Have Come Up with a Theme and Label. Victim Suggestions for Chip Homicide. (1 Viewer)

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Ok… So, so many chippers weighed in on my inquiry thread about the how’s and the why’s surrounding building a custom set that it gave me a place to start. Thank you BTW.

So, due to my poker persona of The Godfather (it’s them not me) that I decided to use that as my theme. Also because I’m not flush with necessarily flush with cash I’m going to build my custom set slowly. Bringing in each denomination as I find the victim chips and relabel them. Mind you, the how on that is another story and I’ll be seeking guidance on that as well.

In any event, the purpose of this thread is for suggestions on what to procure for my first denomination.

A couple of things:

I don’t know which denomination I’ll start with so specific color isn’t important.

I don’t know exactly if I’ll be sticking with the exact same chip between denominations (cue the groans) but likely will.

Which chips are easily murdered?

Is Gear Labels the go to?

Ok, here’s the design that wound up in my previous thread. I’ll give credit shortly on the edit in case there are views before I do.

So, what am I looking for? Solids, roulette chips, some of these, some of those? I’m newer around here.

Thanks.

Ken

Thanks @TheOffalo for the likely label.
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chipinla said:
CPC!
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I believe the minimum order is 300 chips from CPC. That may have an impact on building a set denom at a time.

Now, you could start with 100x and 200x of your blind and workhorse chip… if budget allows. Depending on mold, this could take many months to have chips in your hand.
 
I want to piece it together over time for that reason.

Oh, and I didn’t mention, it’ll be a cash set so I figure as each denom is finished I’d probably bring them in. We covered the “he’s weird and will play with a mixed set” thing.
 
Sort of hoping to get some feedback on options for relabel in the event I could pick up a couple of rack of something in the classifieds.
 
You could start with a rack of roulette solids on the THC (top hat cane) Paulson mold. These can be milled and labels added. This will be the cheapest route to start (going with a “clay” chip).

One thing to consider is if the condition (wear) of the set is important to you… do you want them all mint? All worn? Is it okay if one denom is worn less than another?

If you want them all the same condition, that will reduce your options.
 
Shaggy said:
You could start with a rack of roulette solids on the THC (top hat cane) Paulson mold. These can be milled and labels added. This will be the cheapest route to start (going with a “clay” chip).

One thing to consider is if the condition (wear) of the set is important to you… do you want them all mint? All worn? Is it okay if one denom is worn less than another?

If you want them all the same condition, that will reduce your options.
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^^^^^^ That sounds like my best option. There’s a rack of pink roulettes in the classifieds being sold by that I’ve had my eye on. I do have to get to another forum regarding milling. Or, as another option and to avoid the milling which I think needs to be done by someone (Gear?) chips that are able to be relabeled.

I have much to learn but like my approach to this, my initial “custom” set.

Down the road I’ll do it like the more experienced folks.
 
Here’s how I rationalize things. I 1000% understand not having the money to do it all at once. Totally understand.

BUT…

When you start mixing and matching over time you risk different “quality”. If your first rack or two is “mint” and then you come across some used chips, barrels can be different height. That’s probably the thing that tilts me the most. Then you buy some more used chips. Then come across some mint that you love. Then wash, rinse, repeat. And then all of the sudden you’ve spent $3000 going back and forth and it’s taken you 10 years.

Put $2000 on a credit card. Buy 15-20 extras of each to sell as samples to make $300 or so back. And you Get a nice 500-600 chip for $1600-1700 which is more than enough chips IMO.
 
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I’m glad you’re interested in my inlay design. Let’s talk on PM.

I also have some already milled pink THC chips. They are C&J who also made chips on the mold a long time ago. They are real clay.
 
I just bookmarked their website. If they have such a thing I might just fast forward to that option and call it good.
 
First I decide what type of game I want, cash or tourny. Next I create a basic idea of inlay design, pick the chips I want for each value, then I tweek the label design to match the chips best.

Horsehead chips would be hilarious with your theme. You can find a lot of used HH chips if you can wait a while to watch classifieds and eBay.

Milling will be needed for just about any used chips you buy, and then relabel. Gear labels has quite the backlog, so dont expect to get a quick turn-around there, but dont rush placing your order until you have your design ironed out (and probably created as an AI file by good designer)
 
merkong said:
I just bookmarked their website. If they have such a thing I might just fast forward to that option and call it good.
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Awesome theme! Excited to see this come together.

I'm doing something similar to you. I started about a year ago, on a very tight budget. Which I have opened up a little as prices have been rising. Originally I wanted all leaded THC casino used, but not bike tires. At about $2 a chip or less. And yes, I DID get many in that price range. At first I wanted all 312 spot pattern, but ended up with a solid for my smallest denom (nickel) and a 212 quarter. Now I'm adding some 3D and 3T edge spot chips at the top of the range, but spending $3-5 on smaller numbers of chips - barrels, not racks.

To help you with this, I think we need to know a few more things.

Budget: Under $1 per chip? $1 - $2 per chip? More?

CPC, Paulson RHC, Paulson THC, TRK? Other? Budget will help to determine this.

Condition: Minty, near mint, excellent used, or lesser condition? Again, knowing budget will help you to be realistic on condition.

Solids, exotic spot patterns, or somewhere in between? Once again, could be determined by the other choices above.
 
I vote that you either do a custom CPC order or relabel paulsons.

I saw your want add for used HHR's. They come up once and a while in quantity, but are they really going to be what you want? You might as well add $1 on to the cost of each chip if they need to be milled.
 
What goes into chip design as far as edge spots? Is it just about picking colors you like or is there more to it? If you go with spot progression should the spots be from the same family of spots or does it not matter? Generally speaking how much per chip is a CPC set?
 
SendThatStack said:
What goes into chip design as far as edge spots? Is it just about picking colors you like or is there more to it? If you go with spot progression should the spots be from the same family of spots or does it not matter? Generally speaking how much per chip is a CPC set?
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All CPC prices can be found here.
http://www.classicpokerchips.com/pokerchips/realclay/pricelist.htm
You can figure out the exact cost fairly easy by figuring out edgespots, colors, mold, etc. but to give you an idea here is a set I just had made and what each chip cost. The good/bad thing is is that there is no discount the more you order so pretty easy to figure out.
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Do people actually make a little money back selling sample sets? How much one typically sell for?
 
SendThatStack said:
Do people actually make a little money back selling sample sets? How much one typically sell for?
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I’ve seen sample sets sell for anywhere from $4-$6 a chip so it’s possible to make a little money back. Bringing sample sets to the community is great because it lets everyone experience something custom plus it gives people a chance to get different color/mold samples at the same time. It’s possible to make some money back but it’s just like selling any chips on here. Do you have what people want and is it priced where they will pay for it?
 
SendThatStack said:
What goes into chip design as far as edge spots? Is it just about picking colors you like or is there more to it? If you go with spot progression should the spots be from the same family of spots or does it not matter? Generally speaking how much per chip is a CPC set?
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Also, when designing a custom CPC set in regards to chip color/edge spots, I highly recommend designing your absolute favorite chip and make that your workhorse chip. Then build around that.
 
chipinla said:
All CPC prices can be found here.
http://www.classicpokerchips.com/pokerchips/realclay/pricelist.htm
You can figure out the exact cost fairly easy by figuring out edgespots, colors, mold, etc. but to give you an idea here is a set I just had made and what each chip cost. The good/bad thing is is that there is no discount the more you order so pretty easy to figure out.
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Very helpful information. Thanks Steve!!! er, I mean Chip!
 
chipinla said:
Also, when designing a custom CPC set in regards to chip color/edge spots, I highly recommend designing your absolute favorite chip and make that your workhorse chip. Then build around that.
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Well my favorite chips are vegas $25 and $100 but my game is .50/$1 so I will have to make some good 1s and 5s
 
chipinla said:
All CPC prices can be found here.
http://www.classicpokerchips.com/pokerchips/realclay/pricelist.htm
You can figure out the exact cost fairly easy by figuring out edgespots, colors, mold, etc. but to give you an idea here is a set I just had made and what each chip cost. The good/bad thing is is that there is no discount the more you order so pretty easy to figure out.
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What Cpc color is that .25c chip? I think I have very old samples haha. my DG Tiger looks weak compared to that!
 

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