expensive micro sets (1 Viewer)

[xdukeluvax]

had a random thought..... So i host .25/.50 games and obviously i play lower stakes for a reason. so why are some micro stake sets selling for 2k+? like if u can blow 2k on a set of chips id assume youd be playing higher stakes no?

 

[upNdown]

I play .25/.50 too and I’m sure my main set is worth more that $2k. But here’s the thing - that $2k is a one time cost, and I can always sell the chips and get the money back, if need be. But if I moved up in stakes, I could lose $2k every session. And I can’t afford that.

 

[davislane]

had a random thought..... So i host .25/.50 games and obviously i play lower stakes for a reason. so why are some micro stake sets selling for 2k+? like if u can blow 2k on a set of chips id assume youd be playing higher stakes no?

 

[doublebooyah85]

had a random thought..... So i host .25/.50 games and obviously i play lower stakes for a reason. so why are some micro stake sets selling for 2k+? like if u can blow 2k on a set of chips id assume youd be playing higher stakes no?

Bc nice chips cost money. And most casinos don’t have fracs. So they are all custom…

 

[Goldfish]

had a random thought..... So i host .25/.50 games and obviously i play lower stakes for a reason. so why are some micro stake sets selling for 2k+? like if u can blow 2k on a set of chips id assume youd be playing higher stakes no?

 

[Littleluck55]

had a random thought..... So i host .25/.50 games and obviously i play lower stakes for a reason. so why are some micro stake sets selling for 2k+? like if u can blow 2k on a set of chips id assume youd be playing higher stakes no?

Just because you can afford nice things doesn’t mean you have to play nose bleeds. Doesn’t Bill Gates play at the 1/2 table in Vegas?

 

[AZBOARDER13]

had a random thought..... So i host .25/.50 games and obviously i play lower stakes for a reason. so why are some micro stake sets selling for 2k+? like if u can blow 2k on a set of chips id assume youd be playing higher stakes no?

Doesn't mean the friends I like to play with can also play higher stakes. Hosting a social home game is the complete opposite end of the spectrum from playing solo at a casino for max profits in both funds at stake and even playing style. I'm not 3 and 4 betting every hand to push my nitty inexperienced neighbors off and take their mortgage payment.
From a market perspective, supply and demand on fracs as highlighted above.

 

[AZBOARDER13]

Also, poker chips do not necessarily equal poker. Some people just like the history and culture around, casinos, betting, Las Vegas; some people just like pretty colors; some people love poker; and some are all of the above.

However, there is essentially zero risk in a 2k+ chip purchase, vs. a 2k bet at a poker table. If I lose that bet there isn't any going back. I change my mind on a set purchase?- flip it back on the classifieds for what I bought them for and I'm liquid again in an hour most times.

Spending 2k and the possibility of losing 2k are very very different brackets

 

[SeanGecko]

Just because you can afford nice things doesn’t mean you have to play nose bleeds. Doesn’t Bill Gates play at the 1/2 table in Vegas?

That's because he sucks. I mean as person.

 

[tabletalker7]

if u can blow 2k on a set of chips id assume youd be playing higher stakes no?

You are thinking about chips in the wrong manner. You are thinking about the one current game happening in the here and now and wondering why someone would spend that on a micro stakes set. Instead, think of chia the same way governments think of currency. For every $1 bill that gets printed and added to circulation, it will bring in $20 in tax revenue in that bill's lifespan. Your chip are not used once and then are gone. They are used as much as you can use them. That $2K micro stakes set can easily put $25K on the poker table for action in it's lifespan. That makes it seem like a very sound investment in your game

 

[Machine]

Just because you can afford nice things doesn’t mean you have to play nose bleeds. Doesn’t Bill Gates play at the 1/2 table in Vegas?

3/6 and its limit

I've heard a story, granted second hand; Bill G. was at the casino, playing 3/6 limit, and seen Doyle, asked him for an autograph book; Doyle said sure, come over here and play with us, and I'll sign a book for you. Bill didn't get the autograph.

had a random thought..... So i host .25/.50 games and obviously i play lower stakes for a reason. so why are some micro stake sets selling for 2k+? like if u can blow 2k on a set of chips id assume youd be playing higher stakes no?

I also host a .25/.50, and I play in a 5/5, and in my .25/.50 I've had multiple sessions with 1500+ on the table and 400+ pots.

I've also recently purchased a CPC scrown set, that I can't wait for! and it's '2k+'

 

[Colquhoun]

Just because it’s micro stakes doesn’t mean you need to use a cheap set. Chips are tools…

I can buy a really expensive wine glass because I love the way it feels. That doesn’t mean I need to only drink expensive wine from it.

 

[joeyshin]

Why waste money playing higher stakes poker when you can waste money on more chips.

 

[tabletalker7]

I've heard a story, granted second hand; Bill G. was at the casino, playing 3/6 limit, and seen Doyle, asked him for an autograph book; Doyle said sure, come over here and play with us, and I'll sign a book for you. Bill didn't get the autograph.

Hell I would have at least sat down, folded for an hour straight, lied and said the wife texted me I gotta go guys sorry, and got my book. Bill Gates sucks

 

[Littleluck55]

Next question to ponder…..why do people need 20 playable sets? Or multiple $2k micro stakes sets? Or 2 tournament sets when they have never hosted a tournament.

Because they can and they want to would be my guess.

 

[upNdown]

Next question to ponder…..why do people need 20 playable sets? Or multiple $2k micro stakes sets? Or 2 tournament sets when they have never hosted a tournament.

Because they can and they want to would be my guess.

Aw, I was gonna jump in with a Hell Yes brother! Then you got all reasonable at the end. Boo.

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

had a random thought..... So i host .25/.50 games and obviously i play lower stakes for a reason. so why are some micro stake sets selling for 2k+? like if u can blow 2k on a set of chips id assume youd be playing higher stakes no?

I don't play micro stakes, but we do play .50/$1 and I spend WAAAYYYYY more on chips than on poker. Okay, maybe it plays more like a $3/$5 game when we drink, but I still spend way more on poker chips.

Also, not sure if anybody mentioned it already because I didn't read all the posts, but lower denom chips (fracs) are often very exoensive due to rarity.

 

[ChipFinderSK]

Too many jerk offs at the higher stakes that try to bluff you when you’re in a hand

 

[SeanGecko]

Just because it’s micro stakes doesn’t mean you need to use a cheap set. Chips are tools…

I can buy a really expensive wine glass because I love the way it feels. That doesn’t mean I need to only drink expensive wine from it.

Kool aid will go nicely in that fancy sumbitch

 

[LeLe]

If your purpose of playing poker is to earn money, you should be playing as high stake as your ability and bankroll can afford

If your purpose of playing poker is for leisure and gathering with friends, you should make it as comfortable stake and rebuy as low as possible

Plus, chipper bankroll are for reinvesting into better chip so there nope left for higher stake too

 

[rowlin]

Nice chips are better than crappy ones. This is not the audience for such inquiries.

 

[Josh Kifer]

Next question to ponder…..why do people need 20 playable sets? Or multiple $2k micro stakes sets? Or 2 tournament sets when they have never hosted a tournament.

Because they can and they want to would be my guess.

I think it's alot more fun rotating sets for events and games. And it makes a weekly game more exciting for the group when they get a surprise set or a set they are a fan of.

And having expensive sets and stakes have nothing to do with each other. Alot of people collect, alot of people play....

And, from experience, I do honestly believe buying a Paulson or CPC set is a better move then grabbing a huge plastic Walmart set and thinking it was the smart move. You might make or lose money on them, but they have value. Mass produced crud doesn't.

But in the end, the value here is rounding with friends and enjoying each other's company. However ya do it, if ya do it and have fun, youre doing it right.....

 

[Lil Tuna]

Hmmm…….. I just love rare historic beauty. No tweaks, No candy jars, No rainbows, just coincidental pure perfection done right one time!
You’ll probably never sit in a game with enough $ on the entire table to afford a rack of these fracs.

 

[utgtrash]

Expensive chess sets for people who never have competed ever, Porsches for people who can barely drive, or suggesting an Apple Watch is a better time keeping device than a Rolex - I mean I like nice chips and more than that I hate shitty chips regardless of the stakes.

 

[Eriks]

I think it's alot more fun rotating sets for events and games. And it makes a weekly game more exciting for the group when they get a surprise set or a set they are a fan of.

Exactly! Imagine pulling out the same damn set every monday night…what are we, animals?

 

[TheRealTeddyKGB]

Jerk offs who spend 2K+ on a microset are crazy...

(Mine was more like 3K+)

 

[JP1984]

had a random thought..... So i host .25/.50 games and obviously i play lower stakes for a reason. so why are some micro stake sets selling for 2k+? like if u can blow 2k on a set of chips id assume youd be playing higher stakes no?

 

[AlbinoDragon]

This thread has gone a bit sideways (as expected considering the audience, yours truly included... to a degree), but as a somewhat serious reply I submit the following:

One can easily go play a round of golf (and better than I ever could in my wildest dreams) with a $200 set of clubs picked up a Costco or even at the local Goodwill. Yet there are people happily spend two and three times that much for a single driver from Calloway or Ping.

It's a golf club. A tool with which to play a game. It does the same job as the full set they could have purchased for a fraction of that.

But why? Prestige? The name? The answer to those questions are up to the end-user, and no-one else.


So why to we play micro-stakes games with sets that cost many hundreds or thousands of dollars? The answer to that question is also up to the user and no-one else.


The fact there is a discussion forum that caters to the people who spend that kind of money on nothing more than those specific tools to play a game in itself should answer your question.

We all put different monetary values on the tools we play our games with. Some are happy with their Costco specials (few and far between here) while others cherish their custom-fitted Ping's despite their 18 handicap.


For myself, I'm effectively content with my sets... all of which see play (not so much the last couple years for obvious reasons). My standard game is nickel/dime blinds, $20 max buy-in, yet I have nearly 20,000 chips across nine different sets and many thousands of dollars invested.


I have spent significantly more money on these than I expect to see in returns from my games... ever. I had them made, and hunted to build those sets because they made me happy and I enjoy being able to have the folks at my game get to play with the Calloway's despite us all having multi-digit handicaps.





(as a P.S. and hinted at by @doublebooyah85, if you aren't going the custom chip route, it's incredibly hard to see fractional chips from retired casinos as they just don't spread games that require chips that we would use in a quarter/half blinds game. If you are trying to build a tournament set that needs $1k or greater chips, good luck as most casinos don't need many chips of those higher values. Put the two together and unless you are making a cash set that has 1/1 or 1/2 blinds, you are seeking chips that are scarce and in high demand to start with.)

 

[cpac54]

I ride regularly with a group of cyclists who will never be competing in a Tour de France (or any others races for that matter). There’s maybe one single bike in the group worth less than $10k.

Should we all ride “dice chip” bikes just because we’re amateurs?

 

[Lil Tuna]