Hi from Central TX (1 Viewer)

[halliganbar]

New to chip collecting and found PCF searching for casino chips. Didn’t realize what a rabbit hole it was! Became interested after getting back into poker recently after not playing since Black Friday way back when.

If anyone has some good recommendations for a collection starter that would also be good for home games I’m all ears!

 

[toothpic]

Greetings and welcome to the forum!

I'm all about sets that can get into play as well but to answer your question about what a good starter set would be would really depend on several things.

1. Whats your preference when it comes to chips? There's quite a wide range to pick from. There are china clays, china ceramics, other ceramics, plastic, Paulson, BCC, ASM, TRK and CPC. The chips named after plastics are a variety of US made clay chips, some older and no longer around but Paulson are the chips you see at many casinos in the past and present.
2. What's your set size need? What stakes are you playing and how large a game do you spread?
3. What's your budget? Depending on your preference, set size need and your budget we can narrow it down pretty quickly I think. Also is your long term goal to get one good set and call it a day or were you also considering collecting sets which you could rotate? This can get expensive rather quickly but the nice thing is the chips don't generally lose value depending on what you get and at what price.

Something you will hear us say often here is get samples! Getting a sample set of the chips to handle and evaluate before you make the big purchase is very highly recommended.

 

[Tonysquander]

Welcome to PCF!

 

[allforcharity]

Hello and welcome!

 

[halliganbar]

Greetings and welcome to the forum!

I'm all about sets that can get into play as well but to answer your question about what a good starter set would be would really depend on several things.

1. Whats your preference when it comes to chips? There's quite a wide range to pick from. There are china clays, china ceramics, other ceramics, plastic, Paulson, BCC, ASM, TRK and CPC. The chips named after plastics are a variety of US made clay chips, some older and no longer around but Paulson are the chips you see at many casinos in the past and present.
2. What's your set size need? What stakes are you playing and how large a game do you spread?
3. What's your budget? Depending on your preference, set size need and your budget we can narrow it down pretty quickly I think. Also is your long term goal to get one good set and call it a day or were you also considering collecting sets which you could rotate? This can get expensive rather quickly but the nice thing is the chips don't generally lose value depending on what you get and at what price.

Something you will hear us say often here is get samples! Getting a sample set of the chips to handle and evaluate before you make the big purchase is very highly recommended.

Thanks for the detailed reply!

1. My preference would be Paulson or something very similar. From the limited research I’ve done I know Paulson can get expensive really quickly. I’ve read that CPC could be a decent substitute?

2. Set size would just be for a single table at most with low stakes ($50-$100 buy in).

3. Initial budget is a few hundred with plans to expand the collection in the future. I would definitely like to build the collection with chips that I could sell for at least the same amount I bought for if needed.

Thanks! I will check out some samples if you could recommend some in the Paulson quality tier.

 

[toothpic]

The price range can very a lot for just Paulsons. More used but more common chips can sometimes be found for around a dollar a chip, and the rare chips go for several dollars+ very easily. To build a full Paulson set starting with a few hundred starting would take a bit of time, but in the end you'll have a really nice set that will last and be enjoyable for as long as you plan to keep the set.

The Chip Room is a vendor here who has sales a few times a year and offers used and new casino chips when a casino has closed or rebranded and they are able to purchase the old chips. Take a look through there for some good ideas of what's readily available and the prices at which they were available.
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/forums/the-chip-room.21/