Key West quality (1 Viewer)

[Piccolo]

So I’ve got some Paulsons, and I’m hunting maybe a couple/few more prime time sets.

The key west website acts like they are super high quality whereas all the reviews I’ve seen seem to think they aren’t worth it. Any thoughts on these chips?

 

[madforpancakes]

So I’ve got some Paulsons, and I’m hunting maybe a couple/few more prime time sets.

The key west website acts like they are super high quality whereas all the reviews I’ve seen seem to think they aren’t worth it. Any thoughts on these chips?

They are made by CPC (Classic Poker Chips), so they are premium compression clay chips.

 

[Coyote]

They are actually CPCs, the only other brand (than Paulson) making true casino-grade clay chips (and the only brand to be offering them to the public, currently).
Which are the "bad reviews" you read?

 

[Lemonzest]

So I’ve got some Paulsons, and I’m hunting maybe a couple/few more prime time sets.

The key west website acts like they are super high quality whereas all the reviews I’ve seen seem to think they aren’t worth it. Any thoughts on these chips?

who says they not worth it ?!! er one here loves dem chippy chips wah hooo!

 

[BNM]

Great chips. Please share “all the reviews” because they would also be reviews on CPC chips.

 

[Shaggy]

Great chips. CPC H mold and in stock. Ready to order. Great prices as well.

 

[BNM]

Thinking this might be trolling. @Piccolo has 5 posts. Any search on this site would reveal great things about these chips.

 

[Venturalvn]

Don't think you'll find a person here, the biggest dedicated poker chip site on the internet, that will say Dennis's chips aren't worth it. They're chalky new full clay with a timeless design and a good price.

On top of that is his proven customer service and years of over-the-top participation in the community.

If you don't like CPC then you won't like Key West, but to put a mark against quality or worth is unfair.

 

[Thomacetti]

So I’ve got some Paulsons, and I’m hunting maybe a couple/few more prime time sets.

The key west website acts like they are super high quality whereas all the reviews I’ve seen seem to think they aren’t worth it. Any thoughts on these chips?

The Key West chips are some of the best on the shelf chips you can find anywhere.
Owner Dennis is awsome to deal with and a true chipper at heart.

And while I own serveral high end Paulson casino sets...the Key West (1600 chips & counting) are the most requested set by my players.
Historic H-mold, vintage/old shool look/colors, all denoms available + solid roulettes, J5 artwork, low pricing, excellent service, PCF vendor & supporter, .... what is NOT to like ?

So...please show us who is bad-mouthing the Key West or adjust your OP because it's pure hearsay...
I understand that people prefer ASM/CPC, TRK, BCC or Paulsons vs other clay chips but that has NOTHING to do with quality (except maybe BCC).
CPC David & Dennis have the highest regards on this forum (quality & service like)...don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

PS. thread needs some pron
PSS. and link to HOF vote thread here (look at all those awsome custom CPC chips)

 

[Piccolo]

I’m not trolling, I read the website description and it sounded great just like I said. Then I think I saw a comment on one of John Hobby’s vids that said that they were nice but the price wasn’t worth it. I personally also didn’t like that he had a spinner in one of his sample stacks so I was just wondering about it...

If anybody that owns Paulson AND some of these could tell me how they think the materials compare that’s just the research I want to do before dropping $1000.....

Also if I could I’d edit where I said ALL the reviews are bad. That is def not true just a few things I’ve seen make me wonder.

 

[Coyote]

Before dropping $1,000 or much less, you buy a sample and compare the looks and feel for yourself.

 

[Mr Winberg]

Before dropping $1,000 or much less, you buy a sample and compare the looks and feel for yourself.

I can't believe it took 11 posts before "get samples"!

 

[Eriks]

I’m not trolling, I read the website description and it sounded great just like I said. Then I think I saw a comment on one of John Hobby’s vids that said that they were nice but the price wasn’t worth it. I personally also didn’t like that he had a spinner in one of his sample stacks so I was just wondering about it...

If anybody that owns Paulson AND some of these could tell me how they think the materials compare that’s just the research I want to do before dropping $1000.....

Also if I could I’d edit where I said ALL the reviews are bad. That is def not true just a few things I’ve seen make me wonder.

I think both Paulsons and CPC are very nice. I prefer the former but CPC are definitely awesome chips. I would guess that QC isn’t as strict with the sample chips as with the actual sets.

 

[Thomacetti]

I can't believe it took 11 posts before "get samples"!

First things first

correct info about Vendor > get samples
knowledge about chips PCF >>>> John Hobby

And...if there would be something wrong with your sample set...i'll bet you a free rack of PCA fivers that Dennis would make good.
I have 0 spinners in my set (+1600 chips)

Dont forget... @dennis63 (Key West owner) & @David Spragg (owner CPC) both have an active account over here....where in the hell would you find another platform about chips that could offer this to customers ? These people take pride in their business (just like many other vendors over here).

So you can understand that cheap shots don't go over very well here... (NOFI)

 

[detroitdad]

The key west website acts like they are super high quality

They are super high quality. They are CPC clay chips.

all the reviews I’ve seen seem to think they aren’t worth it.

Where are you reading these reviews at?

I owned a set of these at one time and I thought they were excellent

 

[JMC9389]

I’m not trolling, I read the website description and it sounded great just like I said. Then I think I saw a comment on one of John Hobby’s vids that said that they were nice but the price wasn’t worth it. I personally also didn’t like that he had a spinner in one of his sample stacks so I was just wondering about it...

If anybody that owns Paulson AND some of these could tell me how they think the materials compare that’s just the research I want to do before dropping $1000.....

Also if I could I’d edit where I said ALL the reviews are bad. That is def not true just a few things I’ve seen make me wonder.

Gotcha. I think a lot of the responses so far were misunderstood in your intention and what you're trying to say. I do remember Hobbyphilic's review of the Key West chips.

As others have mentioned, Key West's are off the shelf, ready to play H-mold gaming chips made by Classic Poker Chips. @dennis63 is a PCF vendor here and is second to none in terms of customer service. He's able to offer the Key West chips at a price a bit lower than CPC prices because he is able to make a small profit on the other accessories he sells, and is therefore able to pass the savings along into the sales of the chips in terms of a lower per chip price.

$1000 for a poker chip set is certainly nothing to sneeze at. Only Paulson (doesn't sell to the home market) and CPC manufacture compression clay poker chips, with only the latter selling to the home market. CPC is the only option currently for custom or semi-custom clay poker chips. I'm sure @dennis63 would be happy to help out and ship a shuffle stack of the Key West chips for you to look at, feel, and shuffle around before committing $1000 to a whole set. Better to spend $20 now and decide whether you like the chips or not than spend $1000 on something that may not be your cup of tea and have regret on purchasing.

I don't mean to open up the rabbit hole even more for you, but CPC also sells and manufactures chips on different molds other than the H-mold that the Key Wests are on. I currently own 1400 Key West chips (with 600 more on the way in 2021), but I also have a set on the CSQ mold, have an order in the queue on the B-diamond mold, am considering yet another set on the DIASQ or MD-50 mold, and I'm expecting a set on the oversize 44mm A-mold.

Welcome to PCF!

P.S. Here's some Key West pRon (pictures of chips)


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[Coyote]

CPCs (and hence Key Wests) are the best chips in the world offered today to the public, and the second-best that have ever existed (after Paulsons, especially older, leaded ones). That said, CPCs tend to be more durable and less sensitive.
At any rate, only getting samples will let you know if they 're for you.

 

[Highli99]

CPCs tend to be more durable and less sensitive

This is true. My CPC set is over 10 years old with hundreds of games played and very few flea bites. Would not be the case for Paulson's.

Also, if the comments were you tube comments id suggest weighting them a lot lower than anything you're as here.

If you are preparing to spend $1k on chips you are looking at either CPC, Paulson, Matsui, etc. Of those CPC is most accessible. Buy with confidence

 

[wolfpack]

CPC are great chips, most prefer paulsons yes but that doesn't mean cpc and it's predecessors (asm, burt company) aren't great. Maybe the person doing the review doesn't like the H mold. It isn't my favorite either, but cpc chips are certainly quality.

 

[Meddler2]

I had a different experience with my set of key west chips than most. Pm sent.
Fwiw I also have 3 custom CPC sets with 3 different molds with zero quality issues.

 

[CrazyEddie]

Objectively, Key West chips are very high quality, on par with Paulsons. They are clay chips made by CPC, and so are very similar to other clay chips such as Paulsons, TR Kings, and ASMs, and very different from injection-molded chips such as china clays, ceramics, casino plastics, and consumer plastics. CPC chips are the same type of chips that have been used in casinos for as long as there have been casinos (quite literally - early casinos used clay chips made by The Burt Company, and CPC uses the same equipment, materials, and methods that Burt Co did).

Subjectively, you may find that you don't like them very much (although most people here do). You might not like the look of the H-mold, or the colors, or spot designs, or inlay graphics. You might not like the way they feel and sound - they feel similar to other clay chips, but no two chips feel exactly the same, and you might prefer some other clay chip to these. But these are not quality issues, they're aesthetic issues, and only you can decide if you're going to like them or not.

I saw a comment on one of John Hobby’s vids that said that they were nice but the price wasn’t worth it.

The price isn't worth it! Not for me, anyway. I'm on a budget and can't afford to spend that much money on a poker chip set. The same is true for a lot of people, including presumably whoever wrote that comment. That puts both Key West and Paulsons out of my reach. I have to remain satisfied with less expensive and lower-quality alternatives. And I am! There's lots of nice chips that are much more affordable than clays; Hobby Jon showcases a wide variety in his poker chip videos.

But if clay chips are are not beyond your budget, then Key West chips are a great deal. Brand new mint-condition real casino-quality clay chips at a price much lower than you'll find for used Paulsons.

Clay chips feel and sound much, much different from the lower-cost alternatives, and nearly everyone likes them much, much more, which is why people are willing to pay such crazy amounts for them. But only you can decide if they're worth it to you.

If anybody that owns Paulson AND some of these could tell me how they think the materials compare that’s just the research I want to do before dropping $1000.....

You definitely should not rely on anyone else's subjective impressions comparing Key West and Paulson chips. Get samples and compare them for yourself.

And welcome to the forum!

 

[Piccolo]

Ok awesome everybody, thanks. I’m glad I straightened it out.

Some of the concerns I had when I started researching these matched what only very FEW people were saying about the chips so I felt I should write about it.

When the option opened up to obtain some paulsons I did just jump right on it without getting samples, and wasn’t disappointed. I think in this case it is a definite necessity since they are being produced commercially still; plenty of time.

The picture gallery JMC9389 sent looks INCREDIBLE for sure.

 

[Josh Kifer]

Key wests are fantastic. The H mold can have spinners from the mold. It's well known, but I'll also state I have 2000 h mold chips and it has not been an issue for me. I've been tempted to rebuy a set.

 

[ConsensualPresidency]

@Piccolo If you haven’t already made arrangements to acquire some KW’s, I can send you a 4 chip sample. DM me your address if you’re interested. Cheers

 

[Marius L]

I'm not a fan of the key west chips. Haven't owned them myself though, but I'm just not a fan of the design. But as others have said, that is not to say they are bad chips. It's simply that I don't like the design and style. The quality is definitely top tier, like with other CPC chips. Definitely get samples before ordering a set for $1000. Consider also getting some other CPC mold/color samples to compare the key west's to. You will find that the feel and colors are different from Paulsons, but still very pleasant.

 

[upNdown]

knowledge about chips PCF >>>> John Hobby

Kind of an apples and apples and oranges thing, I think. @Hobbyphilic has a lot more experience with cheaper retail off the shelf plastic and ceramic chips than most of us, I'd wager. If I were looking for the best 15 cent chips, I'd want to know his thoughts. And his videos are targeted toward the average home user, so price is more of a factor in his evaluations than for most of us clay junkies. As far as high end compression clays go, no, I don't think he's the go-to guy for in depth knowledge on the differences between various CPC and Paulson molds.

 

[Nex]

I'm in the camp of people who'd rather spend a little (or even a good bit) more to have a fully customized high quality chip with complex edge spots, rather than a high quality chip with merely a bland standard design for a bit cheaper than you could custom order it. Key West would certainly not be a buy for me.

But I see the niche for these: You want true clay, you want brand new, and you want durable, for as cheap as you can get - and you don't care about having your "very own" design. Main points being the material quality and the price. For that, it should be hard if not impossible to find anything better.

I own a fairly large set of custom HCE chips and two midsized sets on another mold the manufacturer of these chips offers. The HCE mold has its quirks and so does the clay formula the company uses; it has both advantages and disadvantages compared to Paulson.

Do buy a barrel (20 chips) of them and fondle them for a good while to see if they're your thing or not.

 

[Thomacetti]

Kind of an apples and apples and oranges thing, I think. @Hobbyphilic has a lot more experience with cheaper retail off the shelf plastic and ceramic chips than most of us, I'd wager. If I were looking for the best 15 cent chips, I'd want to know his thoughts. And his videos are targeted toward the average home user, so price is more of a factor in his evaluations than for most of us clay junkies. As far as high end compression clays go, no, I don't think he's the go-to guy for in depth knowledge on the differences between various CPC and Paulson molds.

Fair point
No dissing Hobbyphilic in any way...

 

[sgago84]

@JMC9389 I just starting putting together a key west set. Of course once I started an order most of the used ones were gone. Guess it will be new ones for me. Only ordered 1k and 25k for now.

 

[Hobbyphilic]

Key West are super high quality. At one point I didn't like the design compared to some other stock CPC poker chips so they didn't seem worth it to me. I think I was in my hot stamp phase. The funny thing is that the design grew on me to a point where they made my top 10 list for at least one year. I agree with what everyone else says, they are great quality. The only thing for debate seems to be opinions about appearance/design. Looking again.. Yeah, this $20 and $1000 aren't my favorite color on the planet.

Ultimately value depends on you and your preferences. If you like the look I can highly recommend the Key West chips.

knowledge about chips PCF >>>> John Hobby

Hahaha

I'd add:

Your budget and preference > PCF Knowledge >>>>>>>>> Jon Hobby