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?
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?
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