notice that a seller is misrepresenting an item for sale, whether knowingly or unknowingly, you can politely point it out in the ad thread. If the seller does not correct the ad after you have pointed out the misrepresentation, you can report the ad to a site moderator for review.

• Each user is limited to a single account.
• Account deletion requests are not accepted.
• Evading a ban (temporary or permanent) by creating a new account is prohibited.
• Any additional accounts created to circumvent a ban will be closed, and your potential for future reinstatement will be forfeited.
• Please use the Contact Us page for any inquiries.

• We do not accept requests to change usernames if you have more than 5 posts. No exceptions!
• Usernames, avatars, signatures, and profiles must not contain political, explicit, or questionable content.
• Usernames, avatars, signatures, and profiles must not contain the branding, names, details, or contact information for any commercial enterprise, business, or profit generating entity, with which you own, represent, or are affiliated. (excludes Site Vendors)

After 3 Posts​

• Send Direct Messages
• Receive Direct Messages
  (This requirement is waived for Supporting Members)

After 10 Posts and 3 Days​

• Post in the Classifieds and eBay / Amazon / Craigslist / Other sections
• Reply to other members' threads in PCF Introductions and Check-Ins
• Reply in PCF Giveaways and Member Giveaways sections
• Create polls
• Upload images to the Media Gallery
• Upload images to Direct Messages
  (This requirement waived for Supporting Members)

After 30 Posts and 30 Days​

• Use the Auctions section
• Join the Politics section (via Account Preferences)
• Join the PCF Online Home Games
• Create threads in Group Buys and Member Giveaways
  (This requirement waived for Supporting Members)

After 90 Posts and 90 Days​

• Access the Home Game Listings and Meetups section

• Commercial selling is not permitted. You must become a site vendor and use your designated vendor forum.
• All ads will auto-close after 60 days. If the ad never gets any replies, it will be locked 60 days after its creation date. Otherwise, 60 days from the last reply date. Please feel free to re-post your ad again.
• Harvesting chips (i.e. taking live chips from a casino) for the purpose of reselling them for profit requires a Support Member Plus membership or Vendor status.
• Members are encouraged to use a payment method that offers buyer protection.

1. No Raffles: Raffle-style listings are not permitted.
2. Pricing:
   • All For Sale ads must include a price.
   • All For Trade ads must include a price unless clearly marked “Not for Sale” or list items you are willing to trade for.
3. Accuracy: Item descriptions must be honest and accurate. Misleading or false claims are prohibited.
4. Valid Listings Only: “Interest only” or “Not for sale yet” ads are not allowed.
5. Allowed Items: Only poker and casino-related items may be listed.
6. Bumping: Ads may be bumped once per day.
7. No Cross-Linking: Do not post links to ads hosted on other sites.
8. No Feedback Farming: Ads created solely to exchange feedback are not permitted.

• Rule Consistency: Sellers may not alter or override the auction rules.
• Accuracy: Item descriptions must be truthful and accurate. Misleading or false statements are prohibited.
• Bumping: Sellers may bump their auction once per day.
• Agreement: Listing an auction or placing a bid signifies acceptance of the Auction Rules.
• Allowed Items: Only poker and casino-related items may be listed.
• Harvesting chips (i.e. taking live chips from a casino) for the purpose of reselling them for profit requires a Support Member Pro membership or Vendor status.
• Payments: Members are encouraged to use payment methods that provide buyer protection.

1. No Reserve: The starting bid serves as the reserve price.
2. Bidding: All bids are in whole U.S. dollars and follow the posted minimum increments.
3. Bid Placement: Bids must be submitted through the auction system only. Private/Direct Message bids are not accepted.
4. Auction Extension: If a bid is placed during the final 2 minutes of the auction, the end time will automatically extend by 2 minutes. This extension will keep repeating until no bids are made in the last 2 minutes.
5. Listing Edits: The seller may edit the listing to correct errors.
6. Binding Bids: Once a valid bid is placed, the auction cannot be canceled. Bid retractions are not allowed. Violations will result in warning or ban at the discretion of PCF Admins and/or Moderators.
7. Bidding Errors: Obvious bidding amount errors must be reported immediately so an Admin or Moderator can correct the issue.
8. Disclaimer: PCF, including its Owner, Admins, and Moderators, is not responsible for any actions or outcomes related to this auction.

• To give or receive feedback on a classified ad, both parties to the transaction must have posted in the ad thread. e.g. the buyer on a For Sale ad, the seller on a Wanted ad, or the other trader on a Trade ad.
• For auctions, the seller and winning bidder are identified automatically by the auction system.
• Transactions completed outside the Marketplace forums do not qualify to use the feedback system.
• Leaving feedback when no transaction occurred is not valid feedback; it will be removed, and the parties involved may be banned.

• Certain requirements must be met before a user will have the ability to enter giveaways. (examples: post count, days registered, points, etc.)
• Users who intentionally circumvents these requirements by making meaningless posts, A.K.A. post padding, will have their posts deleted and giveaway entries removed. If such activity continues, the user will be banned from all future giveaways.

1. Deny or terminate membership for any reason.
2. Modify guidelines, terms, or rules, with or without notice, for the benefit of the community.