Nanook
Full House
There is a really Great GB going on right now for "Park Place" Abbiati Chips and since there is a minimum order of 100 chips I have decided to do a little mini GB for Samples so that anyone can get 1 or 2 or a few of each or just 1 or 2 chips if that is your thing. This is specifically for anyone that wants between 1-99 of the Park Place Abbiati GB chips that tommy is organizing right now, AND is either CONUS or has a CONUS shipping address they can use.
ORDERING OPEN UNTIL SATURDAY 5/22/21
PAYMENTS ARE DUE BY SATURDAY 6/5/21
The most up to date information on this GB can be found in one of the 2 following threads:
Here is a link to Discussion of said Chips:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/injection-molded-chips-gb-2021.67475/
Here is a link for ordering said chips if you are interested in more than 100 total chips:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/park-place-gb-order-thread-cash-and-tourney-open.73636/
I am committing to 10 ea of each denomination for both the CASH and TOURNAMENT sets which is a total of 120 chips. I will adjust this number as necessary as others commit to this Sample Set GB.
For anyone wants some of these and would like to participate in this mini GB, please post the numbers of each that you want in the following format. If you decide to change your order, do not post twice, just come back to your original post and edit it. If you want 1 of each of the 12 different chips your post would look like this:
Cash Set
25c - 1
$1 - 1
$5 - 1
$20 - 1
$25 - 1
$100 - 1
Tourney Set
T25 - 1
T100 - 1
T500 - 1
T1K - 1
T5K - 1
T25K - 1
Pricing:
There are a lot of one time fees associated with this GB and the final price will fluctuate significantly based on the overall number of chips ordered and quantity of each denomination. If you want more info, read in the OP of the main ordering thread and it lays it all out. As for a Guess, it sounds like they will be in the $2.25-$2.50 ish range. I am not trying to make any money on this mini GB and as such will pass along whatever the actual price winds up being + usps pricing for re-shipping. Details to follow, but for example if you want 1 of each so a total of 12 chips I will offer usps 1st class in a padded envelope (well wrapped to ensure no damage) for $5 or if you want I will ship in usps sfrb for $9 (Your choice)
I will update this OP with a variety of things as this moves along including, but not limited to: a spreadsheet with what everyone is getting, Final Pricing, Due Dates etc
Here is what they will look like:
Cash & Tournament:
6/2/2021 11am CST Update
Here is a spreadsheet that has everyone's final ordering information and my best estimate at this time of what all the costs are going to be. I am sure that this will change slightly so don't shoot the messenger when your final bill is a $1 or $2 off. I have now included 1st Payment amounts Due and Status of that amount and Shipping preferences.
Everyone in our little group has now Paid and so I just paid Tommy!
Thanks to everyone for paying quickly and not holding things up. You all are fantastic!!!!
Before I ship out the chips, just like tommy, I will request a 2nd payment that will be for Shipping from me to you +/- any sort of adjustment that might come about because of estimates being off or change in exchange rates etc.
It looks like about 75% or so of the people in the main GB have now paid. Still waiting for a few more members to pay before tommy sends in the payment. I will update when any new information becomes available.
UPDATE from Tommy: 6/7/21
1) The chips from the non-paid order were all picked from members in the GB. Thank you all.
2) I heard back from Abbiati today. They say that we can't use a customized inner ring on the "New Security" mold that the $100 chip uses.
I believe this might be inaccurate, so I asked them to double-check with the factory because their brochure shows some other New Security chips with a customized inner ring. If they still say it's not possible, we will use the same mold as the $20/$25, which we also did on The Crown Plaza $100.
I will update again when I hear back about the $100.
UPDATE: 6/9/21
Now confirmed that the $100 is not going to work as originally envisioned. The decision has been made to use the same mold as the $20 & $25 chip and move forward with that. Proofs and a final quote are being worked on now.
UPDATE: 6/11/21
Invoice Received from Abbiati and Paid. It looks to me like the actual cost is within a few hundred dollars over 29,000+ chips so the adjustment should be minimal. Now waiting on proofs to give the go ahead.
UPDATE from Tommy: 6/17/21
Got the proofs today. All checked out as posted in the order thread except for the $1. The base color should be #10 white and not #48 light grey.
I sent it back for a revision with this photo.
UPDATE from Tommy: 6/23/21
Proofs have been signed and sent! The wait time will be about 12 weeks from now. If I hear anything before then, I'll post an update.
UPDATE from Tommy: 8/26/21
I sent Abbiati an email and got an auto-reply that said they are closed for the summer holidays and will re-open on the 1st of Sept
I should have a status update shortly after that. Will keep you posted. Thx.
UPDATE from Tommy: 9/24/21
I'm just waiting for Abbiati to let me know the order is done and preparing for shipping. I'm hoping to hear from them within the next two weeks as that should be close to the estimated time frame when not including August. I'll keep you all posted when I get an update. Thanks!
UPDATE from Tommy: 10/4/21
I got an email from Abbiati. They said the order would be ready to ship between 10/15 and 10/25. I'll update again when I get confirmation of the exact date.
Thanks!
UPDATE from Tommy: 10/19/21
Abbiati says....
I inform you the chips should be ready today, so we start contacting the forwarder for the pickup, as soon as I have a pick up date I’ll email you.
Stay tuned!
UPDATE from Tommy:: 10/25/21
From Abbiati...
Ciao Thomas,
pick up will be today and will be flying on Wedn.
Since DAP, it will be probably delivered to you on Monday 1st NOV
Pron coming next week!!!
UPDATE from Tommy: 10/27/21
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/attachments/39781_1605809702-jpg.801053/
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/attachments/2021-10-27_6-29-53-png.801052/
UPDATE from Tommy: 11/1/21
Chips are in NY going through customs.
UPDATE from Tommy: 11/3/21
Shipment is out of Customs and the customs broker has it. They are arranging the delivery to me. It should arrive this week.
UPDATE from Tommy: 11/5/21
The Customs broker is having a company called Forward Air deliver the shipment to me. I should have the bill of lading today with tracking. All these costs were already included in the shipping fee, so nothing additional is required on our end. I should have a better idea of when it will be delivered later today. It only has to go from NY to DE.
UPDATE from Tommy: 11/8/21
PHL Out for delivery 11/08/2021 08:32 1 x 849 lbs
UPDATE 11/12/21
I have a tracking # from tommy but it doesn't give a date yet. I have also updated the spreadsheet with final totals due. You should be seeing a PM shortly asking for Final Payment.
UPDATE 11/12/21 12:25 pm CST
Everyone should now have been sent a PM with request for Final Payment. Spreadsheet in OP is current as of now. Thanks so much to all of you that paid within minutes of my request!!
UPDATE 11/15/21
Tracking now shows that I should be receiving the package of sample sets on Thursday the 18th. If I had to guess, I would guess that is off and I am going to get it a day or two earlier. In any case, that is what it says for today. I am going to start printing up shipping labels so I have them all ready when the chips do arrive. The OP has been updated with a current spreadsheet. There are a few of you that were not part of the original group, but have since PM'd me and paid me for a Sample set. Don't worry about not being included in the spreadsheet. You are not forgotten...
UPDATE 11/18/21
Chips arrived from Tommy today. All chips are accounted for and are beautiful. I will ship out asap.
UPDATE 11/19/21
Updated OP to show status for everyone. All chips going out to usps today except the 2 that have not paid and 1 going to Europe and another where we have something else going on.
ORDERING OPEN UNTIL SATURDAY 5/22/21
PAYMENTS ARE DUE BY SATURDAY 6/5/21
The most up to date information on this GB can be found in one of the 2 following threads:
Here is a link to Discussion of said Chips:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/injection-molded-chips-gb-2021.67475/
Here is a link for ordering said chips if you are interested in more than 100 total chips:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/park-place-gb-order-thread-cash-and-tourney-open.73636/
I am committing to 10 ea of each denomination for both the CASH and TOURNAMENT sets which is a total of 120 chips. I will adjust this number as necessary as others commit to this Sample Set GB.
For anyone wants some of these and would like to participate in this mini GB, please post the numbers of each that you want in the following format. If you decide to change your order, do not post twice, just come back to your original post and edit it. If you want 1 of each of the 12 different chips your post would look like this:
Cash Set
25c - 1
$1 - 1
$5 - 1
$20 - 1
$25 - 1
$100 - 1
Tourney Set
T25 - 1
T100 - 1
T500 - 1
T1K - 1
T5K - 1
T25K - 1
Pricing:
There are a lot of one time fees associated with this GB and the final price will fluctuate significantly based on the overall number of chips ordered and quantity of each denomination. If you want more info, read in the OP of the main ordering thread and it lays it all out. As for a Guess, it sounds like they will be in the $2.25-$2.50 ish range. I am not trying to make any money on this mini GB and as such will pass along whatever the actual price winds up being + usps pricing for re-shipping. Details to follow, but for example if you want 1 of each so a total of 12 chips I will offer usps 1st class in a padded envelope (well wrapped to ensure no damage) for $5 or if you want I will ship in usps sfrb for $9 (Your choice)
I will update this OP with a variety of things as this moves along including, but not limited to: a spreadsheet with what everyone is getting, Final Pricing, Due Dates etc
Here is what they will look like:
Cash & Tournament:
6/2/2021 11am CST Update
Here is a spreadsheet that has everyone's final ordering information and my best estimate at this time of what all the costs are going to be. I am sure that this will change slightly so don't shoot the messenger when your final bill is a $1 or $2 off. I have now included 1st Payment amounts Due and Status of that amount and Shipping preferences.
Everyone in our little group has now Paid and so I just paid Tommy!
Thanks to everyone for paying quickly and not holding things up. You all are fantastic!!!!
Before I ship out the chips, just like tommy, I will request a 2nd payment that will be for Shipping from me to you +/- any sort of adjustment that might come about because of estimates being off or change in exchange rates etc.
It looks like about 75% or so of the people in the main GB have now paid. Still waiting for a few more members to pay before tommy sends in the payment. I will update when any new information becomes available.
UPDATE from Tommy: 6/7/21
1) The chips from the non-paid order were all picked from members in the GB. Thank you all.
2) I heard back from Abbiati today. They say that we can't use a customized inner ring on the "New Security" mold that the $100 chip uses.
I believe this might be inaccurate, so I asked them to double-check with the factory because their brochure shows some other New Security chips with a customized inner ring. If they still say it's not possible, we will use the same mold as the $20/$25, which we also did on The Crown Plaza $100.
I will update again when I hear back about the $100.
UPDATE: 6/9/21
Now confirmed that the $100 is not going to work as originally envisioned. The decision has been made to use the same mold as the $20 & $25 chip and move forward with that. Proofs and a final quote are being worked on now.
UPDATE: 6/11/21
Invoice Received from Abbiati and Paid. It looks to me like the actual cost is within a few hundred dollars over 29,000+ chips so the adjustment should be minimal. Now waiting on proofs to give the go ahead.
UPDATE from Tommy: 6/17/21
Got the proofs today. All checked out as posted in the order thread except for the $1. The base color should be #10 white and not #48 light grey.
I sent it back for a revision with this photo.
UPDATE from Tommy: 6/23/21
Proofs have been signed and sent! The wait time will be about 12 weeks from now. If I hear anything before then, I'll post an update.
UPDATE from Tommy: 8/26/21
I sent Abbiati an email and got an auto-reply that said they are closed for the summer holidays and will re-open on the 1st of Sept
I should have a status update shortly after that. Will keep you posted. Thx.UPDATE from Tommy: 9/24/21
I'm just waiting for Abbiati to let me know the order is done and preparing for shipping. I'm hoping to hear from them within the next two weeks as that should be close to the estimated time frame when not including August. I'll keep you all posted when I get an update. Thanks!
UPDATE from Tommy: 10/4/21
I got an email from Abbiati. They said the order would be ready to ship between 10/15 and 10/25. I'll update again when I get confirmation of the exact date.
Thanks!
UPDATE from Tommy: 10/19/21
Abbiati says....
I inform you the chips should be ready today, so we start contacting the forwarder for the pickup, as soon as I have a pick up date I’ll email you.
Stay tuned!
UPDATE from Tommy:: 10/25/21
From Abbiati...
Ciao Thomas,
pick up will be today and will be flying on Wedn.
Since DAP, it will be probably delivered to you on Monday 1st NOV
Pron coming next week!!!
UPDATE from Tommy: 10/27/21
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/attachments/39781_1605809702-jpg.801053/
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/attachments/2021-10-27_6-29-53-png.801052/
UPDATE from Tommy: 11/1/21
Chips are in NY going through customs.
UPDATE from Tommy: 11/3/21
Shipment is out of Customs and the customs broker has it. They are arranging the delivery to me. It should arrive this week.
UPDATE from Tommy: 11/5/21
The Customs broker is having a company called Forward Air deliver the shipment to me. I should have the bill of lading today with tracking. All these costs were already included in the shipping fee, so nothing additional is required on our end. I should have a better idea of when it will be delivered later today. It only has to go from NY to DE.
UPDATE from Tommy: 11/8/21
PHL Out for delivery 11/08/2021 08:32 1 x 849 lbs
UPDATE 11/12/21
I have a tracking # from tommy but it doesn't give a date yet. I have also updated the spreadsheet with final totals due. You should be seeing a PM shortly asking for Final Payment.
UPDATE 11/12/21 12:25 pm CST
Everyone should now have been sent a PM with request for Final Payment. Spreadsheet in OP is current as of now. Thanks so much to all of you that paid within minutes of my request!!
UPDATE 11/15/21
Tracking now shows that I should be receiving the package of sample sets on Thursday the 18th. If I had to guess, I would guess that is off and I am going to get it a day or two earlier. In any case, that is what it says for today. I am going to start printing up shipping labels so I have them all ready when the chips do arrive. The OP has been updated with a current spreadsheet. There are a few of you that were not part of the original group, but have since PM'd me and paid me for a Sample set. Don't worry about not being included in the spreadsheet. You are not forgotten...
UPDATE 11/18/21
Chips arrived from Tommy today. All chips are accounted for and are beautiful. I will ship out asap.
UPDATE 11/19/21
Updated OP to show status for everyone. All chips going out to usps today except the 2 that have not paid and 1 going to Europe and another where we have something else going on.
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