Recommendations for mid-level chips? (1 Viewer)

[Trihonda]

I play a weekly bar game (3 tables), and I normally supply the chips (Currently bringing a set of Milanos). The crew loves the chips (compared to the dice chips they were using). However, I will be taking a new job which will limit my ability to play this game and bring chips. A few weeks ago I asked the crew if they wanted me to arrange the purchase of a set of Milanos FOR the game, and everyone agreed to take $5 from each buyin for a few weeks to make this happen. When I was pricing this out, I was seeing Milanos (1000 chip sets) for around $380+ $50 shipping - or $420 total). This was our target money raising goal. We're nearly there, but now I'm seeing the one vendor I was looking at (one I've used a few times before) has shortages in some of the chips (100's and 5k's), so I can't order the set I intended. And they're not returning my emails. I'm stuck holding a bunch of money for chips, and now the other vendors are a lot pricier (probably $550+ for the same chip sets).

Anyone have thoughts or recommendations on mid-level chips in the $.40/chip price range? I haven't shopped china clays in a while, and wanted to do my due diligence and see options (before dropping $.60/chip for Milanos).

Thanks

 

[FestiveKnight]

Any opposition to Tina’s? Seems the clearest route to me

 

[BruceWayne]

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...d-cards-mold-textured-no-mold-04-2024.117134/

 

[colter ripton]

Fuck the Milanos lol

Id buy these. He offered them to me for 550 and I’m pretty sure he’d go lower.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2763751618...oQHvkKjTm-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[colter ripton]

Fuck the Milanos lol

Id buy these. He offered them to me for 550 and I’m pretty sure he’d go lower.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2763751618...oQHvkKjTm-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Perfect bar game chips, could even label them at some point

 

[DeeVee8]

I've owned all the china clays. Pharaohs, Dunes, Majestic, Royals. 43mm Royals have been my favorite, seconded by Pharaohs.

 

[Darthhoodie]

If you don't mind waiting a few months these are .46c each and probably a higher quality than any other CC options.

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...d-cards-mold-textured-no-mold-04-2024.117134/

I find these particularly hot.

I grabbed a set for the hell of it.

These are the standard colors and denominations.

These are also cool.

 

[GreekRedEye]

Since you mention needing 100s and 5ks, I assume this is a three table tourney set? What is the base denom?

 

[kaimat]

Would it work to sell them your Milanos and you could get something else?

Milano $100s for about $40 shipped, seller has 700 available: https://www.ebay.com/itm/196284081908

Milano $5000s for $9.50 per 25 chips. This would work if the seller will combine shipping: https://www.ebay.com/itm/275970119036

 

[BGinGA]

Anyone have thoughts or recommendations on mid-level chips in the $.40/chip price range?

These are significantly nicer than Milano china clays imo (especially the hybrids). You can order customs or select from a large group of pre-designed sets:

order thread:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...d-cards-mold-textured-no-mold-04-2024.117134/

WEB Mold or Greek Mold ceramic hybrids
39mm = $.46 each, 43mm = $.52 each

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/web-mold-greek-mold-pre-designed-sets.115859/

Textured No-Mold ceramics
39 mm = $.34 each, 43 mm = $.45 each

Cards Mold ceramics
39mm = $.40 each, 43mm = $.45 each

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/cards-mold-textured-no-mold-pre-designed-sets.115855/

If time is an issue, Apache Poker Chips sells four styles of china clays (Pharaoh's, Majestic, Dunes, Bank) plus three styles of Cards Mold ceramics (Empire, Taj Mahal, Penthouse) -- all priced at 49c per chip:

https://www.apachepokerchips.com/product-category/poker-chips/

 

[colter ripton]

Ill send you some links to some decent priced China clay sets on marketplace etc when i come across them if you want, what denoms are you looking for?

 

[GreekRedEye]

I have purchased from here. They seem to have Milanos in stock.
https://www.thepokerstore.com/collections/milano-poker-chips

There is also the Pioneer Club design. Great spot progression for folks that may have difficulty differentiating colors.

 

[BGinGA]

I have purchased from here. They seem to have Milanos in stock.
https://www.thepokerstore.com/collections/milano-poker-chips

$449 for a 1000-chip set (250/250/125/225/150) with no tax or shipping charges, and appears to be in stock. Not bad.

I'd still rather have the much nicer web mold ceramic hybrids for an extra $35 bucks ($460+$24 shipping). Worth the wait, and should last a lot longer, too.

 

[Trihonda]

$449 for a 1000-chip set (250/250/125/225/150) with no tax or shipping charges, and appears to be in stock. Not bad.

I'd still rather have the much nicer web mold ceramic hybrids for an extra $35 bucks ($460+$24 shipping). Worth the wait, and should last a lot longer, too.

Dave,
Thanks for this tip. I like the option of the webmold Starnights. Very sexy. Any idea the shipping timeframe for these? Rough guess? I like these so much, I might do an order for myself too..

 

[Sparkynutz]

I play a weekly bar game (3 tables), and I normally supply the chips (Currently bringing a set of Milanos). The crew loves the chips (compared to the dice chips they were using). However, I will be taking a new job which will limit my ability to play this game and bring chips. A few weeks ago I asked the crew if they wanted me to arrange the purchase of a set of Milanos FOR the game, and everyone agreed to take $5 from each buyin for a few weeks to make this happen. When I was pricing this out, I was seeing Milanos (1000 chip sets) for around $380+ $50 shipping - or $420 total). This was our target money raising goal. We're nearly there, but now I'm seeing the one vendor I was looking at (one I've used a few times before) has shortages in some of the chips (100's and 5k's), so I can't order the set I intended. And they're not returning my emails. I'm stuck holding a bunch of money for chips, and now the other vendors are a lot pricier (probably $550+ for the same chip sets).

Anyone have thoughts or recommendations on mid-level chips in the $.40/chip price range? I haven't shopped china clays in a while, and wanted to do my due diligence and see options (before dropping $.60/chip for Milanos).

Thanks

Have you thought about Apache Majestics, Royals or any of their other offerings?
I actually use a mixed set and everybody said they loved the size difference between denoms.
39mm Majestics T25 and T100, 43mm Royals T500+

 

[Trihonda]

Since you mention needing 100s and 5ks, I assume this is a three table tourney set? What is the base denom?

blinds start at 100/200. Starting stacks are 25k
T100 x 10
T500 x 10
T1k x 9
T5k x 2

My set breakdown would be:
T100 x 225
T500 x 225
T1k x 250
T5k x 125
T25k x 125
$5 bounty chips x 50

We don't typically use more than 200 of each the 100 & 500 chips, but I want to have extras on hand. We get between 20-40 total entries (never been more than 40). This includes a ton of rebuys. For instance today we had 24 players and 38 entries.

 

[Trihonda]

Have you thought about Apache Majestics, Royals or any of their other offerings?
I actually use a mixed set and everybody said they loved the size difference between denoms.
39mm Majestics T25 and T100, 43mm Royals T500+

This is not a game I’ll be running now. So it needs to be simple.. for non chip folks to figure out. I don’t want to de@l with 39 amd 43mm racks.