WSOP China Clays (1 Viewer)

That was then.

I think recent events have changed how people on this board approach "tribute" chip sets and their design.

Just sayin'... Tribute sets with artwork closely matching live racks have just gone the way of the Dodo.

What events are those?
 
You're dead wrong on this one -- that decision is not up to Sal/OWPS. It is extremely unlikely that using the GCOP artwork ever gets authorized for hybrids or ceramics beyond what has already been approved.

Yah.. after I reflected on this earlier it made sense why OWPS only sells the high denominations. They're denied from doing replica low ones.
 
Actual Paulson colors, for those interested:

T5 - Royal Red with BahamBlue and Mustard
T25 - Lime Green with Orchid and Grape
T100 - Grey with Russet and Sea Green
T500 - Blurple with Apricot and Aqua
T1000 - Arc Yellow with Moss Green and Red
T5000 - Fuchsia with Off White and Radiant Red
T25000 - Indian Blue with Carrot and Mint Green

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Potential add-on chips:

Russet .05
Almond .25
Day Blue 1
(Royal Red 5)
Canary Yellow 20
(Grey 100)

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Seeing all those colors and combinations, this has the potential to become one of the most epic sets ever
 
Does the CC manufacturer also make the labels, or is that made by a separate company? They are printed for 1c each but who makes them?
 
well i think i have the answer

some china companies don't seem to have any issues with counterfeiting chips.

https://www.alibaba.com/product-det...4689.html?spm=a2700.7724838.2017115.74.TWBtdL

If one were to spend the time to find them, there are many Chinese vendors who do not care about copyright or trademark issues or the possibility of litigation. However, that doesn't mean we can use them in a GB. As a side note, I wonder if any individual has experimented with these vendors.
 
If one were to spend the time to find them, there are many Chinese vendors who do not care about copyright or trademark issues or the possibility of litigation. However, that doesn't mean we can use them in a GB. As a side note, I wonder if any individual has experimented with these vendors.

I paged through Alibaba about a year back but I remember it was just reseller after reseller. Its hard to find out who the genuine manufacturer is.
 
I wonder if any individual has experimented with these vendors.
Yes. There was a low-minimum quantity (3000 chips, I think) semi-custom set made for a private CT member on the coffee & biscuit mold (a MrEU design). He paid a hefty premium to get such a low number of chips produced, but it sparked considerable interest in the community.

It all eventually led to the BLGOP group buy (featuring the first tower & spear mold) with that vendor, with a minimum order requirement of 30,000 chips. Custom molds were created, prototype chips were produced, and orders for a whopping 300,000+ chips were taken. Everything was rolling along like gangbusters, including the design of matching specialty items like dealer buttons, seating chips, bounty chips, etc.

When the vendor balked during the prototype phase on their earlier promises regarding color-matching, the effort was eventually disbanded....and was later resurrected as the CPS buy with slightly different artwork (and using PGI's vendor in China).
 
Regarding names that aren't WSOP, I like "World Champion of Poker" as it has a strong historical connection to the beginning of the WSOP as a title awarded to the first main event winner.

"The idea of a World Series of Poker began in 1969 with an event called the Texas Gambling Reunion.[citation needed] It was an invitational event sponsored by Tom Moore of San Antonio, Texas, and held at the Holiday Hotel and Casino in Reno.[citation needed] This inaugural event was won by Crandell Addington. The set of tournaments that the World Series of Poker (WSOP) would evolve into was the brainchild of Las Vegas casino owner and poker player Benny Binion. In 1970, the first WSOP at Binion's Horseshoe took place as a series of cash games that included five-card stud, deuce to seven low-ball draw, razz, seven-card stud, and Texas hold 'em.[citation needed] The format for the Main Event as a freeze-out Texas hold 'em game came the next year. The winner in 1970, Johnny Moss, was elected by his peers as the first "World Champion of Poker" and received a silver cup as a prize."
 
And one using the Majestic orange for the 5c. But remember, the idea here was to use the colors from WSOP chips - not any favorite chip from the universe.
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Just for fun, we should add the $1 million 50mm main event chips (y) :thumbsup:

Any progress on this project? does anyone want to take a crack at finishing the artwork and the set?

Also, if the experienced higher-ups think projects such as these are DOA, they should chime in as it is likely to nudge the masses to perhaps pursue their own projects individually.
 
Because of the WSOP component or what?

I am reading between the lines, but that's just a part of it. There are many issues with GBs currently, mostly related to the two recently cancelled ones, and I believe it is likely to have an impact on this one as well. No one is going to take any risk with such projects. My guess is that none of these projects will happen in 2017 and we will have to wait and see how and when the dust settles. Unless some people start working on a completely new and original set, we will have to go back to our old hobby and be content with our obsessions over over-priced Paulsons and or start our own small individual custom sets. At least this is my read.
 
So what about the China Clay horseshoe chips, also dead?
 
I did like the idea of Horseshoe plaques for the high denominations since those are so hard to get.
 
Everyone liked the WSOP edge spots right? Why not do a chip set using the same design and we just pick and choose our own colors? I think its cheaper to manufacture if the edge spots remain the same across denoms right?
 
Everyone liked the WSOP edge spots right? Why not do a chip set using the same design and we just pick and choose our own colors? I think its cheaper to manufacture if the edge spots remain the same across denoms right?

The reason tribute sets work so well in GBs is because we can all relate to them. Once you start meddling around with different colors interest drops off considerably. The same thing goes with label designs. If you try to allow everyone to chime in on a design, nothing gets done. Too many cooks and all that.

The best way to get a new set of chips done is for a vendor to make the chip/label decisions and just have the chips made. They can show them here first to make sure there is interest (i.e. guaranteed sales). They usually offer them here for cheaper than they will eventually sell them for on the open market.

If you really want an idea made, go custom.

Finally...
Custom labels are expensive considering the price of the chip.

The cost of the canvas that the Mona Lisa was painted on was just a few coins. What was applied to that canvas made it priceless.

Yeah but 70c for 1penny china clays is hard to justify.

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Justified.






Also, labels are only 30 cents per chip
 
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Rats! Ttttubby's design is so juicy. Wish there was a way to make this chip happen. Have bugged Tommy, CPC, and others via PM (sorry to pester gang).

"Never give up. Never surrender!"
-Commander Peter Quincy Taggart

(Yes it's Galaxy Quest, don't judge).
 

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