SOLD 160 Casino Aztar Primary $1s Auction (1 Viewer)

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@DrStrange has won with a bid of $101.

I'm auctioning off my 160 Casino Aztar Primary $1s, with some special rules. Your bids will be for purchase price (USD in whole dollar amounts), not including actual shipping added at the end (SFRB $5.25 in the US, varied outside the US). We'll start at $60, and the winner will be the highest bid whenever I end the auction (maybe Tuesday?) or the FIRST bid to meet or exceed the price I paid on the chips I bought to replace these (which will remain undisclosed). Bids should be placed publicly in this thread. Please don't edit bid posts. Buyer to pay for bid price + shipping via Paypal F&F or buyer covers paypal fees.

The chips are casino used, but they vary from pretty nice with cross hatching to too rounded to stand on edge. Nicks and flea bits are an issue. They've all been cleaned and oiled though. One chip was broken when I received it and repaired with cyanoacrylate glue. It's pictured at the end.

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I already told MaxB splitting was fine, although the scenario where only two buyers are interested hadn't crossed my mind until just now... Bids in even dollar amounts please (no $60.01 shenanigans).
 
I don't have any Paulson chips and am worried to go down the rabbit hole but might consider spilitting with you max. If someone else needs the 100 to round out their set I'd gladly step aside.
 
Well I should say I don't have any to make a playable set with. Lot's of individual chips from casinos.
 
Kind of surprised at the lack of interest here. I was sure the value was going to be at least 50c per chip. Maybe I undervalued the exposure level of eBay listings.
 
Fifty just sold yesterday on feebay, 35c per chip, 1 bid. Take fees out of that. I don't think you are too off. Plus you still have two days, things never heat up until the last few hours. ;)
 
RowdyRawhide said:
Fifty just sold yesterday on feebay, 35c per chip, 1 bid. Take fees out of that. I don't think you are too off. Plus you still have two days, things never heat up until the last few hours. ;)
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Wow, missed that. $17? I'm guessing I'll get some different views on a weekday, but that's under what Jim sold them for...
And I only got 100 of them from Jim.
 
I actually think the market is settling down. It was crazy for about a year. I remember seeing a rack of Terrible's STJ 25s that didn't go for 100 and they were in very good to excellent shape. If they are mint and people want them then it is a different story. I'm curious what that rack of Aztar 1s (orange spots) will go for? I'm not bidding but think 250 might be a reasonable guess for that one.
 
slisk250 said:
I actually think the market is settling down. It was crazy for about a year. I remember seeing a rack of Terrible's STJ 25s that didn't go for 100 and they were in very good to excellent shape. If they are mint and people want them then it is a different story. I'm curious what that rack of Aztar 1s (orange spots) will go for? I'm not bidding but think 250 might be a reasonable guess for that one.
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Mint chips are a whole different game, IMO. I think the market over the past year was shifted measurably by you and @MaxB buying everything Aztar or Terrible's anyone would sell (plus shock from the GPI pullout). @jerrytaro and @maxim_666666 expressed interest but haven't bid yet, so the price will hopefully go up a bit.
 
I'm still pondering. :)
I was looking for something similar. ~ 160 chip. this is the perfect amount for me. desirable secondary ...
the only thing that restrains me from betting, is the quality of the chips ...
I am afraid that it will embarrass me, I will continue on my quest ..
 
maxim_666666 said:
I'm still pondering. :)
I was looking for something similar. ~ 160 chip. this is the perfect amount for me. desirable secondary ...
the only thing that restrains me from betting, is the quality of the chips ...
I am afraid that it will embarrass me, I will continue on my quest ..
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Cleaned up they really aren't all that bad. They're probably a little worse than the secondaries or Par-A-Dice singles, but still respectable. If you really want people to notice the difference in condition, I think you're going to have to go near or above $100/rack (which is significantly more than my secret "buy it now" or "reverse reserve" price).
 
Not necessarily. They were the only thing recent on my radar and there were five or six stained chips in The lot, the rest were in casino used condition. These are casino used as well, none stained, but one broken/chipped. As of this posting you are at 43.75c per chip, as of my original post you were at 37.5c per chip.....already AHEAD of the latest eBay listing AND NO FEES......your buyer is also picking PP fees too, that increases the price per chip on the buyers end. My post was more of a "keep your chin up".

Sorry to muck up your thread
 
RowdyRawhide said:
Not necessarily. They were the only thing recent on my radar and there were five or six stained chips in The lot, the rest were in casino used condition. These are casino used as well, none stained, but one broken/chipped. As of this posting you are at 43.75c per chip, as of my original post you were at 37.5c per chip.....already AHEAD of the latest eBay listing AND NO FEES......your buyer is also picking PP fees too, that increases the price per chip on the buyers end. My post was more of a "keep your chin up".

Sorry to muck up your thread
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It's a relevant comparison by the sound of it, and I trust you meant well. I'm glad all the details are posted (since I haven't seen the listing myself). 50 chips is an awkward amount to want to buy, too (outside of high denoms). I'm sure your post helped overall, just by bumping the thread.

I'll be able to keep my chip up on the price as long there's some honest competition for them. I just wanted everybody to be able to get a feel for the current market here with some open bidding. It's been a topic that's usually hypothetical and anecdotal when it comes up.
 
There are plenty of us who have to have mint or near mint chips and will pay healthy premiums for them. Some folks are so passionate about this issue that they almost would rather play with new dice chips rather than "worn to the bone" Paulson chips. I have had someone say almost exactly that when I suggested a Garden City set to a newer member of one of the forums. I am not among this group - chips that are grimey, greasy still stinking faintly of smoke and 20 year old cheeseburgers have a character that the razor sharp mint chip lack. I am proud to bring sets like this to my games.

I host a lot of games. Though any one set does not see that much playing time I can see wear on the few mint chips I have. Enough that I have had people reject the chips as "unacceptable" for their use. (which really took me by surprise that once mint chips with 20 hours of home use dropped from "mint" to "garage" in the eyes of some. I wonder if they even could have told the difference without the use of a 8x jewelers loop.) I buy sets to play with and see little reason to pay $200+/rack for chips that are going to depreciate greatly as soon as I host the next game.

Sure these Aztar chips are flea bitten, worn and occasionally show scars from their prior life. Even at $70, it seems the price is higher than market. But they have character. <shrug> They aren't for everyone. But I'll have them on the felt as soon as Xdan's chips get here from Australia and none of the players will be bothered in the least.

DrStrange

PS For those who might ask - I have more Bahamia $25 chips than I need and have occasionally have offered them to people who asked. More than half of those folks spurned the chips due to condition even though I can't readily separate the mint chips from the "used" ones. (and the price was less than a buck a chips for near mint Pauslon chips.)
 
DrStrange said:
There are plenty of us who have to have mint or near mint chips and will pay healthy premiums for them. Some folks are so passionate about this issue that they almost would rather play with new dice chips rather than "worn to the bone" Paulson chips. I have had someone say almost exactly that when I suggested a Garden City set to a newer member of one of the forums. I am not among this group - chips that are grimey, greasy still stinking faintly of smoke and 20 year old cheeseburgers have a character that the razor sharp mint chip lack. I am proud to bring sets like this to my games.

I host a lot of games. Though any one set does not see that much playing time I can see wear on the few mint chips I have. Enough that I have had people reject the chips as "unacceptable" for their use. (which really took me by surprise that once mint chips with 20 hours of home use dropped from "mint" to "garage" in the eyes of some. I wonder if they even could have told the difference without the use of a 8x jewelers loop.) I buy sets to play with and see little reason to pay $200+/rack for chips that are going to depreciate greatly as soon as I host the next game.

Sure these Aztar chips are flea bitten, worn and occasionally show scars from their prior life. Even at $70, it seems the price is higher than market. But they have character. <shrug> They aren't for everyone. But I'll have them on the felt as soon as Xdan's chips get here from Australia and none of the players will be bothered in the least.

DrStrange

PS For those who might ask - I have more Bahamia $25 chips than I need and have occasionally have offered them to people who asked. More than half of those folks spurned the chips due to condition even though I can't readily separate the mint chips from the "used" ones. (and the price was less than a buck a chips for near mint Pauslon chips.)
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Personally, I prefer the feel of a bit of wear, so I'm glad to take the savings vs. mint chips. The Aztar primary $5s and $25s are great IMO, and the $100s are probably my ideal level of break in on a chip. These $1 do have a different pattern of wear (nicks/flea bites), compared to the other denoms in the set. It's odd, more than anything else, and maybe a little less pretty in stacks.
 
Another thing that happens is the one dollar chips tend to get "cherry picked" from the get go. The first buyers order hundreds more chips than they want from the chip room sale. They pick the best three racks out of the five racks they bought and then resell the "scrubs" at cost. That is one reason why short supply chips often are the condition they are in. Not just casino worn, but now also sorted so the most worn ones are the ones circulating.

DrStrange
 
Good point. In this case 100 are straight from Jim, 10 from Atlantic coin on eBay and 50 from another chipper.
 
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atomiktoaster said:
It's a good morning to bid on chips, right?

I wonder about the value of the CAD and EUR vs the USD lately having an effect on chip prices. There seems to be less demand from France over the last two months or so.
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Possibly, but the very strong dollar has tempted some French chippers to sell in the USA. There is a silver lining to this...
 
DrStrange said:
There are plenty of us who have to have mint or near mint chips and will pay healthy premiums for them. Some folks are so passionate about this issue that they almost would rather play with new dice chips rather than "worn to the bone" Paulson chips.
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I dunno if I would go THAT far.... although I do have a strong preference for near-mint chips that have been broken in "just right". Casino-used and even well-worn Paulson chips have their place, too, although typically not in my chip cases. I have no issues playing with them, so long as they are clean.

atomiktoaster said:
There seems to be less demand from France over the last two months or so.
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I think they shot their wad on those ACF chips, and are still reloading.... ;)

Good luck with the sale, Dan. Pretty sure you'll get what you want/expect out of these.
 
BGinGA said:
I dunno if I would go THAT far.... although I do have a strong preference for near-mint chips that have been broken in "just right". Casino-used and even well-worn Paulson chips have their place, too, although typically not in my chip cases. I have no issues playing with them, so long as they are clean.


I think they shot their wad on those ACF chips, and are still reloading.... ;)

Good luck with the sale, Dan. Pretty sure you'll get what you want/expect out of these.
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Thanks! I'm feeling good about it. I'm surprised that nobody seems to really need these yet, unless they're being sneaky about it (which I wanted to avoid).
 
Ok, I'm going to cut off the bidding sometime tonight. No promises on the time, so sniping is out. I have a lower "reverse reserve" price in mind now that I'll honor if anyone hits it before I post to confirm that bidding is closed and name the winner. To give you all a hint, the starting price I had in mind was $140, and the new price is a good bit lower than that. Good luck to @genopark, the current bid leader, and anyone else who wants to bid.

Chips will ship a day after I receive the paypal transfer.
 
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