Harrahs New Orleans NCV THC chip sale (2 Viewers)

[chippitydoodah]

Jim deserves better... like the empty wallet Asian dude GIF or the Ranger saying "I will never financially recover from this!" You know the normal shit people post before a chip room sale.

"The Ranger" as you call him is Joe Exotic from Tiger King. Just sayin

 

[Marius L]

Feels very unBen of you to start yelling at couds, but fair enough. Back on track: will these be free or what?

Looks like it!!! Except the $25ks. Fair enough

 

[Sprouty]

My five year old prefers lead.

 

[maxim_666666]

I’ve been seeing these cotton cracks for a while now, but I have no idea what they’re referring to. I must have missed something, but yet it doesn’t feel like I missed much.

Buddy, what cave were you kept in????

 

[TheDogg]

What was the 2011 KEM scandal?

So in 2011 it turned out somewhere in the factory actually marked all the low cards on the decks, and they found out when it became obvious under final table lighting. They ended up having to bring in other decks to cover. I dont think they ended up finding out exactly what happened but there’s a few articles/forum posts/videos online discussing. So Pokergurus on eBay actually ended up buying all the overrun from 2011, and also ended up buying all the 2012 wsop decks so a lot of the decks have ended up in collector hands such as mine and there’s reviews on youtube.

KEM is/was owned by USPCC which kept the wsop contact to 2014, but they switched the WSOP cards to Fourniers after that, so 2012-14 are Fourniers.

Ok back to typical posts for TCR threads:

So glad my wallet is safe for this sale saving up for next sale. But god these look so nice just the full THC on everything… vs. my Jacks are only THC on the $1

 

[upNdown]

Buddy, what cave were you kept in????

I dunno, but better off that I was awol. I would have jumped in on Rainman’s side.
@teamrawcotton

 

[Rieguy]

Ok back to typical posts for TCR threads:

Don't worry, you can chat about lead, as it's relevant to the sale. Geriatric chippers can can scroll past a few sentences without having a stroke... maybe. But it's also possible they've just ingested too much lead over the years.

 

[ekricket]

Back on track: will these be free or what?

It’s that old thing, if you have to ask how much…

 

[chippitydoodah]

I feel bad for all those purist who are cringing at all this thread crapping. What a shame they can't appreciate all this good natured juvenile humor. Kudos to Jim for letting us have our fun. It's proof that you can tolerate some stupidity and still manage to sell your goods at the same time.

 

[Carnth]

Jim deserves better... like the empty wallet Asian dude GIF

or the Ranger saying "I will never financially recover from this!"

You know the normal shit people post before a chip room sale.

I can't believe that no one posted any of these after your obvious set up.

Geriatric chippers can can scroll past a few sentences without having a stroke... maybe.

@Ben8257 after reading about leaded chips in a TCR thread:

 

[LowerBama1714]

I dunno, but better off that I was awol. I would have jumped in on Rainman’s side.
@teamrawcotton

 

[Colquhoun]

So in 2011 it turned out somewhere in the factory actually marked all the low cards on the decks, and they found out when it became obvious under final table lighting. They ended up having to bring in other decks to cover. I dont think they ended up finding out exactly what happened but there’s a few articles/forum posts/videos online discussing. So Pokergurus on eBay actually ended up buying all the overrun from 2011, and also ended up buying all the 2012 wsop decks so a lot of the decks have ended up in collector hands such as mine and there’s reviews on youtube.

KEM is/was owned by USPCC which kept the wsop contact to 2014, but they switched the WSOP cards to Fourniers after that, so 2012-14 are Fourniers.

Ok back to typical posts for TCR threads:

So glad my wallet is safe for this sale saving up for next sale. But god these look so nice just the full THC on everything… vs. my Jacks are only THC on the $1

I honestly think it was just a bad jet for when they sprayed the coating/urethane on the cards. It affects the lower cards of spades, which means the problem was one section of the large sheet.
I have some sets and it’s only evident with very bright lights, and at an angle:

 

[upNdown]

I honestly think it was just a bad jet for when they sprayed the coating/urethane on the cards. It affects the lower cards of spades, which means the problem was one section of the large sheet.
I have some sets and it’s only evident with very bright lights, and at an angle:
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Yeah this is the first time I’ve heard somebody say it was intentional. The narrative I’ve always heard was unfortunate misprint.

 

[TheDogg]

My question then would be why switch to Fourniers after the depth of tradition KEMs had until then? I believe up to that point it had always been KEMs before it became a sponsored thing, and then it was Copag in 2006 and then KEMs all the way up to 2011.

The commentary I remember is there was concern it was a security issue so they switched brands

 

[Colquhoun]

My question then would be why switch to Fourniers after the depth of tradition KEMs had until then? I believe up to that point it had always been KEMs before it became a sponsored thing, and then it was Copag in 2006 and then KEMs all the way up to 2011.

The commentary I remember is there was concern it was a security issue so they switched brands

I don’t think the WSOP picks a card company, I think a card company pays to have their cards pitched at the WSOP.
The WSOP switched cards for the $$.

 

[TheDogg]

I don’t think the WSOP picks a card company, I think a card company pays to have their cards pitched at the WSOP.
The WSOP switched cards for the $$.

That definitely can’t have been the case because both KEM and Fournier are owned by USPCC, in fact they were both Bicycle branded for TV advertising.

 

[Bill_Man618]

Is there no pricing?

 

[iLogik]

 

[Bill_Man618]

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Just wanted to make sure it wasn’t just happening to me

 

[toothpic]

That's also me after a meet up.

 

[TheChipRoom]

Pricing is up

 

[TheDogg]

Me after seeing the prices:

 

[springbox]

Me after seeing the prices:

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Hah, I'm relieved. I really don't need these chips, and at the high (but fair) prices relative to other TCR sales I'm sure I can restrain myself.

 

[Taghkanic]

Sooo… There are no extra $25s? Hmm

 

[Carnth]

Sooo… There are no extra $25s? Hmm

And what about the 1s and 100s ???

 

[Gorbash]

Damnit, guess I’d have to buy some T25 sets if I want more T5Ks, uggh lol.

 

[turboj623]

What is the base color of the $5? Fucsia?

 

[maxim_666666]

Overall the price is excellent for these chips. It's not often that hot stamps sell. Especially with different spots.
In general, I would be interested in a limited set of chips. I can remove old hot stamp with minimal clay loss. But considering the price and labor involved, my thoughts go back to CPC. Any chip below the second level is cheaper.

Anyway, thanks Jim for bringing them here!

 

[BEANO52]

Sooo… There are no extra $25s? Hmm

At least from the T25s, which have all been sorted, there are slightly more than 2/1 HARRAH'S CASINO/HARRAH'S

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Are all the T5s in the "cash" set really in as good a condition as they look to be in the photos?

For a normal cash set, $5s are often in the worst condition, but I'm thinking maybe most of the tournaments these were used in must have started with T25, thus the T5s did not get much use. Only thing is, why do the T1s look worse than the T5s?