Were you shut out on the JACK Detroit Sale? (1 Viewer)

[Sparty]

POST IN THIS THREAD: If you have a sad story and were NOT one of the fortunate PCFers who were able to land a little playable set.
What was the reason: poor computer proficiency, bad connection, family problem, forgot about sale, travelling? What did you get - if anything?

I had a pretty dismal experience with the Secondary sale. A couple wrong (errant) clicks as my heart was racing and I was pretty close to shut out on the "St. Pats Day Sale". I had a new appreciation for people who got shut out on both sale days. Fortunately, I had a good Primary Sale Day buy; but it made me think how unfortunate many might have been BOTH days. Anyway, post your experience here.

Sample Set (10 chips) of my custom "The Retreat" Ceramic ABC Chips to the three (3) best (I mean WORST) TRUE stories that left you pretty much empty-handed. (I will be the judge). Post by 3/26 for a chance at a sample set. (Sample sets will only be shipped CONUS....sorry).

 

[Coyote]

I was intimidated by the complexity of the rules, didn't need a whole set, didn't really know how it's done anyway, predicted what would happen, and I had never seen these chips in person.
For the above reasons, I abstained, which ranks bottom on your pain list, but still the result is empty-handed and you might want to start the thread in escalating pain order

 

[FriendlyDonkey]

Pretty much blanked on both sales, but managed to score a sample set and a couple barrels of 25s. No biggie really, glad to have the opportunity and will patiently await a shot in the secondary market.

Happy to have the chips in the community!

 

[Lemonzest]

I am just hoping my inbox lights up next time someone has an inside line on new paulson chips a la big top poker or whatever the next venture is...

 

[Poker Zombie]

I missed both sales, but I don't mind. It's like missing one of your 14 outs. Sucks that it happens, but WTF, I'm never going to sit and whine about it. Just hope for better luck next time.

 

[RowdyRawhide]

I'm holding out for THC's....someone told me RHC's suck













Full disclosure before the ball busting hits.....I have several RHC sets

 

[krafticus]

Missed out on the 1st sale due to baseball practice.
Missed out on the 2nd sale due to baseball practice.

I’m the coach, and can’t really pull aside to order chips

 

[ReallyGoodUsername]

Missed out on sale 1 connection problems for the first minute and didn't get everything I wanted in sale 2 but sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Gotta play the odds!

 

[Geremie]

I didn’t get anything but I swayed back and forth whether I actually wanted these. Still swaying.

 

[MegaTon44]

So I was in front of my computer ready to purchase a bad ass cash set. Just before go-live, my wife walks up to me:

Wife: Dan, what are Teddy Roosevelt poker chips?

Me: They are TRKs, why do you ask?

Wife: Because Gloria (our neighbor) has a whole chest of chips from her father's storage unit and she remembered you collect them. It just says "Teddy Roosevelt" on the outside and she opened it up and saw a bunch of chip boxes. She said it must be 50+ years old.

Me: Is she there now? How much does she want for them?

Wife: Yes, she's there now and said you can have them for free if you pick them up.

Me: [putting on shoes] Let's go now! This could be a massive score

Wife: Aren't you buying chips like right now?

Me: Fuck that shit. They're RHC anyway. Let's go

Speeding down the highway to Extra Space storage, we meet Gloria outside storage unit 112. She is already pulling out some old Korean War memorabilia and greets us with a big smile. She points to the massive chest and I drag it out of the unit.

I opened up the chest, and holy shit, it was the most amazing find I've ever come across

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[BGinGA]

So I was in front of my computer ready to purchase a bad ass cash set. Just before go-live, my wife walks up to me:

Wife: Dan, what are Teddy Roosevelt poker chips?

Me: They are TRKs, why do you ask?

Wife: Because Gloria (our neighbor) has a whole chest of chips from her father's storage unit and she remembered you collect them. It just says "Teddy Roosevelt" on the outside and she opened it up and saw a bunch of chip boxes. She said it must be 50+ years old.

Me: Is she there now? How much does she want for them?

Wife: Yes, she's there now and said you can have them for free if you pick them up.

Me: [putting on shoes] Let's go now! This could be a massive score

Wife: Aren't you buying chips like right now?

Me: Fuck that shit. They're RHC anyway. Let's go

Speeding down the highway to Extra Space storage, we meet Gloria outside storage unit 112. She is already pulling out some old Korean War memorabilia and greets us with a big smile. She points to the massive chest and I drag it out of the unit.

I opened up the chest, and holy shit, it was the most amazing find I've ever come across

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Yep, yer an asshole. Knew it all along, too.

 

[Coyote]

So I was in front of my computer ready to purchase a bad ass cash set. Just before go-live, my wife walks up to me:

Wife: Dan, what are Teddy Roosevelt poker chips?

Me: They are TRKs, why do you ask?

Wife: Because Gloria (our neighbor) has a whole chest of chips from her father's storage unit and she remembered you collect them. It just says "Teddy Roosevelt" on the outside and she opened it up and saw a bunch of chip boxes. She said it must be 50+ years old.

Me: Is she there now? How much does she want for them?

Wife: Yes, she's there now and said you can have them for free if you pick them up.

Me: [putting on shoes] Let's go now! This could be a massive score

Wife: Aren't you buying chips like right now?

Me: Fuck that shit. They're RHC anyway. Let's go

Speeding down the highway to Extra Space storage, we meet Gloria outside storage unit 112. She is already pulling out some old Korean War memorabilia and greets us with a big smile. She points to the massive chest and I drag it out of the unit.

I opened up the chest, and holy shit, it was the most amazing find I've ever come across

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Great write-up man!
Reminded me of college porn fiction... "...Gloria's intentions quickly became clear when she began undressing"

 

[BGinGA]

Missed getting any sale #1 goodies completely, due to connection/site lag issues. Came away with nada, but that's okay -- I've both scored big and struck out on previous TCR sales, and am always glad and thankful for the opportunity to get mint chips as a result of Jim's considerable efforts, regardless of the outcome of my personal quest.

However, sale #2 went perfectly according to plan, picking up exactly what I wanted in two fell swoops, all in under 60 seconds. With a small add-on assist from two of my chip friends here (thank you, guys!), I'm now all set with the 200 chips I wanted to meet my Jack's needs. It was a good day!

 

[nitzilla]

I'm holding out for THC's....someone told me RHC's suck

Yeah, I didn't even bother because I thought RHCs sucked too.........I hear it all the time around here.......


And I also have 2 RHC sets already....

 

[uclaure]

I missed out on the first sale. I was all set to pick up a 2000 chip set. I had a robust PayPal account begging to be used. This was going to be the first chiproom sale where I thought I could be one of those ballers who always get the highly sought after chips. But no. I told my wife about the sale about 40 min beforehand. Surprisingly, she was supportive and suggested I find an area with great cell service. We cut all the cords a few years back and now only use our cell phones for everything (unlimited plan with hotspot). I walked around my whole house, both inside and out, looking for the the most bars of reception. Best I was able to get was 3 out of 5 bars. I thought, why don’t I look up where the nearest cell tower from my provider is located...I thought this was a genius idea. So I get in the car and start driving about 3 miles out to this tower. I realize I won’t make it to the tower by 3, so I pull over a couple blocks short. I park and get ready. Hit refresh and nothing...just that little loading symbol. Shit! I start driving closer to the tower in hopes of correcting this hiccup and it actually gets worse. Signal becomes almost non existent. I’m driving around like a mad man cursing up a storm trying to get the darn page to load. At 3:07 it finally loads. By the time I add my order, everything but the 1’s, 25’s, and the secondary 100’s remain. I say fuck it, I’m not getting shit. After a couple minutes of deep breathing I figure I should at least get something, so I ordered some 1’s, secondary 25’s, and secondary 100’s. I did a lot better the second time around. Was able to fill in my cash set and got everything I wanted except primary $500’s. So that was my crazy experience...what a roller coaster ride!

 

[beyondtilt]

I bought
200 1s
200 5s grand opening
100 25s primary
10 secondary 100s
All through a cell phone on the March 17th sale
Not to bost but I have no idea why some things work and some don't
I'm sure there will be sales coming

 

[asam2006]

I was attracted because these were mint Paulson's but if I ordered the cash set I wanted I had to but way too many chips that I didn't want. Of course everything sold out right away. I did get a sample set and when it arrived I showed them to my wife and she said they were Fugly. I thought they were plain but nice. I didn't like the faux shaped inlays. So ho hum.. Anyway I spent the money elsewhere.

 

[Changster]

Missed the #1 sale. It was really weird, I did everything right REALLY fast and it literally said every chip denomination was sold out. Then I adjusted just the 500 chip to secondary instead of primary, and LESS inventory was gone in the other denominations. Basically when it said all was sold out of say the 25 secondaries, on the second try it was in stock.

Missed #2 sale because I was just too late.

 

[Sparty]

I was intimidated by the complexity of the rules, didn't need a whole set, didn't really know how it's done anyway, predicted what would happen, and I had never seen these chips in person.
For the above reasons, I abstained, which ranks bottom on your pain list, but still the result is empty-handed and you might want to start the thread in escalating pain order

good start!

 

[ocGABE]

So I was in front of my computer ready to purchase a bad ass cash set. Just before go-live, my wife walks up to me:

Wife: Dan, what are Teddy Roosevelt poker chips?

Me: They are TRKs, why do you ask?

Wife: Because Gloria (our neighbor) has a whole chest of chips from her father's storage unit and she remembered you collect them. It just says "Teddy Roosevelt" on the outside and she opened it up and saw a bunch of chip boxes. She said it must be 50+ years old.

Me: Is she there now? How much does she want for them?

Wife: Yes, she's there now and said you can have them for free if you pick them up.

Me: [putting on shoes] Let's go now! This could be a massive score

Wife: Aren't you buying chips like right now?

Me: Fuck that shit. They're RHC anyway. Let's go

Speeding down the highway to Extra Space storage, we meet Gloria outside storage unit 112. She is already pulling out some old Korean War memorabilia and greets us with a big smile. She points to the massive chest and I drag it out of the unit.

I opened up the chest, and holy shit, it was the most amazing find I've ever come across

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What a Dick!!! hahaha. that was awesome

 

[Schmendr1ck]

For the first sale, I couldn't get the breakdown that I wanted without buying a bunch of extra chips (and spending way more than I wanted), so I decided to pick up GO $5s and $25s, get my $1s at 3pm when restrictions were lifted, and figure out later what to do for a frac.

The GO purchase went fine. At 3pm I had the $1s sitting in my cart, clicked the PayPal button, and completed the transaction. Or so I thought until I saw the message "Credit Card Declined." I quickly switched cards and tried again, but by that time the $1s were gone.

As it turned out, my credit union has very tight fraud protection parameters on their credit cards. My first two purchases had triggered them, so they put a security hold on that card, causing me to miss out.

Luckily I got the rest of what I wanted (and a little more) in the second sale.

 

[Sparty]

So I was in front of my computer ready to purchase a bad ass cash set. Just before go-live, my wife walks up to me:

Wife: Dan, what are Teddy Roosevelt poker chips?

Me: They are TRKs, why do you ask?

Wife: Because Gloria (our neighbor) has a whole chest of chips from her father's storage unit and she remembered you collect them. It just says "Teddy Roosevelt" on the outside and she opened it up and saw a bunch of chip boxes. She said it must be 50+ years old.

Me: Is she there now? How much does she want for them?

Wife: Yes, she's there now and said you can have them for free if you pick them up.

Me: [putting on shoes] Let's go now! This could be a massive score

Wife: Aren't you buying chips like right now?

Me: Fuck that shit. They're RHC anyway. Let's go

Speeding down the highway to Extra Space storage, we meet Gloria outside storage unit 112. She is already pulling out some old Korean War memorabilia and greets us with a big smile. She points to the massive chest and I drag it out of the unit.

I opened up the chest, and holy shit, it was the most amazing find I've ever come across

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….i knew the story was bogus when you said [putting on shoes]. Let's face it, you would have run right over there with your pink bunny slippers still on!

 

[Meddler2]

I didn't participate in the initial sale due to the limits. I took a chance in the St. Patrick's day sale hoping I can get 2 racks of primary $5s somehow. So ended with 2 racks of $1s and 1/2 racks of $25s....which I may sell if I can't get my hands on the $5s.

 

[FDLmold]

BBV
First minute or so of the first sale, I had 200 ones, 100 snappers, 200 fives, 300 quarters, 200 hundos, and 100 five hundos in the cart. All available except the five hundos (the good ones). I had no idea there would be a second sale, so I passed on the entire purchase (with substitute five hundos which were available). I bought nothing in the second sale, where primary five hundos were available (though limited I am sure, but all I was getting was that, so my chances were ok I suppose to get them). I'm not sad. I have 1500 Harrah's Cherokee mint RHC chips instead, bought from a vendor who was very clear what would be available and when.

 

[Sparty]

I missed both sales, but I don't mind. It's like missing one of your 14 outs. Sucks that it happens, but WTF, I'm never going to sit and whine about it. Just hope for better luck next time.

you missed them (didn't realize the time?) or missed them (tried but my fingers/connection/something wasn't fast enough?)

 

[Sparty]

Missed out on the 1st sale due to baseball practice.
Missed out on the 2nd sale due to baseball practice.

I’m the coach, and can’t really pull aside to order chips

That's what the 3rd base coach is for!!

 

[bsdunbar1]

So I was in front of my computer ready to purchase a bad ass cash set. Just before go-live, my wife walks up to me:

Wife: Dan, what are Teddy Roosevelt poker chips?

Me: They are TRKs, why do you ask?

Wife: Because Gloria (our neighbor) has a whole chest of chips from her father's storage unit and she remembered you collect them. It just says "Teddy Roosevelt" on the outside and she opened it up and saw a bunch of chip boxes. She said it must be 50+ years old.

Me: Is she there now? How much does she want for them?

Wife: Yes, she's there now and said you can have them for free if you pick them up.

Me: [putting on shoes] Let's go now! This could be a massive score

Wife: Aren't you buying chips like right now?

Me: Fuck that shit. They're RHC anyway. Let's go

Speeding down the highway to Extra Space storage, we meet Gloria outside storage unit 112. She is already pulling out some old Korean War memorabilia and greets us with a big smile. She points to the massive chest and I drag it out of the unit.

I opened up the chest, and holy shit, it was the most amazing find I've ever come across

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Just WRONG on so many levels...

 

[Frogzilla]

I couldn’t order because my wife says I already have too many poker chips.

 

[softchewy]

Y

I did get a sample set and when it arrived I showed them to my wife and she said they were Fugly. I thought they were plain but nice. I didn't like the faux shaped inlays. So ho hum.. Anyway I spent the money elsewhere.

You and your wife don’t know Jack

 

[Poker Zombie]

you missed them (didn't realize the time?) or missed them (tried but my fingers/connection/something wasn't fast enough?)

The first time I logged in and clicked away (with multiple failed to connect errors) as quickly as I could. The second sale, I wasn't as excited and was not clicking with the same gusto. Maybe if I tried for a more "realistic" set, the second round would have worked for me, but not getting the primary 500s was a deal breaker.

I'll give it a few years. Jacks will find their way to the secondary market. If the price is too high, it's easy for me to ignore. Jim's sales always hit me right at my max price for a set.