Greetings from a lurker! (1 Viewer)

[Freudeus]

Hi everyone, nice to meet you

I've been lurking the forums for a while, and decided to join 'for real' instead.
I'm by no means a collector, in my home games I've used ceramics from chipco for ages. I think though, for when this pandemic is over, my poker friends and I deserve an upgrade. So I'm here to learn!

And boy do I feel stupid for not buying Paulson back in the day when they were affordable... I've just ordered a bunch of samples from all over the place, hoping that something will be close enough. Otherwise I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet

Is there anything I should consider with these samples that I might overlook?

 

[allforcharity]

Hello and welcome!

There are actual Paulsons, as well as other high quality chips, available to evaluate for free. Just sign up in the thread near the top of Poker Chip General section.

 

[Freudeus]

Thanks!

Oh, I'll have to check that out, great tip

 

[Eriks]

Welcome fellow Swede! Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions you might have. There are a few of us here: @HMK @Mr Winberg @Mysticum Where in Sweden are you?

 

[Freudeus]

Hi Eriks, cool to see that there are a few of us here!
I'm in the Uppsala region, and yourself?

You wouldn't happen to know of any decent chip distributors in the EU region, would you? I'm somewhat concerned with getting killed with shipping and taxes

 

[Phish1321]

Hello and welcome

 

[Mr Winberg]

Välkommen!! Snart tar vi över PCF!!

I hope you'll find the chips you're after! It's nice to see that you've already gathered samples.

We got @nostan and @swemon too!

 

[Mr Winberg]

Is there anything I should consider with these samples that I might overlook?

Yes. They probably cost you far more than what you paid for them, you just don't know it yet.

 

[Freudeus]

Haha, that's what I'm afraid of... I have this nightmare that I'll end up loving several of them, won't be able to decide... And then I'll just end up getting a bunch of them. I'm normally just that stupid about these things

 

[nostan]

Välkommen!

 

[HMK]

Välkommen!

 

[allforcharity]

Thanks!

Oh, I'll have to check that out, great tip

Whoops, I'm sorry to have given you some wrong information. The sample sets I was talking about are only available for mail to US and Canadian addresses.

Perhaps there are some local chip enthusiasts who can help you out with some physical samples by mail or in person?

 

[Mr Winberg]

Whoops, I'm sorry to have given you some wrong information. The sample sets I was talking about are only availab

@Freudeus, on your chipping journey you will learn to embrace the "CONUS only"!

Perhaps there are some local chip enthusiasts who can help you out

Pm me

 

[horseshoez]

Welcome aboard. Glad you finally decided to take the dive into the PCF pool! Acquire as many samples as you can. In due time, you’ll soon discover what you like the most in order to purchase them in quantity to build a set.

Any questions regarding anything, there’s a ton of resources, create a thread to ask, or just shoot out a direct message to users and I’m pretty sure any of us would be happy to assist.

 

[Eriks]

@Freudeus, on your chipping journey you will learn to embrace the "CONUS only"!

Pm me

@Freudeus And me, I’m happy to help out with some samples if you’re interested. I’m in Dalarna btw, in a small place outside of Vansbro, home of Gunde Svan. We used to live in Stockholm but we didn’t want to spend a fortune buying a house when we grew out of the apartment. Can’t really beat a free house (my wive’s grand parents’ house). Leaves a chunk of change to buy chips for too

 

[Freudeus]

Can’t really beat a free house (my wive’s grand parents’ house). Leaves a chunk of change to buy chips for too

So that's what it takes to being able to afford collecting

 

[Eriks]

So that's what it takes to being able to afford collecting

Yupp, when you get in too deep

 

[swemon]

Välkommen!

 

[FordPickup92]

Welcome to posting!
I would sample anything you can get your hands on. Look for certain feel, weight, sound, texture, color, or anything else you can notice that may sway you one direction or another, with any sample you have.

 

[Freudeus]

Thanks!
Yep, lots of samples on their way, and I'm terrified of them all

 

[i'm nobody]

Glad you found your way here.