It did say set of 2... if I’m right do I get one
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Not Mine 900 Pharaoh’s on 1stDibs (3 Viewers)
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There is only one set and the breakdown is not correct, either. Only 200 $25s, so 700 total chips.
I paid $995 shipped, really hope I didn’t get scammed.
I paid $995 shipped, really hope I didn’t get scammed.
Credit card company would fight it if you did and 700 for 1000 is a steal!
It seems all of us paid - I actually paid something like $1160 shipped. Let's hope those of us who don't get chips get their money back.
ugh . . . hopefully someone’s order gets through.
The ad is still up. It's seeming scammier and scammier. I hope someone gets something. Nobody paid F&F, I hope.
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https://www.1stdibs.com/about/promise/
I have bought not-cheap furniture via this site before. It is mostly bricks and mortar stores, who pay pretty high fees to have 1stDibs manage their online sales.
I have bought not-cheap furniture via this site before. It is mostly bricks and mortar stores, who pay pretty high fees to have 1stDibs manage their online sales.
Yeah not worried about not getting my money back personally... I’m sure the site has protection for its buyers and as last defense he credit card company would cancel the transaction.
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When buying on 1st Dibs, I have gotten an email immediately with a transaction number to call with any questions. Can’t vouch for all their sellers, but if anyone paid and is concerned I would call immediately.
Hope it wasn’t a bum steer but the site should protect you. The seller is indicated as a longtime member since 2011 with a high rating.
Sounds to me from a comment above like this dealer takes items on consignment, which is not uncommon in the antiques trade. A number of their other listings are astronomically more expensive, so it would seem surprising if they would bother running a poker chip scam. I guess anything is possible.
Hope it wasn’t a bum steer but the site should protect you. The seller is indicated as a longtime member since 2011 with a high rating.
Sounds to me from a comment above like this dealer takes items on consignment, which is not uncommon in the antiques trade. A number of their other listings are astronomically more expensive, so it would seem surprising if they would bother running a poker chip scam. I guess anything is possible.
At last, listed now as "sold"
200 Motels
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FAK. Seller reached out to tell me that he just didn't realize that the chips sold earlier. :\
Hopefully everyone played nice on this and the seller wasn't convinced by a buyer to give them preference some how.
Anyhow...The person getting them appears to get a Dealer Confirmation when the accepts the offer. So, if you got that, you probably do have this locked up.
Hopefully everyone played nice on this and the seller wasn't convinced by a buyer to give them preference some how.
Anyhow...The person getting them appears to get a Dealer Confirmation when the accepts the offer. So, if you got that, you probably do have this locked up.
i suspect I was first. He later told me his inbox was blowing up with offers from around the world, some over asking.
I didn't do any wheeling/dealing other than to tell him I didn't want the birdcage/cards.
I didn't do any wheeling/dealing other than to tell him I didn't want the birdcage/cards.
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FWIW: This site deals mainly in rare/one of a kind items. There’s stuff for sale there for as much as $200,000.
So probably it is unheard of for 5+ people to inquire about (let alone try to purchase) the same item in the span of a couple hours, and that may have caused the fracas/confusion. It’s not really built for that kind of activity. My friends with shops there may be looking to make 2-3 sales a month if that.
I stuck an alert on my account there for poker chips, precisely because I figured it might once in a long while turn up something interesting, where the seller would not be a chipper—and so it might yield deals.
My guess based on a brief perusal of other items from the same seller is they are handling some estate where a rich guy had a game room (hence the $28K pool table) which happened to include a virtually unused quality poker set.
So probably it is unheard of for 5+ people to inquire about (let alone try to purchase) the same item in the span of a couple hours, and that may have caused the fracas/confusion. It’s not really built for that kind of activity. My friends with shops there may be looking to make 2-3 sales a month if that.
I stuck an alert on my account there for poker chips, precisely because I figured it might once in a long while turn up something interesting, where the seller would not be a chipper—and so it might yield deals.
My guess based on a brief perusal of other items from the same seller is they are handling some estate where a rich guy had a game room (hence the $28K pool table) which happened to include a virtually unused quality poker set.
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Side note: A town near me is well known as an antiques mecca— @gopherblue can attest. I know 90% of the dealers well, and since I began chipping have been asking them to keep an eye out for quality poker chips in their rounds at auctions, estate sales, yard sales, etc. When I’ve said that I’d pay as much as 50 cents-$1 per chip for good ones (lowballing em), they are incredulous... And these are people who understand the vintage and collectibles thing well. Our hobby/pastime is far off their radar. So this 1stDibs seller probably just got an education.
chubbyone
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As someone relatively new to chipping, I'm curious if anyone knows a ballpark number of the amount of these home use chips that are out there. How long was Paulson or GPI or whoever makes these, producing the home use chips. WTHC, NPS, Avalons..etc. Should we assume that there are potentially hundreds of thousands of unfound deals collecting dust? Are we reaching a point where @navels has found them all? Was there not that many produced to begin with?
@BGinGA @Godzilla28 @kk405 @bluegill @Poker Zombie @ChipEnvy @David O @David Spragg @slisk250 @pedrofisk @AWenger
sorry I tagged some of the seemingly more prominent collectors off the top of my head. don't be offended if I didn't tag you, I'm not that seasoned.
@BGinGA @Godzilla28 @kk405 @bluegill @Poker Zombie @ChipEnvy @David O @David Spragg @slisk250 @pedrofisk @AWenger
sorry I tagged some of the seemingly more prominent collectors off the top of my head. don't be offended if I didn't tag you, I'm not that seasoned.
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saleen121212
Full House
I can't believe this was a thing. What a sick grab, please post pics when you get them.
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From the sound of it, I should have just quietly bought these and resold em. But I really don’t have any interest in Pharaohs, and also am not here to make a huge profit from fellow enthusiasts. So I’ll be glad if one of you got a great deal.
saleen121212
Full House
You could have made a very nice chunk doing that. Easily 2x your money but I am glad they are going to someone who will use them, lots of people love these including me.
No worries, Navels will take care of that for you.
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Well, that was some cheap Friday night entertainment...
Just to further confuse things (or to help me become less confused, at least) — what the heck are these “Paulson-like” Pharaohs?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/800-Authen...ons/202464501451?_trksid=p2485497.m4902.l9144
The mold and edgespot design is not the same, though similar. Did someone start knocking these off at some point?
Just to further confuse things (or to help me become less confused, at least) — what the heck are these “Paulson-like” Pharaohs?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/800-Authen...ons/202464501451?_trksid=p2485497.m4902.l9144
The mold and edgespot design is not the same, though similar. Did someone start knocking these off at some point?
200 Motels
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Of course. They're Pharoahs china clay. I had a set that i loved. The second run of these suffered terribly iirc. They crumbled and chipped very easily. 50c/chip is a bit much especially knowing they may be the crumbly version.
Millions.
And yet they still command a huge premium. $4 per chip in big lots going on eBay. There's a few sellers who have started off at a more reasonable $2-2.5 per chip, (and then there's dreamers asking $7-8) but they're quickly being bid up. I guess there's more disposable income out there than I would have thought.
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It does not help (in the case of THC hotstamped solids, which we both follow) when there is one guy on eBay listing small batches of chips for outrageous prices. In that seller’s case, it does not appear that he gets his price more than once in a blue moon. I’ve tried to negotiate with him to little avail; yet the listings just sit there indefinitely.
But just having those listings out there means that other sellers assume that’s a market price. I would almost pay that guy to take his listings down…
It’s a group of a few people but one seller... not sure where they’re snagging them from but I’ve been watching new posts trying to figure it out...
But yeah China Clay “knockoffs” from Apache. The crumbly ones are the older ones you’ll find on the secondary market known by their telltale and strong crayon smell... I just bought 300 new ones and they definitely don’t smell or feel like they’re the same composite material as the older ones.
But yeah China Clay “knockoffs” from Apache. The crumbly ones are the older ones you’ll find on the secondary market known by their telltale and strong crayon smell... I just bought 300 new ones and they definitely don’t smell or feel like they’re the same composite material as the older ones.
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