How do you organize your "spare" and "sample" chips? (1 Viewer)

[liftapint]

I have about 3 racks of "sample" ships from various casinos. Some are individual chips, some are partial sample sets. I have a bunch of samples in cases on the wall. But these are the chips that didn't make the display cases.

These racks drive me insane, because I'm not sure how to organize them. Right now, they're just a complete mess.

How do you organize your spares/samples? Or do you not care, it's just like that "junk drawer" in your kitchen...just put it in there and don't worry about it? I need some sort of organization here. Help!!

 

[MegaTon44]

I collect vintage wooden cases (200-600pc) and store them in there. Keeps them safe and organized.

 

[mooremo]

Plastic chip tubes for the spares to the sets I own. Custom samples sets will go in a wall display, the rest chip boxes.

 

[Tommy]

chip case and some chip spacers.

 

[CdnBeerLover]

Binders with coin holder sheets.

 

[abby99]

Why would I organize my chips? That would take away the joy of running across a forgotten chip or sample set, or the thrill of the chase when looking for a specific chip.

Since you asked . . .

Wall display cases
Cases, trays, and boxes of many types, on shelves and in cabinets
Trays, mostly in flips or air-tites
Binders
Ziploc bags
Dresser drawers (plural)
Purse

 

[Quicksilver-75]

What's a spare chip?

 

[Psypher1000]

Spares in a single case; singles in binders.

 

[Trihonda]

The answer is obvious. Buy more display cases

 

[gopherblue]

Organize?

 

[ejot]

I wouldn't call it organized but I've just been tossing samples and spares in a cheap case. Just picked up some wooden spacers.

 

[Jeff]

Samples...Alphabetical order.

Extras/replacements...paper chip boxes with name on the end in extras cabinet.

 

[pedrofisk]

Single chips and sample collections are in a binder, some in air-tites some not. Spares and extras are in a mix of cases or boxes. Boxes are more "deep" storage.

 

[BGinGA]

Sample sets (mostly customs, a few casinos) are either in wall display cases or in racks (by mfg/mold for easy reference).

Loose/single casino chips are in a couple of aluminum cases, sorted by denomination and alphabetically. Except for the really special ones (display case).

Spares are typically stored with the chip set in a separate rack.

 

[gmunny]

Expensive ones are in Air-Tites and are chip boxes. The rest are displayed in binders and chip boxes.

A long while back, i did have a post on organizing single chips back on CT. I think its buried in the Articles section. I think its in the article section. With all the single chip collectors now, maybe i should do another post here at PCF

 

[GoStumpy]

LOL... Organize? I don’t

 

[WedgeRock]

Why doesn't Paulson hire @Gear or @Johnny5? If not as full time designers, then at least to run a class in color matching. Those Cleveland 500 faux-shaped inlays are terrible. I've seen similar poor efforts on other Paulson faux-shaped inlays.

 

[upNdown]

Why doesn't Paulson hire @Gear or @Johnny5? If not as full time designers, then at least to run a class in color matching. Those Cleveland 500 faux-shaped inlays are terrible. I've seen similar poor efforts on other Paulson faux-shaped inlays.

Its as if they just don't care about color matching. I can't come to any other conclusion that makes as much sense, as ridiculous as it sounds.

 

[abby99]

Why doesn't Paulson hire @Gear or @Johnny5? If not as full time designers, then at least to run a class in color matching. Those Cleveland 500 faux-shaped inlays are terrible. I've seen similar poor efforts on other Paulson faux-shaped inlays.

But if they worked for Paulson, they might not have time to work with us.

 

[WedgeRock]

But if they worked for Paulson, they might not have time to work with us.

But if they worked for Paulson, a box might fall off a truck in the middle of the night, if you know what I mean.

 

[softchewy]

Why doesn't Paulson hire @Gear or @Johnny5? If not as full time designers, then at least to run a class in color matching. Those Cleveland 500 faux-shaped inlays are terrible. I've seen similar poor efforts on other Paulson faux-shaped inlays.

Not saying the post below is valid or not, but there "may" be a reason:

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/gear-labels-are-better-than-inlays.15984/#post-284245

 

[softchewy]

mine are pretty random, extras usually stay with sets, and sample sets, singles, leftovers, etc. end up in a cheap 500 chip case, chip tubes or in a chip box (that's where all my paulson Home Market sample sets are)

 

[softchewy]

actually Mel, I have plenty extra storage. Just ship them all to me and problem solved (y) :thumbsup:

 

[Lemonzest]

 

[rowlin]

I’ve bought and sold scores of sample sets over the years here, but have since thinned the herd to 3 racks of samples and extras.

The bottom rack are some of my favorites - the keeper samples, shufflers, representative mold samples, etc.

The middle rack has some spillover from the bottom rack, along with a bunch of random singles and stuff.

The top rack are a few extras from sets I still own.

I also have 10 or 12 singles in Airtite cases (not shown here) to display and use as card protectors.

 

[k9dr]

In racks on my desk