The set is really nice. I have about that saved up for a set but I was really looking at trying to get 2 set with my savings
Prices right now are coming down a little but still very high, of the sets you listed in the OP you can get jacks, horseshoes or
PCA PRIMARY chips for cash play with the budget mentioned. Jacks will likely be in better condition than the other 2.
Tournament chips, since the 1k and up are
IHC chips (43mm) you'll be hard pressed to find them for less than 12$ a chip.
Majestic star chips are the most recently sold chips and Apache still has some of those. They are also in used condition but very affordable.
PCA does not go past a 500 value chip, the primaries are generally pretty affordable. The secondaries (outside of the $1s) are incredibly expensive. The 5s alone are averaging $800 a rack right now
Paulson classics would probably be a more achievable goal as far as a tournament set. There's some wild
eBay goers out there that have them listed insanely high, but they haven't sold them. For good reason.
Anyways, if you have more questions or want any further advice feel free to PM
Happy to help, GLWSearch
Brie