Not Mine Did anyone get the 1200ish "Sam's Casino" Paulsons in Laguna Hills, CA? (1 Viewer)

[kaimat]

Recently there was a Craigslist ad for 1200 Paulson chips with a custom inlay for sale in Laguna Hills, CA. After emailing the seller we agreed on $1600 in bitcoin to ship them to me. Weirdly enough, the seller kept talking to me for a few days before completely cutting off contact. I reached out to @Steppenwolf once I realized an active PCFer lived nearby to see if he could contact the seller and meet, but he also received no response.

I was able to identify the seller by the phone number he used to text me and have already contacted the Laguna Hills Police Department to file a report, but I thought if someone here bought them in person maybe they would have some more information about the seller (vehicle info, etc.)

In hindsight perhaps a dumb mistake, but I like to think it was the right call just had a bad run out.

 

[navels]

sorry, man . . . that sucks. good luck.

 

[kaimat]

Chips looked good and came in nice cases

 

[Beakertwang]

So the chips arrived in the 8 minutes between your OP and post #3?!

Edit: I may have misunderstood the point of post #3.

 

[Mac128k]

Ugh sending BTC on trust...

Did they send you pics? You can check the EXIF data to see if they have loc data on them.

 

[kmccormick100]

Ugh sending BTC on trust...

Did they send you pics? You can check the EXIF data to see if they have loc data on them.

Don’t cross PCF, we will find you

 

[kaimat]

So the chips arrived in the 8 minutes between your OP and post #3?!

Edit: I may have misunderstood the point of post #3.

Those are pictures he sent via email before I had sent the money. I found out the guy's identity by just searching the phone number he used to text me. His name is Sam, as is his father's, so I feel pretty safe assuming it's him being as he was selling "Sam's Casino" inlayed chips. His dad apparently got arrested in 1997 for running an illegal gambling parlor in Laguna Hills - I'm guessing these chips were used there haha.

 

[allforcharity]

Wow, would have been nice. Sorry to hear about another scam. Brings back bad memories.

 

[intjester]

Those sure look like round inlay Scandias.

 

[kaimat]

UPDATE: After sending an email to the police chief I received a text from the seller and he is going to meet @Steppenwolf tonight (fingers crossed)

The chips are Scandia models with custom inlays (not sure if they ordered these directly from Paulson or if it's a custom label over the inlay).

 

[horseshoez]

UPDATE: After sending an email to the police chief I received a text from the seller and he is going to meet @Steppenwolf tonight (fingers crossed)

The chips are Scandia models with custom inlays (not sure if they ordered these directly from Paulson or if it's a custom label over the inlay).

I live nearby there too and heard about this fiasco from @Steppenwolf. If you need help and he bails on meeting with him tonight, let me know, will gladly assist.

 

[Steppenwolf]

I live nearby there too and heard about this fiasco from @Steppenwolf. If you need help and he bails on meeting with him tonight, let me know, will gladly assist.

Whoa @horseshoez... I think this can be resolved without any ass kicking. LMAO!!! But it sure is nice to have a friend who stands up for his peeps and what is right.

 

[horseshoez]

Whoa @horseshoez... I think this can be resolved without any ass kicking. LMAO!!! But it sure is nice to have a friend who stands up for his peeps and what is right.

More of a digital ass kicking, not the physical type.

 

[Ethan]

 

[WedgeRock]

 

[kaimat]

@Steppenwolf met with the guy but the guy shorted me on the chips, only giving him about half of the chips I paid for...but @Steppenwolf got his license plate number...stay tuned for updates

 

[navels]

damn

 

[kaimat]

Got about 600 chips for $1600...not a terrible price, and they will come with a hell of a story.

 

[kaimat]

After letting him know @horseshoez has some police buddies in the area the kid is going to repay me $800 tonight. This site has a lot of good people on it.

 

[horseshoez]

After letting him know @horseshoez has some police buddies in the area the kid is going to repay me $800 tonight. This site has a lot of good people on it.

I wasn’t kidding either. I’d already texted both and they both said they’re willing to knock on his door.

 

[kaimat]

$800 received. The world can sleep a little easier tonight.

 

[horseshoez]

Well that was fast lol Tell him my police buddies appreciate it. They can use their time on their shift to do better things, like rolling stop sign tickets

 

[Perthmike]

Hahaha good work pcf team

 

[Ethan]

Not enough people in the enjoy. Now that is a great thriller! Can’t wait to see the chippies!

 

[Mac128k]

The California chapter of the Chip Nerd mafia doesn't mess around! Glad it all worked out.

 

[horseshoez]

 

[MykL316]

So what happened to the rest of the chips?

 

[Josh Kifer]

Chips looked good and came in nice cases

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So I got a Paulson custom set that came in that exact case. I wonder if those were Paulson sold cases too..

 

[Zmasterben]

So what happened to the rest of the chips?

 

[allforcharity]

So I got a Paulson custom set that came in that exact case. I wonder if those were Paulson sold cases too..

Yes, I think so. I have two slightly smaller cases of the same design as well. Both came with Paulsons sets that were probably purchased at one of their brick and mortar stores a long time ago.