The most epic finds ever? (4 Viewers)

[dew4au]

Agree with @abby99. The way the Dunes were found was just epic. Add to the fact that they chips themselves are fantastic.

 

[saleen121212]

Here are a few of my best finds
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Holy Irish 100s batman.

 

[RichMahogany]

Don’t forget the UB chips, that was the mother lode of RHC chips. Probably wouldn’t ever go down as the GOAT because they aren’t THCs.

Edit: pic added of the horde. Pic by @djriley

 

[Shaggy]

Craigslist find in 2013.

Ended up getting a lot more $1s from this guy.

It was like pulling teeth buying from this guy though. He was always finding a few more chips here and there. Asking me what I was looking for. I just wanted to know what he had so I could buy it all.

Ended up buying about 600 total chips from him. That started my Cali Bell set. I sold off some hundos that I didn’t need to finance the purchase of quarters and $25s.

Cali Bell set (12/17/2016)

• Shaggy
• Dec 17, 2016

 

[AfterTheFact]

Harrahs Tournament. Not huge but 900 chips

 

[Gear]

Too soon

Feel like I'm missing something....

 

[Tommy]

Feel like I'm missing something....

Get back to work!

 

[Shaggy]

Feel like I'm missing something....

Cancun thread

 

[Gear]

Cancun thread

Ah, found that shortly after this. Thanks.

 

[K ALL IN 9]

 

[RichMahogany]

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Wow! How long ago did you find these for curiosity’s sake?

 

[K ALL IN 9]

Wow! How long ago did you find these for curiosity’s sake?

Back in 2009

 

[K ALL IN 9]

I think the chips were actually listed on Craigslist for $75 but they werent local for me to pickup so I offered the seller double to let him know I was serious about buying them and to get him to ship them to me.

 

[MegaTon44]

1000 mint Noirs for $100

 

[churlbut18]

Great thread! Love those Horseshoes.

 

[fish72s]

This probably isn't the most epic ever but back in 2011, jjcentral on chiptalk scored the Caribbean Poker Classic chipcos.
I think he found or bought a storage unit in Miami.

 

[gopherblue]

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Thank god. For a minute there I thought we were talking about the TRKs. Phew.

 

[Teggy]

1000 mint Noirs for $100

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Ok I have been reading this thread, and I am just curious as to where everyone is finding these kind of deals! Estate sales etc? If so are they targeted estate sales.

 

[RichMahogany]

Ok I have been reading this thread, and I am just curious as to where everyone is finding these kind of deals! Estate sales etc? If so are they targeted estate sales.

 

[mike32]

Got these around 2014 on eBay with a make offer, they were under $100 shipped to me. It was right after I told myself I needed to stop buying chips. I also have a couple racks of higher denominations.

 

[mike32]

This probably isn't the most epic ever but back in 2011, jjcentral on chiptalk scored the Caribbean Poker Classic chipcos.
I think he found or bought a storage unit in Miami.

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I still have my secondary tournament set, these are cool chips. The secondary were uncirculated.

 

[ReallyGoodUsername]

This thread is making me blind with jealousy...

Congrats to all the finders, they're really awesome.

 

[1pbce1]

This probably isn't the most epic ever but back in 2011, jjcentral on chiptalk scored the Caribbean Poker Classic chipcos.
I think he found or bought a storage unit in Miami.

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That's insanely cool.

 

[gopherblue]

About 2/3’s of these (bought from @AfterTheFact):

With a lot of super-sleuthing (and cash and an ultrasonic) became these:

 

[colter ripton]

About 2/3’s of these (bought from @AfterTheFact):

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With a lot of super-sleuthing (and cash and an ultrasonic) became these:

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Got to be one of the absolute best sets out there.

 

[John Conor]

So I don’t have any crazy finds of my own but I’m fascinated with a place called Lost Vegas Arcade, in Belgium.

Apparently discovered by some hikers, an abandoned car dealership is loaded with all the makings of a casino, including poker tables and chairs. I have to imagine there are chips involved, but maybe someone on this forum has more info on this than I do.

The roof is caved in portions and everything has been basically exposed to the elements. Such a shame to have it all go to waste, but makes for a cool story and photos. Links below.

https://vcvty.com/lost-vegas/

https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/leisure/lost-vegas-arcade/

 

[Perthmike]

I did score these off Craigslist for $50, though I owe a life debt to @MatB for getting them for me.

I still need to get around to milling and relabelling them all, without dying of lead poisoning.

 

[AfterTheFact]

Indian Springs tri moons, wish I’d have kept them.

 

[allforcharity]

I invoke my right to remain silent as anything that I say might incriminate me.

But I can say that I have/had *nothing* approaching the epicness of any find posted thus far.

 

[RichMahogany]

I did score these off Craigslist for $50, though I owe a life debt to @MatB for getting them for me.

I still need to get around to milling and relabelling them all, without dying of lead poisoning.
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This is going to be a tourney set IIRC? You pretty much have a Cali cash set there