To be honest I think
@louBdub just hasn't had the right TRKs. I personally haven't oiled TRKs before, I have cleaned them though.
TRKs were some of the first chips I got into and luckily I did because I haven't turned back since. I've bought Paulsons and other chips throughout my journey, but I still find myself loving TRKs more than anything. It's the sound, the feel, the weight of leaded ones, the colors, the art and everything about the right ones just makes them so much better than everything else out there.
Sure you can buy monogrammed TRKs (majority of them aren't going to be leaded), but they still have the feel, the have the sound, the look and more. The aren't the leaded chips that everyone loves or wants to have of course, but they're still TRKs. I talked with
@leo822 months ago or maybe even a year ago for a bit one night and we referenced TRKs as being the Ferrari of the chip world. They're usually older, they're vintage, they're beautiful, classic, gain value and so much more. Paulsons and other chips do too, but TRKs to me and others are a step and a half above everything else. That's one reason you don't see
TRK sets for sale too often. Once you get them, you find out what they are and you fall in love. It's so hard to let go of them because you never know if you'll ever be able to get them back.
I'm sure there are others that haven't gotten the right TRKs yet either so
@louBdub you aren't by yourself and I can agree with others that you can't judge chips by just one rack. I know that you did buy the other TRKs which were just monogrammed, but those weren't anything special. Once you feel let's say Overland $1s or something HEAVY in quantity you'll understand. Leaded TRKs will bring a premium as many other leaded chips, but let me tell you... they're so worth it!
I can agree that there are a lot of TRKs that are ugly, but there are SO MANY that are amazing and stand out from the rest. They're truly special!