Anyone has any idea at all about how big is the market for high quality($1+/chip) poker chips.
So something around a few hundred thousand dollars?It's at least as big as the people on this forum.
So something around a few hundred thousand dollars?
Per year? ProbablySo something around a few hundred thousand dollars?
It's at least as big as the people on this forum.
Home chip market is there, absent a decent manufacturor for premium chips.
Are you saying I'm fat?
Mostly curiosity.to OP: Great question. why do you ask?
Thanks! Very interesting. Is it a personal estimate or you got the numbers from somewhere?That completely depends on the chips themselves. High quality TRKs at their justifiably premium prices have a fairly small market (probably fewer than 100 buyers). Casino used Paulson RHC chips for ~$1 ea have a market that swallowed up about $500k worth of chips in a few months. However, if mint Paulson THC chips were available to all for ~$1.25 ea, it would probably sell $1 million worth of chips in one week.
That completely depends on the chips themselves. High quality TRKs at their justifiably premium prices have a fairly small market (probably fewer than 100 buyers). Casino used Paulson RHC chips for ~$1 ea have a market that swallowed up about $500k worth of chips in a few months. However, if mint Paulson THC chips were available to all for ~$1.25 ea, it would probably sell $1 million worth of chips in one week.
Thanks! Very interesting. Is it a personal estimate or you got the numbers from somewhere?
why do you ask?
Mostly curiosity.
Thanks! Very interesting. Is it a personal estimate or you got the numbers from somewhere?
LOL, no. Way too low. Some personal collections are worth that much.So something around a few hundred thousand dollars?
Did I say something wrong?
My wife is an enabler. She's always telling me to buy more chips when I show her pics of ones I want. She still can't believe I didn't pull the trigger on these S&Ks lol.Not large enough to generate a 12 step program for chip addicts anonymous. Although my wife wants me to attend such a meeting.
Mostly curiosity.
Did I say something wrong?
Anyone has any idea at all about how big is the home market for high quality($1+/chip) poker chips.
Anyone has any idea at all about how big is the home market for high quality($1+/chip) poker chips.
Anyone has any idea at all about how big is the home market for high quality($1+/chip) poker chips.
We call them "meetups", and various members host support-group sessions multiple times each year at various locations around the world. At least that's what I think these gathering are for. There is a nominal participation fee involved, which is typically dependent on your level of poker acumen.Not large enough to generate a 12 step program for chip addicts anonymous. Although my wife wants me to attend such a meeting.
Does she have a sister?My wife is an enabler. She's always telling me to buy more chips when I show her pics of ones I want.
Last summer I did some research on eBay. Here were the highlights:
Sold eBay listings containing the keyword 'poker chip set' (851 total) (included small quantity purchases):
82% of the transactions were under $100. What this tells me is that while poker's popularity is strong, the poker chip market is primarily comprised of consumers who don't want to spend a lot of money on their equipment.
- 602 were under $50; 356 were 'new' and majority included a case.
- 30 transactions between $200 and $300 in last 30 days
- 100 transactions between $100 and $200 in last 30 days
- 106 transactions between $50 and $100 in last 30 days
- 10 transactions between $300 and $500 in last 30 days
- 17 transactions over $500 in last 30 days
Home chip market is there, absent a decent manufacturor for premium chips.