Whoa now... EASY with this
Please ignore any prior recommendations of trying out real clay chips... "throwing away"?????? Blasphemy Captain!!!! This is a hobby of lucrative "investment" opportunity here. We are not clooecting deeds to Ocean from Property in Arizona! Lol
And do you Refrence $1k as if for an entire set of chips? If you were ever to get into real clay many of our racks cost well in excess of that amount alone.
This rack for example...
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I built this rack a chip at a time until I found the last 30 at once from
@RivieraDanny (who hooked me up big time!) Sure I got a few of those For $10 a chip, but also spent $25 on some of them. I probably have $1,700 invested in the rack... but I can tell you I would laugh at someone offering me $3k for it in this market. I say laugh at $3k because I would kindly say no to $5k... everything in life has a price, but I can promise you these aren't going anywhere.
So what's the point? Like anything else... invest wisely and you will have no problem getting your money back out of chips, at least the High quality ones... often going for low grade slugged chips that 95% of userers here have no interest in... you are lucky to get 50% of your investment back.
Can you overpay for quality chips? Of corse you can, do your research and know what the going rates are before you make an "investment", ask a veteran if they think you are getting a good deal. Many of the chips that do move now often move behind the scenes, if something seems out of the ordinary high on a price... there is nothing wrong woth asking a friend!
Again if you think low grade chips will serve your needs... congratulations! Grab a set and run like Kevin said from this place and Never look back! If you ever do get your hands on quality chips by accident... you will be ruined!
Throw away.... this hobby has been around for decades! It is neither recession or inflation proof by any means, but with now near 10k members here and thousands more on other platforms,
eBay buyers that do not participate in online forums. This hobby is around to stay!
I realize by "throw away" you mean that your new poker group may not ever really get off the ground. As in "I bought these chips and now nobody wants to play" ... and therfore my suggestion would not be to invest in slugged chips from JacksPoker, instead buy something decent like HSIs or Jack's casino used chips that you know you can get your money back out of... if the group doesn't materialize and you do decide to sell. Why would a local not just buy their own new chips rather than buying them "used" off of you unless you sell for a loss.
So don't throw away a single penny "invest" wisely in quality products you can get your money back out of. Even if you can't afford it all at one time, you can space out your purchases to build the set, and you can join us in the pride and joy of owning that which the majority of your poker players will never have available to them!
Again good Luck with the build!
Ben
and in my experience most guests will bring a bottle or beer to replenish the bar.
