Not being mean, and not trying to derail the thread, but it just feels like this is probably gonna happen again and again throughout multiple threads. I mean I was literally just waiting for this from a week ago.
A piece of advice? Not every thread or sale is asking for your personal opinion. Even to someone like me (a noob), you definitely appear to have an outlying view of chipes that isn’t based on the same factors that everyone else (general public) does. You also seem intimately more familiar with a lower cost of chip, which isn’t a bad thing, but if you’re going to speak personal opinion, your voice probably carries more authority in that area.
And congrats on the spades! If you can find a cheaper or more readily available chip that you love, more power to you! Subjectively, it’s seems unanimous that they look like an Ed Hardy t shirt. Not subjectively, I didn’t even know they had denoms the first time I saw them, and right off the bat, non standard colored chips with hard to make out denoms are useless. No problem with liking them, but don’t be offended if you bring those to a $1/2 or higher game and people literally walk right out the door.
1. I bought the Spades 39's in 2017 and haven't had a complaint from anyone under 55 years old about the denominations.
My new ones are the Dia De Los Muertos 43mm which are clearly marked, and the LL Caruthersville. I also asked for the values on the edges of the Spades, even though most people I know can read them just fine. (Also regarding colors, blue 1, red 5, green 25 and black 100 is fairly standard last time I checked).
2. I honestly could never spend $4,000+ on one set of chips because until now, I have never HAD $4k or more to spare like that. That's also why you probably won't see me at a $1/$2 game or higher. I just don't toss money out like it's water. I'm not going to blow 10 grand on a set like someone did here at auction. That would be ridiculous.
I would be fucked if I tried to bring $150 to a game and lost it in a night.
3. I'm going to try to unwatch one more time hoping not to get sidetracked anymore.
Well, your ignorance of most matters chipping-related is shining through brightly. It's fine to have an opposing opinion, but to base it on a blatent lack of knowledge and understanding is not a very defensible position.
Mostly you're just running your mouth with no real clue regarding the things of which you speak.
*blatant.
The only thing you're right about is the word paint because everything else is subjective. Let's look at this in depth:
1. The green font. Like I said, it looks like something out of an old newspaper.
2. Another thing I'm finding out is that the levels of lead were flat out toxic. People who worked in casinos had problems with their offspring being stupid from being subject to so much lead, with the average Paulson chip prior to 1998 having 10% lead, which is much higher than the EPA limit of 0.06%. These old chips may have gotten to you. Seeing as the Gulfport opened in 1993, it's safe to surmise those chips were made during the "a little lead never hurt anyone" phase that Paulson did.
3. I mentioned the inside picture is hard to make out. The textured inlay makes those "gold chips" look like turds on a phone screen, so no, that's not objective.
4. I mentioned the chip looks very '70s. It does. It's a traditional chip and doesn't look like it's taking any risks except for the edgespots. I like a
THC mold but it still has to speak to me, and that chip doesn't. Maybe if it didn't look like a bunch of old guys blew a cigarette on it (which makes sense since Mississippi didn't outlaw smoking until 2008, 3 years after that casino was destroyed.), it might be nicer looking, but I like chips that pop more and call to younger people (both at heart and physical age.) I have a feeling whomever designed that chip watched too many old Gary Cooper movies and wanted to get back to them.
5. Most of my friends are not consummate poker chip collectors, they are heavy metal fans. The Wicked Spades doesn't look like a bad tattoo, it actually looks like a good album cover. I'm sorry it will take you longer than 1.5 seconds to find the denomination and 3 seconds to remember the color scheme (which is actually almost standard except for the blue dollars) but white chips unless they're bright white lack texture and detail.
