First "Real" Set: eBay PokerRoom.com Ceramics (1 Viewer)

[TubaToothpaste]

Hello and welcome to Tuba's random drunk impulse purchase of the week. As I wandered deeper into the hole that is acquiring chips, I found this set on eBay for $10 and couldn't pass them up.

Specs:
Branding: PokerRoom.com
Manufacturer: Chipco
Card manufacturer: Fournier
Denomination(s): not labeled
Weight: 11.5g
Condition: ~week 2 of dating a new girlfriend and you haven't noticed any red flags
Purchase price: $10 + $10 S/H

This is technically my first 'set' of chips, being pretty fresh to the hobby. I browsed almost every listing on eBay last week and stumbled on this full ceramic, hideously branded, cards-included set for $10 and purchased them after not much hesitation. I travel frequently, and having a spare set to play with friends while on vacation is definitely a use case for me. Texture is just OK, a little rough on the surface with a sharp edge where the face meets the edge. The included 2 decks of cards are extremely nice Fournier plastics. Extremely pleased!

 

[upNdown]

A new fournier setup would cost more than twenty bucks, so its a deal if they're in decent shape. Do both decks have green backs?
Good deal!

 

[Highli99]

I have fond memories of that site. I used to play the single table sit as gos and specialized in the limit tables. Paid for my honeymoon in 2005. Those were the golden days.

 

[BGinGA]

Cards alone worth the purchase, but I'd take a grinder to those rough spots on the chips.

 

[Colquhoun]

I have fond memories of that site. I used to play the single table sit as gos and specialized in the limit tables. Paid for my honeymoon in 2005. Those were the golden days.

Agreed. Before U.S. players got kicked off, and during the poker boom, the action at pokerroom.com was like shooting fish in a barrel.
I miss that place!

Nice ceramics at a great price. Consider the amount of points that pokerroom.com member needed to redeem to get that set. It was costly at the time!

 

[TubaToothpaste]

A new fournier setup would cost more than twenty bucks, so its a deal if they're in decent shape. Do both decks have green backs?
Good deal!

Yee both decks are green, pretty thin for plastics I feel. Have some Copags in the mail for comparison

 

[TubaToothpaste]

Cards alone worth the purchase, but I'd take a grinder to those rough spots on the chips.

What type of grinding wheel is recommended? Won't I wear away the finish?

 

[BGinGA]

What type of grinding wheel is recommended? Won't I wear away the finish?

I'd use a variable-speed Dremel with a small cylindrical stone wheel, and knock off those sharp injection-point flashes. Might lose a bit of color on the rolling edge (depends on how much material you remove), but I'd gladly take that trade-off vs risking getting cut or damaging felt and cards.

 

[TubaToothpaste]

I'd use a variable-speed Dremel with a small cylindrical stone wheel, and knock off those sharp injection-point flashes. Might lose a bit of color on the rolling edge (depends on how much material you remove), but I'd gladly take that trade-off vs risking getting cut or damaging felt and cards.

Ok I'll give it a shot on a few chips. The face has to be the ugliest design I have ever seen, so not really losing much even if the finish gets slightly worn. Could only improve things...

 

[Colquhoun]

I’ve scraped sharp ceramic edges with a single-edged razor blade. Hold the blade at a perpendicular angle and lightly scrape as you go around the edge. Small amounts of flashing will come off and the edges will get smooth. As @BGinGA mentioned, taking too much may go down beyond the color layer.
Binge watch some Netflix or something while doing it…it takes a while.