My sets are never complete................... (2 Viewers)

[mummel]

Great topic... Has me thinking about my chip journey... Whether or not any of my sets are complete... Join me as I reminisce...

I started off with smaller sets that have grown into a few sets that are complete. And some that have shrunk to be complete. And a few sets that I've sold off or shrunk out of necessity (that could always use more chips).

Started off with a Milano setup. Initially got 600 of them, then moved quickly into around 1000 of them, then bumped that up to 1400, then up to 2400 at one point. I sold off a bunch, and now sit at around 1400, which is MORE than ideal for any use I would have of them. These are my traveling tourney chips now.

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I snagged Some Mesquite Paulsons (my first Paulsons), but then Jim at TCR gifted me with some Benny's $1's to compliment my Mesquites. I loved the Benny's/Mesquite's western theme, but unfortunately the Mesquites did not have a readily playable breakdown. I sold off the Mesquites, and acquired more Benny's, then some more, then some more, and now I sit on a massive 2000 chip set of Benny's. I think this set is complete. I've passed up opportunities to procure more, simply because I have more than I'll ever need (I know, I used the "N" word)...

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I also snagged a HUGE set of CPS chips (both cash and tourney). I followed it from the beginning, from it's initial incarnation, to the final order. I think I had ~3500-4000 chips. I sold off all these CPS chips to help fund my CPC order.

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I also snagged Par-A-Dice chips and Point Defiance Paulsons from TCR sales. My PAD chips totaled around 700 chips, which was fine for a secondary cash set. I snagged around 1800 of the Point Defiance chips, which was supposed to be a nice epic 1/2 setup.

I suppose the PAD is complete. I've kept the PAD chipset intact, and passed on opportunities to add-on (it's a nice travel setup, when I'm willing to bring nice chips).

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The Point chipset was broken up to help fund my CPC order. The set is no longer "epic" sized, but now it's a medium set (of around 700 chips). It's still decent for $1/2, but it rarely gets played any longer. I liked having an epic sized Point set, but funding the CPC's took priority. Had money been unlimited, I wouldn't have sold, so I suppose the set could be added onto, but

My Benny's setup is able to spread any game I host, so adding onto the Point set seems meh on the priority. This might be one of those sets I hold onto (collect) until I need to fund another CPC set (Fat Tire cash chips, anyone?).

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As for my FT Customs, I think these are complete. I think they spread a 30 person tourney, which is more than I will normally host (with the exception of the MTTD). I can't see NEEDING to add onto this set, but who knows... If money were no object, I would likely add onto a few denoms, fill up racks, etc...


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Wow these Milanos actually look great. Oiled? Nicely done friend.

 

[Trihonda]

Wow these Milanos actually look great. Oiled? Nicely done friend.

Yes... painstakingly. Remember, I had 2400 of them...

 

[atomiktoaster]

It sounds like I'm the odd one who really doesn't plan to add on to my sets at this point. The trends in pricing are making it much easier to pass up expanding on any of them. I thought I was crazy buying Aztar $500s at $1.75 each from Jim, but I don't think I'll ever complete that rack at this point.

I think the next thing to hit my budget is going to be a completely new set of the Boardwalk hybrids, but if I can't decide on a purpose for that set soon it might not happen.

 

[luckbox]

Uh, I can hear you.

Tell me about it...

I just finished filling out my second rack of Riverside $25s...
...which displaced the two barrels of hundos, so now I'm looking for a couple more barrels of $25s and a barrel of hundos. Of course, when that happens, I'll decide the hundos are the better part of a full rack and might as well finish the rack. Then I'll have two stray barrels of $25s and want to finish that rack.

Don't even get me started on the fracs and $1s.
Sigh.

you need to buy cases not racks, then you close the case and you can't see the unfinished rack.... until you open the case

so you delay the purchases somewhat, works for me sort of....maybe somewhat....i think we are all doomed...

 

[gpc]

I like the case option the most. I am trying to set some rules for myself.
1. One set at a time
2. Determine the amount in advance. Current set I have been building for over a year and just add to the case.

 

[mummel]

Great topic... Has me thinking about my chip journey... Whether or not any of my sets are complete... Join me as I reminisce...

I started off with smaller sets that have grown into a few sets that are complete. And some that have shrunk to be complete. And a few sets that I've sold off or shrunk out of necessity (that could always use more chips).

Started off with a Milano setup. Initially got 600 of them, then moved quickly into around 1000 of them, then bumped that up to 1400, then up to 2400 at one point. I sold off a bunch, and now sit at around 1400, which is MORE than ideal for any use I would have of them. These are my traveling tourney chips now.

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I snagged Some Mesquite Paulsons (my first Paulsons), but then Jim at TCR gifted me with some Benny's $1's to compliment my Mesquites. I loved the Benny's/Mesquite's western theme, but unfortunately the Mesquites did not have a readily playable breakdown. I sold off the Mesquites, and acquired more Benny's, then some more, then some more, and now I sit on a massive 2000 chip set of Benny's. I think this set is complete. I've passed up opportunities to procure more, simply because I have more than I'll ever need (I know, I used the "N" word)...

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I also snagged a HUGE set of CPS chips (both cash and tourney). I followed it from the beginning, from it's initial incarnation, to the final order. I think I had ~3500-4000 chips. I sold off all these CPS chips to help fund my CPC order.

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I also snagged Par-A-Dice chips and Point Defiance Paulsons from TCR sales. My PAD chips totaled around 700 chips, which was fine for a secondary cash set. I snagged around 1800 of the Point Defiance chips, which was supposed to be a nice epic 1/2 setup.

I suppose the PAD is complete. I've kept the PAD chipset intact, and passed on opportunities to add-on (it's a nice travel setup, when I'm willing to bring nice chips).

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The Point chipset was broken up to help fund my CPC order. The set is no longer "epic" sized, but now it's a medium set (of around 700 chips). It's still decent for $1/2, but it rarely gets played any longer. I liked having an epic sized Point set, but funding the CPC's took priority. Had money been unlimited, I wouldn't have sold, so I suppose the set could be added onto, but

My Benny's setup is able to spread any game I host, so adding onto the Point set seems meh on the priority. This might be one of those sets I hold onto (collect) until I need to fund another CPC set (Fat Tire cash chips, anyone?).

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As for my FT Customs, I think these are complete. I think they spread a 30 person tourney, which is more than I will normally host (with the exception of the MTTD). I can't see NEEDING to add onto this set, but who knows... If money were no object, I would likely add onto a few denoms, fill up racks, etc...


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Trih did you oil these majectics? They seem to be affecting me, sexually. Is that weird?

 

[luckbox]

I like the case option the most. I am trying to set some rules for myself.
1. One set at a time
2. Determine the amount in advance. Current set I have been building for over a year and just add to the case.

3. Develop a crack habit to curb the chip habit

 

[mummel]

3. Develop a crack habit to curb the chip habit

Crack is less dangerous and definitely cheaper

 

[stocky]

Set is subjective to the game played.

My tournament set is 500 chips and is great for our single table game. But 1000 sounds nicer. Especially if the game grows.