Welcome!!!
I started a little over a month ago, and thought I'd try working my way up with ceramics, majestics, etc.
A couple grand later and now I have a Horseshoe cincy 500 chip set, about to have delivered the rest of a 400 chip Jack set (1, 5, 25p, 100p, one rack each) along with a Jack full sample set, and barrel of 100s.
I want to host games, but realize for the rest of the year, I'll be lucky to get 1 or 2 in. I'm taking my chips with me when I visit my dad for father's day and hope to play a game for fun while teaching my daughter how to play hold'em.
Starting slow is not a bad idea (and was my original plan). I actually plan on getting a Laurel Crown ceramic set, and maybe a Majestics set too just because I like the chips and wouldn't mind having ones I can play with my kid and others, without crying if chips go missing lol
For paulsons, I love my Jacks but doubt I'll use them in a game, and have them more as a collector's item, for a few reasons:
They look so good mint
I don't want to lower their value by playing with them in case I do need to sell them later after having gone in hard on getting chips lol
I really like my Horseshoe cincys as chips to play with. They are casino used quality, and I have yet to clean them so I don't feel bad shuffling and playing with them at all. I plan to use them this weekend.
So advice: if you want something to actually use, get what works with your budget. Even if it's just injected molded chips, you'll be happy. I have samples from every tier, and I like them all (except for Deluxe Kings Casino which was broken and falling apart when it arrived and more pieces crumbled shortly after).If your budget allows it, and you want Paulsons, I'd go with casino used quality. They'll be cheaper, and you won't feel guilty handling them.
If you want to collect and not use, then mint paulsons are great. The smell of mint paulsons...even my wife loves it.
I hope to be rich enough one day to play with mint paulsons guilt free hahaha
I don't know if
@The Chip Exchange still has the 500 horseshoe cincy set available, but the paypal link is still up in this thread:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/black-friday-sale.34934/