Would I have seller’s remorse? (1 Viewer)

[Taghkanic]

I’m sitting here debating whether to seriously pare down my collection, which has grown to maybe 10,000 chips. I suspect some other lapsed hosts may be having the same debate. Here’s my situation:

Over the past 2.5 years, I have gone from hosting twice a month to hosting exactly two games in that span.

One was held after the first wave of vaccinations gave everyone false hope that we were reaching the end of the pandemic. The other was this winter before the Omicron variant caused another surge.

I am sure that I will get back to hosting regularly. My roster of players is very eager to get back into the swing of things, as am I.

But not hosting for so long has gotten me out of the habit of feeling like I should be constantly upgrading my existing sets, and/or creating new additional sets for variety. I haven’t bought nearly as many chips over the past 2.5 years, and don’t check the classifieds and auctions nearly as often.

So I guess you could say that COVID broke my chipping addiction. I now look at all my chips and think, “You know, realistically I don’t really need more than one cash set and one tournament set. OK, maybe also one other flexible set which can serve as either.”

[Insert the clip here from The Jerk where he keeps adding possessions after saying he doesn’t need any stuff anymore]

So now I’m eyeballing both my excess playable sets, my several incomplete projects, not to mention the various random barrels and racks that I acquired on impulse over the years… and thinking of doing some “mega” sales. I’d probably do one RHC sale, one THC sale, and one miscellaneous sale by the end of the summer.

But then the old addiction kicks in and I think, “You know, if you sell these, you’ll never be able to buy them back at a reasonable price again. Once the regular game start up again you’ll wish you had these chips.”

Part of me is just venting and thinking out loud here. I don’t have any monetary pressure to sell; but I also really don’t need so many chips… And I’m sure I’m not the only one contemplating whether to streamline or not. I’d be interested to hear others’ thoughts, especially from those who have sold large parts in their collection before. Have you regretted it? Or did you just pocket the cash and never look back?

 

[DontKnowWhen]

Unfortunately, I can't help your decision as my collection is not that large. But I would be interested in a THC cash set if you decide to unload

 

[utgtrash]

at this moment i'm sorting out the collection into categories by feel:

- stuff i'm happy to sell/get back out into the market, won't look back ever
- stuff i really don't think i'll ever want to sell, maybe for any price
- stuff that i don't know why i have but it would REALLY be painful to say goodbye to. this is the stuff i would price somewhat high, OR, sell to a buyer that could use a break, is a good guy, etc.

 

[Eriks]

At my peak I had, for cash rotation:

- LCOs
- WTHCs
- Mixed TR Kings
- BCC x many; Samurais, Proteges, CDIs, Martini club, Speakeasy.

Sold em all, only ever regretted some of the BCCs, like the CDIs and the Proteges (pretty much have them both back again). Really thought I would miss the LCOs as they were my one ”unsellable” set, but I really don’t. Leaded THCs are just too expensive for me now and I’m perfectly fine with that.

 

[Jeevansluck]

I’m sitting here debating whether to seriously pare down my collection, which has grown to maybe 10,000 chips. I suspect some other lapsed hosts may be having the same debate. Here’s my situation:

Over the past 2.5 years, I have gone from hosting twice a month to hosting exactly two games in that span.

One was held after the first wave of vaccinations gave everyone false hope that we were reaching the end of the pandemic. The other was this winter before the Omicron variant caused another surge.

I am sure that I will get back to hosting regularly. My roster of players is very eager to get back into the swing of things, as am I.

But not hosting for so long has gotten me out of the habit of feeling like I should be constantly upgrading my existing sets, and/or creating new additional sets for variety. I haven’t bought nearly as many chips over the past 2.5 years, and don’t check the classifieds and auctions nearly as often.

So I guess you could say that COVID broke my chipping addiction. I now look at all my chips and think, “You know, realistically I don’t really need more than one cash set and one tournament set. OK, maybe also one other flexible set which can serve as either.”

[Insert the clip here from The Jerk where he keeps adding possessions after saying he doesn’t need any stuff anymore]

So now I’m eyeballing both my excess playable sets, my several incomplete projects, not to mention the various random barrels and racks that I acquired on impulse over the years… and thinking of doing some “mega” sales. I’d probably do one RHC sale, one THC sale, and one miscellaneous sale by the end of the summer.

But then the old addiction kicks in and I think, “You know, if you sell these, you’ll never be able to buy them back at a reasonable price again. Once the regular game start up again you’ll wish you had these chips.”

Part of me is just venting and thinking out loud here. I don’t have any monetary pressure to sell; but I also really don’t need so many chips… And I’m sure I’m not the only one contemplating whether to streamline or not. I’d be interested to hear others’ thoughts, especially from those who have sold large parts in their collection before. Have you regretted it? Or did you just pocket the cash and never look back?

Good lord Sam!

Like this message could have been scripted directly from my very own cerebral cortex.

We are in the same shoes, and I haven’t hosted even a SINGLE game since Covid.

I don’t see it changing and somewhere along the line I retired as a host before even running a league proper. So it’s a huge disappointment. Imagine, I purchased a $6000 Chanman that has 2 games played. Now it’s just a fancy dinner table.

I keep going though, on the chips. I can’t seem to stop despite knowing I’m only sentencing more and more chips to a wasted life inside a dark safe. There is only a glimmer of hope of redemption for the chippies. I’m well equipped at any time to resume poker hosting.

My wife doesn’t even ask questions anymore. She kind of turned a blind eye to this whole mess. I think she would be proud if I could walk away from this hobby but I can’t. I’ve tried. Not sure how to move on from poker hosting and the chips, all together.

I do know, chip selling regret is REAL! Make sure you truly need the money. If not, keep ‘em bro. Don’t sell nothing. I’m wrestling with this each day, but don’t sell.

 

[Jeevansluck]

- stuff that i don't know why i have but it would REALLY be painful to say goodbye to.

This is the purest chipping at its finest!!!

 

[Goldfish]

I’m sitting here debating whether to seriously pare down my collection, which has grown to maybe 10,000 chips. I suspect some other lapsed hosts may be having the same debate. Here’s my situation:

Over the past 2.5 years, I have gone from hosting twice a month to hosting exactly two games in that span.

One was held after the first wave of vaccinations gave everyone false hope that we were reaching the end of the pandemic. The other was this winter before the Omicron variant caused another surge.

I am sure that I will get back to hosting regularly. My roster of players is very eager to get back into the swing of things, as am I.

But not hosting for so long has gotten me out of the habit of feeling like I should be constantly upgrading my existing sets, and/or creating new additional sets for variety. I haven’t bought nearly as many chips over the past 2.5 years, and don’t check the classifieds and auctions nearly as often.

So I guess you could say that COVID broke my chipping addiction. I now look at all my chips and think, “You know, realistically I don’t really need more than one cash set and one tournament set. OK, maybe also one other flexible set which can serve as either.”

[Insert the clip here from The Jerk where he keeps adding possessions after saying he doesn’t need any stuff anymore]

So now I’m eyeballing both my excess playable sets, my several incomplete projects, not to mention the various random barrels and racks that I acquired on impulse over the years… and thinking of doing some “mega” sales. I’d probably do one RHC sale, one THC sale, and one miscellaneous sale by the end of the summer.

But then the old addiction kicks in and I think, “You know, if you sell these, you’ll never be able to buy them back at a reasonable price again. Once the regular game start up again you’ll wish you had these chips.”

Part of me is just venting and thinking out loud here. I don’t have any monetary pressure to sell; but I also really don’t need so many chips… And I’m sure I’m not the only one contemplating whether to streamline or not. I’d be interested to hear others’ thoughts, especially from those who have sold large parts in their collection before. Have you regretted it? Or did you just pocket the cash and never look back?

Before we make a decision we need to see what you have in ur inventory…….

 

[Goldfish]

Forgot the gif…….

 

[TKEUofM]

I’m sitting around 10,000 chips just like you. Crazy thing is that my games have grown since things opened up after the vaccines came out. I think the temporary lock down increased the appetite of my players and have even brought in new ones. I have 4 tourney sets that I rotate and two cash sets with a CPC cash set on the way.

We play once a month for tourneys and mix cash games in between. Tourneys we get on average 22-24. Cash games are a much smaller group of 6-8.

I would say hold on to the ones that you really love and maybe let go of some of the excess that are just “fun” to have. Unless you are 70-80 years old you have a lot of years ahead of you for the games and interest to turn back around.

 

[BamaT8ter]

It's a simple analysis really.

1. Sell cool stuff to me for cheap --> No seller's remorse.
2. All other scenarios --> Seller's remorse.

 

[Hornet]

I think the proper response to this is …

Dibs!

 

[Poker Zombie]

I have been feeling the same way - it's hard to justify another purchase as during the pandemic I realized I'm pretty happy with what I have now.

Well, except for that one set I bought. But I needed those. I didn't have any BCC's in my collection.

...and hotstamps. I'll never feel like my collection is complete without hotstamps.

You're not thinking of unloading a set of hotstamps, are you?

 

[BamaT8ter]

I have been feeling the same way - it's hard to justify another purchase as during the pandemic I realized I'm pretty happy with what I have now.

Well, except for that one set I bought. But I needed those. I didn't have any BCC's in my collection.

...and hotstamps. I'll never feel like my collection is complete without hotstamps.

You're not thinking of unloading a set of hotstamps, are you?

This is me. I keep saying I'm getting close to done, and I keep finding new "holes" in my collection.

 

[ChipEnvy]

I feel like I have been at this a long time now. I remember when I considered myself among the youngest of collectors. I have a mixed set that I have been tweaking for over 10 years. I started that probably 12 years or so after I started collecting.

I only have one set that I really and truly regret selling. I get a hole in my stomach feeling when I see pics of the "20th Century" home game chips from back in the day. I really do miss those chips. My only other regrets are deals that I made for dumb reasons. Like when all the boat drama was happening, I was so upset that a couple of assholes had taken this great thing and completely ruined it because they liked watching stuff burn. It made it so when I looked at my chips, they made me feel bad so I got rid of one set and traded the other to a really great chipper. However, I wish I just would have put them away and gotten them back out when those feelings had passed, but that ship has sailed. Now a small 600 chip set requires a $5,000 donation... No thanks, those chips are not worth it to me.

Keep what you are attached to. I have around 13K to 15K chips spread across 9 sets. I am happy with my collection and am attached to 7 of the sets. The few chips that I am not attached to, I still really like so I am not motivated to move them yet.

If you need the cash, sell sell sell,. People seem to have a certain disregard for money right now so if you are thinking about it, I would bet you aren't that attached to many of them so strike while the iron is hot.

Good luck!

 

[Poker Zombie]

This is me. I keep saying I'm getting close to done, and I keep finding new "holes" in my collection.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT SOLD ME THE BCC'S!!!

It's like your meth dealer telling you he's close to done using.

 

[FlushBlack]

Same here, got around 5K chips spread amongst 5 sets + one unfinished. Was hosting on average once a month pre-covid which has now come to a stall.

Do i need all those chips, no, but each finished set was a blast chasing when a working man wanted them 10-12 yrs ago. I feel the pain for any new members trying to put a set together nowadays. Be interesting to know how many people have come here over the last 2 yrs.
I'd never sell 2 sets for sure, would i have sellers remorse for the other 3, good question....i think yes

I'm retired 2yrs now and play lots of online poker, pulled out my Trops to fondle and ogle while playing yesterday.....like the fella above said if you aint got a set of HS in your collection it means i got em.

 

[chicubs1988]

I'm of the opinion that chips should be used. Whether than means playing with them, displaying them, or whatever it may be, I don't like the idea of chips just sitting in a collection/storage simply for the sake of having them. I'm constantly torn between selling off the chips that aren't apart of projects that I plan on using, and hoarding chips that I think I might need as trade bait to get what I truly need.

 

[upNdown]

It’s interesting to me that you tie hosting to collecting - that the more you host, the more chips you’ll want. For me, it’s the opposite. The more I host, the more I realize that I don’t need multiple sets that do the same things.

Also, I’ve sold plenty of sets over the years, some I regret selling, some I couldn’t care less. But the regrets I have are very specifically tied to my time spent here. I don’t miss those Gulfports when I’m doing anything else in the world, including playing and hosting. I only miss them when I’m reading or posting here.

 

[Taghkanic]

It’s interesting to me that you tie hosting to collecting - that the more you host, the more chips you’ll want. For me, it’s the opposite.

I guess for me it’s because when hosting regularly, it adds some interest/variety to use different sets occasionally.

For example, I used to host a special tourney every six months to reward regs who attended more than a certain percentage of games. If I’d held 12 games that half-year, you needed to play 7 times to qualify. A small amount ($5 per player from each $100 buyin) was taken out from the previous games then added to the special event prize pool to create some “overlay” as an incentive to play regularly.

For a game like that, we would play deeper stacked than usual, and I liked to use a different set to further set the special game apart.

 

[detroitdad]

If you don't need the money, it's just going to sit on the shelf for the bank or whatever. Then don't fucking sell.

 

[ChicagoTRS]

Personally, I think now is a good time to sell collectibles. I have a feeling we are at the height of a lot of markets. With rising interest rates, mega inflation, crazy gas prices, a lot of people are going to be forced to pair down collections/discretionary spending.

 

[philhut]

I’m sitting here debating whether to seriously pare down my collection, which has grown to maybe 10,000 chips. I suspect some other lapsed hosts may be having the same debate. Here’s my situation:

Over the past 2.5 years, I have gone from hosting twice a month to hosting exactly two games in that span.

One was held after the first wave of vaccinations gave everyone false hope that we were reaching the end of the pandemic. The other was this winter before the Omicron variant caused another surge.

I am sure that I will get back to hosting regularly. My roster of players is very eager to get back into the swing of things, as am I.

But not hosting for so long has gotten me out of the habit of feeling like I should be constantly upgrading my existing sets, and/or creating new additional sets for variety. I haven’t bought nearly as many chips over the past 2.5 years, and don’t check the classifieds and auctions nearly as often.

So I guess you could say that COVID broke my chipping addiction. I now look at all my chips and think, “You know, realistically I don’t really need more than one cash set and one tournament set. OK, maybe also one other flexible set which can serve as either.”

[Insert the clip here from The Jerk where he keeps adding possessions after saying he doesn’t need any stuff anymore]

So now I’m eyeballing both my excess playable sets, my several incomplete projects, not to mention the various random barrels and racks that I acquired on impulse over the years… and thinking of doing some “mega” sales. I’d probably do one RHC sale, one THC sale, and one miscellaneous sale by the end of the summer.

But then the old addiction kicks in and I think, “You know, if you sell these, you’ll never be able to buy them back at a reasonable price again. Once the regular game start up again you’ll wish you had these chips.”

Part of me is just venting and thinking out loud here. I don’t have any monetary pressure to sell; but I also really don’t need so many chips… And I’m sure I’m not the only one contemplating whether to streamline or not. I’d be interested to hear others’ thoughts, especially from those who have sold large parts in their collection before. Have you regretted it? Or did you just pocket the cash and never look back?

Yes you will have sellers remorse. I still regret selling my set of Paulson Pharaoh's ~2500 chips or so back in 2016 to fund other projects. I sold for a good price at the time an probably had more fun with what I bought instead than the chips would have provided but I missed having a nice set. The result was looking for a replacement and attempt at high end commercial that just wasn't good enough and ended up building a sizable custom and casino chip collection. I'd regret selling off any Horse shoe chips I have now acquired and knowing what I think about selling the pharaoh's i'd regret selling the HSI's more. I am up to ~14,912 chips of various types. I could probably part with my majestic star NCV and ACDC cash sets for the right price but sure wouldn't give them away and the majestic stars would need a blank cheque offer to secure. The horse shoe and sloth club chips are keepers that would signal real problems if they were up for sale.

If I were you i'd keep all playable sets and dump odd rack's, spares and samples that don't match into those first then re-evaluate.

 

[Jeevansluck]

If I were you i'd keep all playable sets and dump odd … samples …

Just kidding around @philhut , but if were to have to sell my chipsets, I’d keep samples. They are just cool!

 

[CrazyEddie]

too long, didn't read

>Would I have seller’s remorse?

Yes.

Doesn't mean you shouldn't sell, though. Preferably, to me.

 

[Goldfish]

In all seriousness, I joined this forum in January 2020, and since then have spent an obscene amount of time and money on all things chipping. Believe it or not, sometimes I get tired of/frustrated with poker. But I never get tired of/frustrated with my chips or meandering thru the forum. I love everything about chipping - and my chipping journey has been awesome so far. I think I would have extreme remorse if I sold my chips, especially my relabel projects which were the columniation of months of hard work. I have 7 chip sets and 2 relabel projects in process. So, yes, I think you would have seller’s remorse if you sold your chips…….. don’t do it!

 

[toothpic]

If they are chips you enjoy looking at/putting into play you will likely have remorse. As many have said above it depends on your point of view on chips. I'm of the house that says putting them into play with friends is where they are most enjoyable so if I look at a set and say, I don't have any urge to get those in play again they are less valuable to me and I can pretty easily sell them. If I'm just selling to fund another set or because I'm trying to be "reasonable" with how many sets I keep on hand but still like the chips then I will likely regret it so I haven't sold many

If/when future situation changes to where you are hosting more frequently so you'll wish you had more sets. COVID shut down our games for a while as well but we are getting back on the hosting train. I had the first family poker game just a week ago after over 2 years of no games and no large family get togethers.

Also as @detroitdad said, unless you need the money selling the chips doesn't really bring anything to the table. Keep them and decide later when you want something else more.

 

[warma]

I bet muting the classified and auctions would do wonders.

 

[CrazyEddie]

I'm of the house that says putting them into play with friends is where they are most enjoyable so if I look at a set and say, I don't have any urge to get those in play again they are less valuable to me and I can pretty easily sell them.

This.

Yesterday I was wrestling with whether or not to pick up a few racks of a particular denom that I wanted to build a set around, but I wasn't sure how I would do it. I came up with a scheme that would have had half of the set being one type and half of the set being another type. I told myself "Eh, it's not ideal, but it's not bad, and at least I'd be able to use these chips I want to buy."

My wife pointed out: "If you make this set, you'll never use it. You'll always pick a different set to put into play, because you'll always be happier using some set other than this one."

Bless her. That clarified my thinking, and I passed on the racks of that denom, satisfied that I didn't really want them as much as I wanted to want them.

 

[toothpic]

This.

Yesterday I was wrestling with whether or not to pick up a few racks of a particular denom that I wanted to build a set around, but I wasn't sure how I would do it. I came up with a scheme that would have had half of the set being one type and half of the set being another type. I told myself "Eh, it's not ideal, but it's not bad, and at least I'd be able to use these chips I want to buy."

My wife pointed out: "If you make this set, you'll never use it. You'll always pick a different set to put into play, because you'll always be happier using some set other than this one."

Bless her. That clarified my thinking, and I passed on the racks of that denom, satisfied that I didn't really want them as much as I wanted to want them.

She's a keeper!

 

[Taghkanic]

My biggest debate is about four (count ’em, four) unfinished sets — one spotted THC, one RHC, one THC solids, one H-mold. All in the 900-1,200 chip range. I have acquired 90% of what I need for these, it’s mainly just milling/murder/overlabeling to do. Been fiddling with designs too long.

I could just sell these off, plus random racks/barrels, and still have three large playable sets that I really like to keep for my games... Just not sure if I’m ready to give up on the dream of each custom set.