PSA - Our definition of a "Murdered" chip (1 Viewer)

[Wifey]

First off I would like to say thank you.
You guys are pretty good at not filling our inbox with the M word, and it's appreciated.

I see this question here and there, and I am finding I want a clear dedicated post to point to...so here we are.
I wrote most of this back in February, but on a sale thread...

To us here at Gear Labels; to "murder" a chip is to permanently change a chip, to create a space for a 3rd party laminated label.

In our world, you only mill chips without inlays, like hot stamped chips, to create a space for a 3rd party laminated label.

Yes, there are chips out there that had labels, and have had a drill press remove said labels.
As some others have mentioned, that has a tendency to leave flashes of original label (and the original inlay space) left behind.
Update October 2025:
We have decided to no longer knowingly make labels for chips that have had their inlays removed with a drill press.
We have updated our website's FAQ Page to make sure to include this information.

Our definition of a labeled chip (one that has a 3rd party label applied to it) can be:

• Fully intact with a thin label applied on top of the existing inlay. The original existing inlay is thus unharmed.
  
  • We call this Overlabeling/Overlabeled.
• Having had its original inlay manually removed by hand (utility blade method), and the space that is left (shaped or circular) gets a laminated label applied in it.
  • We call this Inlay Removed / Inlay Replaced.
• Having had its hot stamp removed via milling it off with a fast moving bit. The space that remains has a laminated label applied in it.
  • We call this milled.

Your definitions and opinions may vary...but this is how Gear and I communicate and be clear about what size to cut your labels.

 

[Nanook]

I like your definitions. It's great to have a way to differentiate

 

[Bacon Dad]

Awesome that you are setting the standard.

Now how to get people to read this……

 

[BamaT8ter]

 

[swana]

I feel like there needs to be a special definition for removal of paper inlays. Aggravated murder? Hate crime? However not sure if that could be translated in the Gear nomenclature.

 

[BigJackJones]

 

[philhut]

 

[ovo]

thanks, Redrum, Redrum

 

[Wifey]

I have updated this OP.

In order to make sure our wait times stay reasonable, and our reputation for quality stays high, we are drawing a line.

We have made an executive decision to knowingly stop making labels for some specific types of chips.
We spend too much time, effort and materials for a result that just isn't up to our standard of quality.

If you are shopping for chips to put our labels on, I highly suggest checking out our website's FAQ on chips and how they relate to labels.
There you will find an updated list of the types of chips we will not knowingly make labels for.

I won't put a list here because it will be out of date at some point or another.
Whenever we make changes to our business like this, our website is always first to be updated.

If you have questions regarding specific chips, feel free to shoot me an email at [email protected]
I do answer PM's, but I look less often than I look at emails.