How long do you keep a set? (2 Viewers)

[Random Phish]

I have about 5 cash sets and have never considered selling any of them. I’ve never sold a full set, just a rack here and there.

With that said, I’m strongly considering selling my tournament set of ESPT’s, but just not quite motivated enough to list it.

 

[btbmason]

I'm a sucker for solids. I have always loved this set!

Your sunsets are what sold me on solids, and your Bourbon Basement $5 is what inspired me to use butterscotch for my 5!

 

[upNdown]

When I was collecting sets, they’d fall into two categories
- sets I didn’t like, which I’d turn around and sell immediately, often for a loss
- sets that I liked that I figured I’d keep forever

 

[Poker Zombie]

My customs, I'd never sell. Too much sentimental value - the Zombie is how Mrs Zombie and I met.

The Boat chips from the O.G. of NAGBs are also something I will not part with, despite incredible offers. I felt like I was on a team pulling off the greatest heist since Ocean's 11; it would have to be life-changing money to part with a set that felt like such a big gamble to obtain.

Everything else is negotiable, but much like @grantc54 , I rotate sets. Each tournament set has it's own blind structure, that prevents fatigue. Cash sets fall into the category of customs or Boat chips. The Limit set I'd like to replace, but a 3-table limit set is cost-prohibitive to upgrade.

...so basically I hold sets forever.

 

[warewulf]

It just depends on the set. I've bought and sold probably around 100 sets over the years, been collecting for about 20 years now.

I've had some that I would 'never sell'. Then they appreciate in value, I see something shiny and expensive I want, and sell.
Examples:
Custom Suicide King TRK set. This was one of the last sets made by TR King before they closed. Had no intention of ever selling. Then bought a Jeep. Wanted a new suspension and wasn't hosting much at the time. It had gone up in value enough to mostly cover the parts and labor. So away it goes.

Rick's Moundhouse (brothel) Paulsons (my avatar). Never thought I'd sell these, but didn't use them much in the 10+ years I had them. Someone asked for the price I would let them go. Wanted more parts for my Jeep, and away they went.

When I got my Jeep, and while having it, have probably sold around $25K+ worth of chips to put money into it.

PNY Paulson tournament set: These were $1.30 each for $1 - $500 chips from the original seller. $1000 chips for $2 each. Sold these to buy customs when the prices skyrocketed.

Many other sets: I would buy a new set I liked. My only justification would be to sell another set to cover the cost.

Too many cash sets, sell some of them. Too many solid sets, same. Right now I have enough solids, so 'no more solids' for now.

Bought some sets that looked good in pictures. Then either I didn't like them, or my players complained about them (color matching, etc).

Additionally, I just like using different sets. So will buy a set with intention of using it for a few games, then selling it. This has often led to buying a set, NOT using it, then selling again.

Another reason to sell is if your game outgrows the breakdown. Like a one table tournament set, but you're always doing 2+ tables.

Custom ASM Roman mold: Loved how they looked, didn't like how they handled. Breakdown was outgrown. Got to the point where I had to add on or sell, so sold.

 

[grantc54]

A reoccurring theme I see is that a bunch of chippers seem to be casual poker players. I'm a recreational player but at no time have I taken a break from poker or gotten bored with the game.

I have thought about slowing down on hosting but that is because I run one league and assist on another. I don't think I could go a year without hosting a game much less playing.

 

[Ben8257]

@AK Chip … Pat changes chip sets like underwear! Including customs!

 

[allforcharity]

All my sets I consider keepers, except for the ones which were more experimental.

 

[Eriks]

I’ve been operating on anything between less than zero (sold again before heading to me from a reshipper) to 10+ years.

I’ve learned that I shouldn’t call any set a forever set, you just never know

 

[mike32]

I mostly accumulated sets and random racks that I really had no plans for over the years. They are typically mediocre and fairly common Paulson chips, not much high end stuff. I don’t display my chips, they sit in cases or boxes unused and mostly unseen. I will rotate them when I host but my buying has pretty much halted. I was fortunate to get some pretty good bargains years ago and I guess I got spoiled. Now I log on to pcf and scoff at prices every day.

 

[cpac54]

In the 7 years since finding PCF, and not counting random racks of chips, I’ve purchased somewhere around 25 playable sets. Most sets lasted a year or less before I moved on.

Currently sitting at 8 sets - all of which, with the exception of two, I’ve had for more than a year (BTP cash set being the longest in my collection at over 5 years now), so I guess you could say I’ve found some stability in my collection. Indeed, most of what’s on my shelf today I‘d consider “keepers” with few exceptions.

 

[Thomacetti]

Depends on the set. My PCA’s I’ve had since I bought them during the original Chiproom sale. Casino used sets that I hoped I’d like have lasted a short as a single game then were moved on from. In general I keeps sets and have increased my total collection size.

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Same here....at one point I had over 20 sets.
Since chip retirement I made a tough assessment of the sets I want to keep forever.

I bought my PCA set from Jim and it never crossed my mind to ever sell those.
Meanwhile some other lifetime sets were added (Cap Room, AS cash, Vegas housemold, Mirage limit, Derby Club, Key West, Protege, ...).
Most of these set represent more than cool clay chips...memories, friends, a fase in my chippers life, meetup's, Vegas trips, ....) and that's why they made the 'never sell' list.

 

[DeeVee8]

'Til a better one comes along

 

[NoNamePokerGuy]

Wait, you can sell chips on this site? I thought you could only buy chips.

 

[UnicornFlash]

It depends. Some sets I owned only a few months before releasing them. If you include sets that I bought just to get a few chips in those sets, then days. I have sold sets--including sets that I spent years putting together--that I would have told you were keepers right until I sold them; I am pretty sure a few more sets I will sell very soon fall in that camp.

Surprisingly, I have zero regrets selling any of the chips that I have sold because I had good reason to sell them at the time and/or they went to someone who would appreciate them as much as or even more than I did. I feel chips moving and knowing/believing they probably will eventually move really benefits the community. @detroitdad, @Jacks, @kmccormick100, and others like them that will sell nice chips and will sell them regularly help make this community stronger.

Interestingly, my current collection probably has more sets that I'm likely to keep long term that I have acquired in the past 2 or so years than some of my longer-held sets. I have found my tastes have not so much changed as refined. I have a much better understanding of what I truly want and need so I'm much more selective in what and how much I acquire.

My perspective could change next week, but I'm starting to fall pretty firmly in @grantc54's and @cpac54's camp of having a set number of sets that probably aren't leaving (or I'd need to replace with a set I enjoy as much as the one I'm selling) and that get rotated enough to enjoy but has enough variety that I will always enjoy when it's the next set's turn in the rotation.

 

[detroitdad]

Ever since I hosted my meet up last month. I have been thinking about only keeping my custom sets. Honestly, I got the most joy from the games when the bourbons and the sunsets hit the felt. That's why I am eventually going to send the Foxwoods back to @joeyshin

I really like the hot stamped Faro's. I don't plan on moving them anytime soon. I figure one "non" personalized custom set is worth keeping.