CallingStation614
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These make me jealous...But looking back now………I think these ultimately take the cakeView attachment 1291711View attachment 1291709View attachment 1291710.
Post a pic of the best bang for your buck set you own (3 Viewers)
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I’m not so sure about this one. $1.15 in 2010 dollars is probably roughly equal to the $1.80ish that the Chip Room was selling mint Diamond Jacks for, last summer. (And that’s in real dollars; in chipping dollars, I’m assuming 1.15 could buy you the world in 2010 - I dunno, I wasn’t there.)But looking back now………I think these ultimately take the cakeView attachment 1291711View attachment 1291709View attachment 1291710.
Suits mold might be a little prettier than RHC, but it’s a little slipperier too, so I’m not sure that mold is a big winner.
This is a deal many people today would kill to have, but considering the year, I’d give this one a merely passing grade on the bang for buck scale.
BMWe30
Sitting Out
My friend has these, we play our home cash game with them. Awesome chips!
$1.15 per was pricey for 2010, my players at the time thought I was crazy for paying that.
The post was more meant to represent the set that time has shown I didn’t miss the boat on so to speak.
From an investment standpoint, it’s the one set I got into at the right time.
Lots of bang for those $1.15 pers looking back.
wickedwonka121
Flush
These are actually averaging just under a couple bucks. Just started collecting what ever sales popped up, knowing I wanted a solids tourney set. Still need to stamp some, but for a solids THC set, this one was the best bang for the buck.
wickedwonka121
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Those SP are super cool. The colors don't agree with me but I like that casino.
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elemeno
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Can someone tell me if these are Tina chips or something else? I see some flashing, I think, but also know @DirtyTIVA has some $$$$ sets, so I wasn’t sure.
Edit: nvm, I saw his edit, lol
FlushBlack
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No longer mine, my best bang for buck were these from Sidepot $1.29 a piece back in 2008
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Most posts are best pickups regarding purchase price vs value, which I guess is what OP posted.
I’ll throw something different and say my IGs/Paris/Adolfos (and tigers if I buy one of my sets back one day).
Not *only* were the 3 purchased at their cheapest possible price (TCR/DirectfromCage/DirectfromAdolfo), but they are literally my home casino set, a set from my first Vegas/wsop trip, and a local set that I picked up from the owner and then proceeded to buy rounds of shots for the patrons of his bar.
I mean……pretty damn fantastic. Most people never even have the opportunity to buy chip sets from their home casino or first Vegas trip.
My entire roster of sets is meaningful and pretty objectively pretty
I’ll throw something different and say my IGs/Paris/Adolfos (and tigers if I buy one of my sets back one day).
Not *only* were the 3 purchased at their cheapest possible price (TCR/DirectfromCage/DirectfromAdolfo), but they are literally my home casino set, a set from my first Vegas/wsop trip, and a local set that I picked up from the owner and then proceeded to buy rounds of shots for the patrons of his bar.
I mean……pretty damn fantastic. Most people never even have the opportunity to buy chip sets from their home casino or first Vegas trip.
My entire roster of sets is meaningful and pretty objectively pretty
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elemeno
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Most posts are best pickups regarding purchase price vs value, which I guess is what OP posted.
I’ll throw something different and say my IGs/Paris/Adolfos (and tigers if I buy one of my sets back one day).
Not *only* we’re the 3 purchased at their cheapest possible price (TCR/DirectfromCage/DirectfromAdolfo), but they are literally my home casino set, a set from my first Vegas/wsop trip, and a local set that I picked up from the owner and then proceeded to buy rounds of shots for the patrons of his bar.
I mean……pretty damn fantastic. My entire roster of sets is meaningful and pretty objectively pretty
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Can we get some better pics please!?
Get out the pitchforks, but best bang for your buck (not cherry picking finds) would have to be some Tina’s.
Fully customizable, great look, and I have had absolutely zero issues with my sets. I’m not a clay only snob, so the ceramics work great.
If you just can’t stomach Tina, plastics are tough to beat too. They’re going to last forever, and I think they look and feel great. Their price, like Tina’s, are, for the most part, going to be much lower than the average as well.
Fully customizable, great look, and I have had absolutely zero issues with my sets. I’m not a clay only snob, so the ceramics work great.
If you just can’t stomach Tina, plastics are tough to beat too. They’re going to last forever, and I think they look and feel great. Their price, like Tina’s, are, for the most part, going to be much lower than the average as well.
legend672
Full House
Amen, bruthah. These chips have opened the customs world to tons of people.
I don't own them anymore, but . . .
Those Jack Niemanns….love them. Biggest regret selling those years ago
BMWe30
Sitting Out
Those look fantastic. Any more pics of those?
Like the TRUMP card Protector!
gopherblue
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Took patience and secrecy to assemble the original core set (pictured here), at a price per chip that, at the time, I thought was higher than usual, but now is simply unbelievable.
gopherblue
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And the price of these was measured in cents-per-chip.
Bought them before prices went through the roof. They are buttery soft with great weight.
MichaelBubly
Flush
Basically into the entire set for the face value of the live chips (trades and what not). So I can use and abuse these.. and then when the chips become obsolete I have the choice of keeping them or returning them and getting my money back out guaranteed.
Basically a rental set for free. Tough to beat that in my eyes.
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elemeno
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This is a beauty.
Rental fee of inflation and opportunity cost, not bad at all!
Out of curiosity, why didn’t you put Las Vegas, Nevada on the $20?
MichaelBubly
Flush
It's a restriction @Gear has with doing labels for open casinos. For quarters he doesn't mind, but for higher denoms he adjusts them slightly so they are never 1:1.
BMWe30
Sitting Out
Curious as to what these go for now? They’re my 2nd favorite behind my Paulson Pharaoh's
A friendly chipper to chipper price would be about $2 per. Right now with the current state of the economy I wouldn’t expect much more than that.
Maybe $3 per during better times.
chicubs1988
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My relabel set. I put it together pre-covid. I spent ~$2.50 per chip (chip, milling, labels). It would probably cost double or triple that now
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What’s that you say? A paulson relabel custom? Oh do I want a sample? Oh that’s too kind, absolutely.
Bang for the buck?
I win!
They said bang, not plink. But you do sure have plenty for target practice.
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