Longevity of Paulsons? (18 Viewers)

[pokercole]

Hey everyone, hoping to get some info on how your paulsons have held up over the years? Definitely interested in using mine more than storing. Thanks for any feedback!

 

[Phoe9x]

Home game chips see less wear than casino used chips, because they’re not being shuffled/used 24/7. If you get mint Paulson for a home game they should look mint for a pretty long time, and hold up damn near your whole life.

 

[Machine]

Also when you pay 15 per chip, you don't felt them all that much so they will be crispy you're whole life lol

 

[VerdeChipper]

A friend has a set of Paulsons that are about 20 years old. They play monthly. He said he has never oiled or cleaned them and they still look fabulous.

 

[upNdown]

Longevity of Paulsons is not an issue for any but the busiest top few percent of home gamers.

 

[BGinGA]

Hey everyone, hoping to get some info on how your paulsons have held up over the years? Definitely interested in using mine more than storing. Thanks for any feedback!

Based on previous history, your new Paulson chips purchased today should still be in very playable condition in 2150, and probably still in 2250. Unless you are running a daily cardroom.

 

[BGinGA]

Put another way...

Casinos use Paulson chips 24/7 for 52 weeks per year, and typically replace them every 10 years (although the chips are still playable). That calculates to 87,360 hours of use before voluntary retirement.

If your home game lasts 6 hours on average, and you play once a week, that is the equivalent of 280 years of home game usage.

 

[pokercole]

Thanks everyone, very concise and straight to the point

 

[ant812]

Put another way...

Casinos use Paulson chips 24/7 for 52 weeks per year, and typically replace them every 10 years (although the chips are still playable). That calculates to 87,360 hours of use before voluntary retirement.

If your home game lasts 6 hours on average, and you play once a week, that is the equivalent of 280 years of home game usage.

any way of knowing when old chips get replaced? id love to buy a bunch of singles in new/near new condition.

 

[merkong]

Put another way...

Casinos use Paulson chips 24/7 for 52 weeks per year, and typically replace them every 10 years (although the chips are still playable). That calculates to 87,360 hours of use before voluntary retirement.

If your home game lasts 6 hours on average, and you play once a week, that is the equivalent of 280 years of home game usage.

Challenge accepted.

Except I don’t play any Paulson’s. I suspect my go to’s; HHR’s, E.&C’s, and DieCards will last a little more than 350 years.

Whew.

I now have a new angle when asking the backer for chip funds.

“Honey, these chips will last over 280 years.”

“Still no. You have enough poker chips.”

 

[Colquhoun]

any way of knowing when old chips get replaced? id love to buy a bunch of singles in new/near new condition.

I don’t think most casinos replace them because of wear (unless severely damaged). They introduce new chips as the amount of chips on the casino floor diminishes.
Or, they retire an entire chip design due to re-branding and bring in new ones.

 

[allforcharity]

CPCs might even last longer!

 

[Timmah]

any way of knowing when old chips get replaced? id love to buy a bunch of singles in new/near new condition.

Our casino’a chips are about 5 years old. From time to time the cage sends out mint racks. I guess they retired some. However, the mint rack end chips are severely marked with rack rash. It’s from the taking a chip and running it along the sides to make sure the racks are full.