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SOLD Auction: Top Hat & Cane Starter Lot (mixed) (1 Viewer)

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Lot consists of:
  • 100 Peach
  • 100 Red
  • 34 Green
  • 17 Black
RULES (as taken from @monkeydog):

1. All bids are to be placed openly in this thread. No bids via PM are allowed.
2. Bids must be placed in minimum increments of $5.
3. Edited posts will be voided.
4. Shipping via USPS will be $15. Int'l will be additional (actual cost).
5. Payment to be made via Paypal Friends and Family, or buyer must pay all applicable Paypal fees.
6. I reserve the right to: i) change the rules at any time; ii) cancel the auction at any time; iii) void any or all bids.
7. Tommy and PCF are in no way responsible for any actions in this auction.

Opening bid starts at: $100.

Auction ends Saturday May 21st, 2016 at 6:00 pm CDT

Auction will use the '5 minutes after last closing bid rule'. Highest bid before 6:00 pm will win unless there is a bid within 5 minutes of closing time - then the closing time will be 5 min. after the last bid was posted.

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Disclosure: This lot was recently obtained here on PCF via auction. I've decided to build a mint/near-mint collection of solids. These chips have seen average or above average use and do not meet those standards. My original purchase price was around $125 shipped.

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I only disclosed the trade so I wouldn't get accused of being a flipper ( for the record I don't understand why some people can sell for profit and some can't... But don't want to thread jack at all).
I'm only realizing now that that may influence the auction negatively.
Sorry about that @chkmate, if moderators want they can delete and I'll bid again without comments.
 
I think it is great that @chkmte is re-releasing most of this recently acquired starter set back to the new Chippers, at an affordable starting price. GLWS

In the spirit of the very thoughtful original auction of most of these same chips by @Godzilla28 just 3 weeks ago, (where his intent was to give new chippers a chance to obtain a playable set of real Paulson clay chips, even going so far by offering new Chippers a $25 credit -- kudos to Godzilla28 -- who does that these days!), because I am not a new Chipper and have quite a few playable sets already, I will refrain from bidding on this auction in hopes that these go to a new Chipper, just like I refrained from bidding on the original auction by @Godzilla28 which was won by new Chipper @chkmte!
 
P.S. @chkmte, I would like to point out to you that in the group picture of all the chips (excellent composition and lighting in your photos, by the way!), the faces of the rack of red chips are accidentally obscured behind the rack of peach chips. Now, luckily, I've seen the other photos from the auction from @Godzilla28 you refer to above where these chips were obtained, where they were identified as 100 "mixed condition" Red chips here, and I assume these are the same chips, so I know that these red chips have at least 4 or 5 different hotstamps, some good, some bad, starburst, etc.

I hope that you agree with me that you wouldn't want other people in our chip community to look at your single photo of one red chip above showing a very nice hotstamp of a "Fun Night 5 No Value", and have them mistakenly think that all 100 red chips in the rack have the same face as that one chip, if, in fact, they are not all the same hotstamp. (If I am mistaken about my assumptions that these are the Red chips shown in Godzilla28's photos, please post additional pictures of your red chips above.)

From my own experience I know it takes time and effort to put together good and complete photos and descriptions for classified ads. One tip I can share with you is that many in the community take what is called a "splashed pot" picture where many/all chips are spread out like they were thrown into the middle of a table during a big poker hand -- now it's not a requirement for auctions, but this type of photo would more accurately show the different conditions and faces of different chips. (Although, I wouldn't recommend a splashed pot picture for mint condition chips.)

Again, GLWS.
 
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P.S. @chkmte, I would like to point out to you that in the group picture of all the chips (excellent composition and lighting in your photos, by the way!), the faces of the rack of red chips are accidentally obscured behind the rack of peach chips. Now, luckily, I've seen the other photos from the auction from @Godzilla28 you refer to above where these chips were obtained, where they were identified as 100 "mixed condition" Red chips here, and I assume these are the same chips, so I know that these red chips have at least 4 or 5 different hotstamps, some good, some bad, starburst, etc.

I hope that you agree with me that you wouldn't want other people in our chip community to look at your single photo of one red chip above showing a very nice hotstamp of a "Fun Night 5 No Value", and have them mistakenly think that all 100 red chips in the rack have the same face as that one chip, if, in fact, they are not all the same hotstamp. (If I am mistaken about my assumptions that these are the Red chips shown in Godzilla28's photos, please post additional pictures of your red chips above.)

From my own experience I know it takes time and effort to put together good and complete photos and descriptions for classified ads. One tip I can share with you is that many in the community take what is called a "splashed pot" picture where many/all chips are spread out like they were thrown into the middle of a table during a big poker hand -- now it's not a requirement for auctions, but this type of photo would more accurately show the different conditions and faces of different chips. (Although, I wouldn't recommend a splashed pot picture for mint condition chips.)

Again, GLWS.
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Thank you for the advice. Yes, you are correct about there being multiple hotstamps among each color (I believe). I assumed the term `mixed` covered that as well.

Anyway, the bottom line with me is if you get them and are unhappy, just let me know. I`ll even bring them back at my cost.

Tim
 
LAST CALL! Action coming to a close in about an hour. Current bid is just over $0.50/per chip, landed.
 
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