New Greek Mold Hybrid Sample (1 Viewer)

[BigJackJones]

I just received my sample of the new hybrid Greek Mold from @justincarothers

I own a number of cards mold Tina ceramics and I haven't been terribly impressed. The feel isn't bad. The shuffle is tolerable. However, the spinners make them a little bit of a pain to move even short stacks.

The new hybrid Greek mold really doesn't suffer from any of those issues. There are zero spinners in the sample set I was sent. The sound is a little more muted than with the cards mold, so it seems a little more natural. They also shuffle as well as any of the higher end chips in my collection.

I think the less immediately noticeable, but still highly valued improvement is the color getting down into the groove of the mold. (I don't know the technical name for this)

For me, this is a game changer when considering another set. Throw in that @Gear is already set up for labels on these, I would say there will be some jaw-dropping customs.

This is one of each I was sent. The colors are more vibrant than this picture represents.

 

[twocannons]

Colors are nice and vibrant but chips feel cheap in my hand.

 

[ngmcs8203]

I really like them too. I thought gear couldn’t get smaller than 25mm. That’s cool to hear that they are able to produce 24mm. If they’re an option for those who would want a different label on each side, that’s awesome.

 

[carpenter]

They look really good.

 

[Nogbert]

I'd really love to see a blindfolded shuffle stack/feel comparison of these vs some Paulsons done by some of the chip elitists on this forum. I have a few nearly mint Paulson's from Vegas and the Greek hybrids feel and sound nearly indistinguishable to me. The biggest difference I can see is that the edges are not razor sharp on the Greek hybrids.

 

[Tallguy]

I second that the chips feel and sound very similar to Paulsons. I think I’m a blind test you could tell them apart, as the hybrids have just an ever so slightly higher pitch sound than paulsons, but I call b.s. on being able to “feel” the difference in your hand. The sound of these chips sits right in the middle of Paulsons and CPC. CPC having an even higher pitch sound than the hybrids. These are unbeatable for the money.

 

[BPTDirector]

I had my wife, who really cares nothing about my addiction other than knowing I spend my money on it but has been in many casinos and knows what chips feel like, do a comparison test. After 5 minutes of clicking, clacking, feeling, etc… she said about 5% difference from my Paulsons, but the new Greeks were better than my Chipcos, and, my ASM’s which she admittedly loves she said almost unnoticeable difference in feel.

She said though slightly less grip texture on the Greeks.

 

[improviseallday]

We must have gotten different samples. They feel good in their own way, but they feel not at all like Paulsons to me.

 

[BigJackJones]

I don't think I would ever confuse them with Paulsons, but I definitely like the feel of these over cards mold.

 

[BPTDirector]

Honestly neither would I but I have owned thousands of clay chips.

 

[Colquhoun]

My first thought after handling these hybrids is that they come closer to a clay chip feel and sound than any other chip to date.
Not sure I would confuse them, but they are way ahead of other types of chips.

 

[BigJackJones]

@Colquhoun They are definitely ahead of the curve in my limited experience. Combine that with the graphic flexibility and I think they are a winner.

 

[BPTDirector]

I loved the feel of the 43mm chips so my set will be all 43mm. This will give me 6 sets, 2 cash, 4 tournament, every set by a different maker.

 

[BigJackJones]

every set by a different maker.

Spreadin' the love. I like it. There are so many cool designs by folks around here, every time I go to create my own, I realize just how gifted they are.