"I'm looking for $17,000 for the entire set, which is the original pricing — but with inflation factored in, too."
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Have we finally reached market saturation?? (7 Viewers)
- Thread starter BPTDirector
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Hey man, those chips have been shipped across the ocean twice. You don’t expect the guys who decided to have them shipped across the ocean should absorb those costs do you???
ssanel54
Flush
Personally, I lost interest in the classifieds when everything became WTT instead of WTS. Not sure if people don’t want to be crucified for listing things at flipper prices, but if you don’t have any high end sets for trade, you lose interest.
I am also now much more inclined to just use Live casino chips, as I know they will hold their value
I am also now much more inclined to just use Live casino chips, as I know they will hold their value
jpietrella
4 of a Kind
NotRealNameNoSir
4 of a Kind
What an incredible moment. Brand spankin new players realizing how ridiculous Hellmuth is being. Huge fan. I don't even like Ninja but this needle was perfect, that's what that creator game was meant for!
You forgot packaging costs, too!
ninedeuce
Two Pair
Well said, @BarrieJ3!
Want to sell your chips and no one's biting on your ad? Lower the price! Or sweeten the deal! Or something! Don't just bump bump bump.
Have a wanted thread and no one's responding? Offer above market, and someone will get in touch.
I wanted a rack of PNY quarters recently. I looked around and market price seemed to be $4.50/chip. So I offered $5/chip right off the bat and closed the thread in three hours. Did I overpay? Probably (more than probably lol). Did I also save a lot of time and brain cycles, and allow myself to move on to the next thing and mark this as done? Definitely.
Nanook
Full House
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lol.... I've been waiting now since 2011
If you are just looking to play with really nice chips and have no interest in collecting them this is the way
+1 ...me
ssanel54
Flush
Not sure why you can’t collect them this way? We have plenty of $5 chips that sell here for $1000+ per rack, $500 per rack direct from a casino is a bargain. Splurge for a rack of $25 chips knowing you got a good deal on the 1s and 5s.
You can return them anytime for full price, or keep them as collectibles if the chips are retired. Some may even appreciate in value
Nanook
Full House
You certainly can...
well *
(long story to follow)
ninedeuce
Two Pair
200 x $1, 300 x $5, 100 x $25 cash set:
Tigers: $3800
Casino: $3200
Hmmm...
Haha not exactly a fair comparison, as the casino chips you get today will likely be RHC, far from mint, and not as nice as the Tigers. While you will get 100% of your money back whenever you want, I don't think you'll have a problem getting what you paid for Tiger $1s, $5s or $25s, either.
jpietrella
4 of a Kind
Think you're a little off. This is $4200. Math is hard.
ninedeuce
Two Pair
Doh! It really is
ssanel54
Flush
Yeah, but I’d contend that the reason that most people covet THC over RHC chips is because they have more value in the PCF classifieds. Doesn’t matter if casino RHCs start to crumble, they are still worth whatever value is on the inlay. Getting Mint chips from the casino is obviously much harder, but that’s also a perceived value thing. Playing with brand new mint chips kinda sucks.
detroitdad
Royal Flush
I couldn't disagree more!
Lots of posts and this thread deserve to be in the controversial thread today. Love it!
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ssanel54
Flush
They look great, but don’t shuffle well….AND after you put them in play they are no longer Mint
detroitdad
Royal Flush
Yes.... I want to be the one to use them for the very first time. Shuffle better?
PCF sellers couldn’t disagree more!
That’s when they become “minty” or “sold to me as mint”
Love it!
ssanel54
Flush
Exactly. I’m talking about directly from the GPI box “Mint”, not Secondary Casino dumped into a 55 gallon drum to be transported across the country, re-boxed and sold “Mint”
chicubs1988
Flush
I don't think we've hit market saturation, but I do think we're seeing a market correction as prices start to drift back to something more reasonable. The combination of the pandemic, a lot of new members, and some deep-pocketed spenders pushed prices sky-high at an unsustainable pace and level. While prices are dropping, they are still high compared to where they used to be. Right before the pandemic started I was able to go through the classifieds and piece together a THC set for less than $2 a chip. I paid ~$2.50/chip for crisp arc yellows. We haven't yet reached the point where high-end chips sit in the classifieds for months at exceptionally reasonable prices.
louBdub
4 of a Kind
I never understood the whole “chip market” vibe.
We buy and play with toys. If you don’t play with them, you’re a weirdo.
Nobody likes a weirdo.
We buy and play with toys. If you don’t play with them, you’re a weirdo.
Nobody likes a weirdo.
Lil Tuna
4 of a Kind
jpietrella
4 of a Kind
Ooooooohhhh, FOLLOWING!
Kyle's Bally's sales up right now have me tempted but I can't bring myself to do it. I have a CDI '98 cash set I haven't been able to put into play in almost two years. That's what should get me the ban hammer, if anything.
It's not so much the chip market is oversaturated for me. It's that I'm chip saturated. Chipping retirement is nigh after the CPC projects in the burner are made.
Lil Tuna
4 of a Kind
@jpietrella….didn’t take long. 
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