Just getting into poker chips, looking for low quantities of high quality chips (1 Viewer)

[Atompunk78]

Hi guys, I've just joined this forum and I wanted to buy some true clay/ceramic chips, however they're extremely expensive and can only be bought in large quantities. I was wondering if there was any way to buy just 10-25 clay/ceramic chips to mix in with the rest of my set (eg to replace the $100 denomination), for a bit of fun. Does anyone here know how/where I could get these? I see there are buy pools here, are those a good option for me? I'm mainly looking for used (due to price) but new is potentially ok too. I live in England, I hope this is ok as it seems the majority of this forum is American. Thankfully I found an absolute steal on fb marketplace for 2000 'Full House Poker Club' chips for £30, so I'm sorted for general chips for a while!

I hope this doesn't go against any rules and such, I did read the FAQs and 'new users start here's etc.
Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[Gus]

Welcome

The Classifieds here have plenty of listings for small quantities of chips, often at very reasonable prices ($1/chip or less). There's a bit of a learning curve to understanding chips however... what's 'clay,' what condition, etc... If you enjoy browsing you'll learn quick.
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/forums/for-sale.25/

Another option for you is @David Spragg 's Marlow Casino Chips, he's a chip dealer in England. The website can be a bit confusing, especially if you're new to the scene, but you could simply email him with what you're looking for and he might give you a couple good options.
http://www.marlowcasinochips.com/

 

[Atompunk78]

Welcome

The Classifieds here have plenty of listings for small quantities of chips, often at very reasonable prices ($1/chip or less). There's a bit of a learning curve to understanding chips however... what's 'clay,' what condition, etc... If you enjoy browsing you'll learn quick.
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/forums/for-sale.25/

Another option for you is @David Spragg 's Marlow Casino Chips, he's a chip dealer in England. The website can be a bit confusing, especially if you're new to the scene, but you could simply email him with what you're looking for and he might give you a couple good options.
http://www.marlowcasinochips.com/

I've done a good amount of research regarding the pitfalls of what's actually clay and why ceramic is good and so on, though I admit I don't feel entirely prepared ' I checked the sales (classifieds?) section but everything seemed to be in quantities of around 100. I'll have more of a look now though. Thank you!

 

[bigblind]

Watch the classifieds

 

[doublebooyah85]

You should have no problem buying a barrel (20) of many premium clay chips.

 

[TheChipVault]

Good luck with your search sir!

 

[wickedwonka121]

I think you're on the right track. Usually someone new to the forum says somethig like "low budget, but I want real clay". That's water and oil. Low quantity of high quality is absolutely a thing. Like others have stated, get a barrel at a time if that's what you can afford. Before you know it you'll have a decent set. In most cases you can run a solid single table with 300 chips. Good luck and happy hunting.

 

[Atompunk78]

I think you're on the right track. Usually someone new to the forum says somethig like "low budget, but I want real clay". That's water and oil. Low quantity of high quality is absolutely a thing. Like others have stated, get a barrel at a time if that's what you can afford. Before you know it you'll have a decent set. In most cases you can run a solid single table with 300 chips. Good luck and happy hunting.

Ahah thank you, I did my research first before coming here. I had no idea how expensive nice poker chips were until yesterday, coming here and seeing racks with $1k blew my mind ' (I now totally get it though)