New to the forum, with about 20,000 chips and counting... (1 Viewer)

[JimsAllIn]

I have been collecting since about 2009 and started on ChipTalk after buying my first set of Outposts. After playing with the crappy dice chips in college, I told myself I would be content once I owned a quality set of clay / casino quality chips. Well, we all know that turned out to be a lie. Things quickly went downhill once I realized Jim Shaffer was often holding sales of used casino chips. Over the span of about five years I acquired a shade over 20,000 chips, about 18,000 of which are casino Paulsons. Mostly Outposts, Empress, Oak Tree, Terribles, Par-A-Dice, Chips Bremerton, President on the Admiral (PCA), Grand Victoria, Aztar . . . probably some others I'm forgetting. I have cooled off a bit on collecting now that I have a woman and three your old son under my roof, but I still browse once they have both fallen asleep. In between mowing the lawn and other dad duties I try to make a dent on the chip cleaning, but it isn't going well. I'm 35 years old now and will probably finish sometime around my 63rd birthday.

My other vices include pinball and arcade machines, retro video games (Atari 2600/5200/7800, NES, Sega, etc.), cars (especially Mustangs and pre-1996 Jeep Wranglers) . . .

Anyway, attached are a few crappy pictures.

 

[MykL316]

Welcome!

 

[detroitdad]

You can't have this in the subject line with about 20,000 chips and counting... and not post any chip pictures.

Welcome by the way!

 

[moose]

Lucky kid. Will you adopt me?

 

[krafticus]

did you have the large, semi-custom TRK set as well?? your screen name sounds familiar in that regards.

 

[Tommy]

Welcome! I'm basically in the same boat. Before my kids I had a weekly game with mostly guys from work since we all had the same abnormal work scheduled.
Some of them have kids now too and some have moved to different hours or departments. We get together about once every 3 months now.

PS: More PrOn please!

 

[JimsAllIn]

As requested, here are a few additional pictures of some of the chips...enjoy!

 

[JimsAllIn]

did you have the large, semi-custom TRK set as well?? your screen name sounds familiar in that regards.

Nope, unfortunately not mine.

You can't have this in the subject line with about 20,000 chips and counting... and not post any chip pictures.

Welcome by the way!

More pics added!

 

[detroitdad]

fantastic! one more request. How about a giant splashed pot picture?

 

[Shaggy]

Welcome.

Chip cleaning... you may want to check out this thread:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/ultrasonic-chip-cleaning.1691/

 

[allforcharity]

Hello and welcome!

 

[v1pe]

Welcome! Nice sets!

 

[JimsAllIn]

Welcome.

Chip cleaning... you may want to check out this thread:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/ultrasonic-chip-cleaning.1691/

Thanks! I really need to bite the bullet and invest in an ultrasonic chip cleaner. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so I've held off because I'm afraid the ultrasonic method won't get the chips (especially the THCs) as clean as I like, but it seems from that thread that that method has perfect results even with the really nasty Empress chips. Hmmm....Christmas is just around the corner...

 

[ovo]

nice stash

 

[legend672]

A whole rack of oak tree hundos.....mmm good.

 

[Klobberer]

The Tupperware is killing me!

 

[Shaggy]

Thanks! I really need to bite the bullet and invest in an ultrasonic chip cleaner. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, so I've held off because I'm afraid the ultrasonic method won't get the chips (especially the THCs) as clean as I like, but it seems from that thread that that method has perfect results even with the really nasty Empress chips. Hmmm....Christmas is just around the corner...

I was quite satisfied with the results on my nasty California Bells.

 

[JimsAllIn]

The Tupperware is killing me!

I know . . . it is pretty shameful! I really need to invest in a lot more racks, but before I do I figure I should at least finish cleaning what I already have out in racks. Then at some point maybe I'll get to the stuff in the Tupperware and US Mail Flat Rate boxes in the closet!

 

[bentax1978]

Welcome neighbor (y) :thumbsup:

 

[hod]

The Tupperware is killing me!

Literally buckets of chips... Respect!

 

[MaxB]

My other vices include pinball

More pics of these please ..... I collect pinball and arcade games too (y) :thumbsup:

 

[JimsAllIn]

More pics of these please ..... I collect pinball and arcade games too (y) :thumbsup:

Below are pics of most of them. Pinball machines are: Jungle Lord, Black Knight, Gorgar, Blackout, Sorcerer (x2), Fire!, and Big Guns. Arcade machines (excluding a couple project machines in the garage) are: Space Invaders II cocktail arcade, Pole Position / Pole Position II (you just swap the boards in the same cabinet), Thurderblade, Area 51 / Area 51 Maximum Force, Trophy Hunting, and a 60-in-1 Multicade in an old Nintendo cabinet. There is also the shuffle bowler you see pictured below.

 

[MaxB]

I love Sorcerer ...had one about 5 yrs ago and regret selling it

 

[FDLmold]

I put many quarters into Fire! when it came out.

 

[Highli99]

Wow! Welcome.

 

[Kain8]

Oak Trees!

Oh and welcome!

 

[Potsie1]

Literally buckets of chips... Respect!

Was thinking the same thing. It feels like you stumbled across a find at a garage sale. Love it! And welcome.

 

[WedgeRock]

Welcome... Have you found the classifieds yet? If not, feel free to just PM me with whatever you have for sale...

 

[oONemoOo]

Welcome!

 

[lematt82]

Welcome