SOLD Aurora Star Tournament T100 - Price Reduction 4.25/chip (1 Viewer)

[JustDave]

5k is the weak link?! Blasphemy! I wish the 5k and 1k colors were switched just so I can use them more!

Yeah, If I'm honest I think the T1k is the weakest link(not that I'd ever part with them!). The T5k in a vacuum is kinda odd, but it really works in the set.

I'm in love with the T500. Something about three shades of purple on that one chip I just love it.

Also, I only had a solo T25k before from a sample set, that T25k in a barrel is really cool.

 

[MarquetteMonkey]

I think if the ESPT 1K didn’t exist, the AS 5K would appear that much better. I think the T100 work so much better in a T5 base set or murdered and included in a different set. T100 is a beautiful chip on its own but has a hard time standing up to the vibrant colors of the higher denoms in this set.

If I had to rank the AS chips, I would go T500> T25K> T5> T1K> T5K > T100 > T25.

It’s hard to nitpick too much though as they are all great chips!! I am sure you will find a home for these!

 

[JustDave]

T25s are sold. 20x of the T100s are sold.

Price 350 for the remaining 80x T100s.

90/Barrel

 

[Jeevansluck]

@Teggy

Still looking for these?

 

[TroyMan]

Love the AS hot stamps.

 

[JustDave]

"Doesn't feel like Saturday" bump

 

[JustDave]

bump

 

[JustDave]

Dropping to 4.25 a chip for the remaining 80.

90/barrel

 

[BGinGA]

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I think if the ESPT 1K didn’t exist, the AS 5K would appear that much better.

Agreed. I lobbied hard for a Salmon base T5000 but was outvoted. Also preferred a Pale Green spot vs the Lime Green chosen on the final Blaze Orange version -- I think it would have balanced it better.

Pretty tough for any 6d18 Blaze Orange chip to trump that EST primary T1000, though.

 

[Jeevansluck]

Such great chips!

I always want MOAR!

 

[JustDave]

I'll take em if it's really 3.25/chip

Am I missing something?

Sorry, my mistake.

 

[MarquetteMonkey]

Agreed. I lobbied hard for a Salmon base T5000 but was outvoted. Also preferred a Pale Green spot vs the Lime Green chosen on the final Blaze Orange version -- I think it would have balanced it better.

I wish I wouldn’t have learned this. Ignorance is bliss. I won’t look at the set the same way. Completely agree on both of your recommendations on these!

 

[JustDave]

@BGinGA out of curiosity, was the T1000 always the way it turned out? It lacks a lot of the color excitement in the rest of the set.

 

[BGinGA]

@BGinGA out of curiosity, was the T1000 always the way it turned out? It lacks a lot of the color excitement in the rest of the set.

Intended spot-on tribute to the Aria T1000 - a favorite chip of one of the set designers - but allowing the spots to shine (no asinine oversize inlay) .

I have more racks of the T1000 than any of the other AS tourney chips.

Other color influences were the PCA secondary $25 and the King8 $100. Surprisingly, the T5000 and T25000 were actually NOT inspired by the ACF T10K and T25K, but ended up somewhat similar (imo the AS T25K colors are much brighter/better).

I wish I wouldn’t have learned this. Ignorance is bliss. I won’t look at the set the same way. Completely agree on both of your recommendations on these!

I have a salmon version on order.

 

[David O]

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Agreed. I lobbied hard for a Salmon base T5000 but was outvoted. Also preferred a Pale Green spot vs the Lime Green chosen on the final Blaze Orange version -- I think it would have balanced it better.

Pretty tough for any 6d18 Blaze Orange chip to trump that EST primary T1000, though.

Sorry Salmon! This is a great set and fun to design!

 

[JustDave]

Other color influences were the PCA secondary $25 and the King8 $100. Surprisingly, the T5000 and T25000 were actually NOT inspired by the ACF T10K and T25K, but ended up somewhat similar (imo the AS T25K colors are much brighter/better).

I actually have found myself really liking the T25k now that I have more than one of them. It's a really great color, brighter/better.

Agreed. I lobbied hard for a Salmon base T5000 but was outvoted. Also preferred a Pale Green spot vs the Lime Green chosen on the final Blaze Orange version -- I think it would have balanced it better.

I think I prefer the Blaze Orange, but would have prefered a different green.

Intended spot-on tribute to the Aria T1000 - a favorite chip of one of the set designers - but allowing the spots to shine (no asinine oversize inlay) .

I actually prefer the Aria T1000 to the AST1000, maybe just too much yellow. But the giant inlay on the rest of the chips would be awful.

 

[BGinGA]

It lacks a lot of the color excitement in the rest of the set.

Personally, I think it holds it's own with the rest of the chips. Pretty nice set color balance overall, imo:

 

[JustDave]

Maybe I spend too much time looking at it as a chip by itself or in a barrel.

I will say that so many of the AST sets missing T5s is kinda a bummer. I get why people don't use them in their tournaments, but I feel like the set is lacking when it doesn't have those color combinations.

 

[BGinGA]

I will say that so many of the AST sets missing T5s is kinda a bummer. I get why people don't use them in their tournaments, but I feel like the set is lacking when it doesn't have those color combinations.

Agreed. I used the T5 colors for my T100K chip in the ceramic tribute set. Much more likely to see play (in my T100-base events) than a T5.

 

[JustDave]

Agreed. I used the T5 colors for my T100K chip in the ceramic tribute set. Much more likely to see play (in my T100-base events) than a T5.

Stretching just to get the T25ks into play...

But would like a barrel of T5s to use as bounties if they ever pop up.

 

[JustDave]

The 'because these didn't all sell in 3 minutes I'm an asshole flipper' bump.