SAVE YOUR MONEY (4 Viewers)

[superchromix]

The weight of each barrel must be ridiculous. Hope no-one gets injured trying to handle those

Epic sale Jim!

 

[Mangatang]

Is there any chance there was a casino near chernobyl?

 

[johnjohn]

The weight of each barrel must be ridiculous. Hope no chips get injured trying to handle those.

 

[Darthhoodie]

That is not how you oil chips.

Nice work sir!

 

[allforcharity]

I just want to point out that the thread title is totally ironic.

 

[Littleluck55]

Will there be a contest to guess closest to total chip count in a barrel or weight of a barrel?

 

[Hot Nuts]

Will there be contest to guess closest to total chip count in a barrel or weight of a barrel?

I'm surprised no one has calculated how many chips will fit in a barrel.

I'll take a barrel sight unseen.

 

[Schmendr1ck]

Please be careful when you move those around or show off their contents

THANK YOU. Everybody else thought Breaking Bad, but this was what popped into my head first when I saw those barrels.

 

[Mangatang]

Is there any chance there was a casino near chernobyl?

There’s a chance these chips have mutated. Into... Super chips. The likes we’ve never seen before.

Think about it. It could be a hybrid of THC & TRK combined. The ultimate power in the universe.

 

[Psypher1000]

Hopin’ for some stuff to “fall off the back of a truck”...

I know what you say was in jest, but you know not what you say. A few years back a nice spotted, hot stamped rack that Jim offered had some pretty blue fractionals with it. Unfortunately the container with those in it was badly damaged and very few actually survived. ‘Twas mightily sad. Hoping nothing gets dropped or lost with this one.

 

[jbriod]

If that’s a barrel of chips?...they must be 4300mm. Sorry, had to add my comment.

 

[JustDogbert]

I'm surprised no one has calculated how many chips will fit in a barrel.

I'll take a barrel sight unseen.

I did the math but didn't post it earleier because there are too many variables... but since you were wondering

Main variable, how are they packed in the drum?

Just dumped in, no more than ~53000 a barrel (39mm leaving 10% loss for air space)
but that exceeds the weight limit of those barrels which is 825 pounds*
so I would say no more than 40000 max (per barrel) but they probably played it safe and only filled them to about 30000 a barrel.

Then of course, they could be in boxes or other packaging materials inside the drums which would lower the chips per drum.

I would guess about a half million chips (total).

Personally, I'm more interested in what they look like than how many there are.

*Uline sells all kinds of industrial products you can find the details on the website

 

[DrBill]

Dang. Just hearing everyone talk about how these sales go makes a new chipper like myself feel like I’ve got no chance. Maybe I’ll at least get some valuable experience from it!! Haha

 

[upNdown]

I did the math but didn't post it earleier because there are too many variables... but since you were wondering

Main variable, how are they packed in the drum?

Just dumped in, no more than ~53000 a barrel (39mm leaving 10% loss for air space)
but that exceeds the weight limit of those barrels which is 825 pounds*
so I would say no more than 40000 max (per barrel) but they probably played it safe and only filled them to about 30000 a barrel.

Then of course, they could be in boxes or other packaging materials inside the drums which would lower the chips per drum.

I would guess about a half million chips (total).

Personally, I'm more interested in what they look like than how many there are.

*Uline sells all kinds of industrial products you can find the details on the website

The rumors would suggest that you, in the words of Mona Lisa Vito, are dead on balls accurate. Either you've heard those rumors, or you're a barrel savant. Or everybody's way wrong.

 

[Taghkanic]

Can’t someone do that movie thing where they say “Zoom in on the tags on those cardboard boxes... Closer... Closer... OK, now enhance!”

 

[Taghkanic]

Is there any chance there was a casino near chernobyl?

Yes. All the chips are Radiant Red.

 

[allforcharity]

Yes. All the chips are Radiant Red.

More like Radiant Uranium.

 

[Psypher1000]

More like Radiant Uranium.

Dosvedanya, sooka...

 

[krafticus]

I have no interest......

 

[Johnblue]

So pumped.

 

[Darthhoodie]

I have no interest......

Yes they are probably all horrible, you should all unfollow this thread and forget all about this sale

 

[Changster]

Hopefully the chips are THC and mint.

 

[Darthhoodie]

Hopefully the chips are THC and mint.

I like the way you think but unfortunately it seems like rhc is the way most places go now. Not sure if GPI pushes them in that direction or what. Maybe they get a better deal on rhc because gpi knows they are less durable and will need to be replaced sooner. Who knows but thc would be a great score.

 

[albatros63]

*Solid Paint skills

 

[Ellasdaddy]

That's a lot of chips!

 

[Syllogistik]

And I was just about to buy Royals. Guess I'll be buying more! I only just started, what are you people doing to me?!

 

[WedgeRock]

Dang. Just hearing everyone talk about how these sales go makes a new chipper like myself feel like I’ve got no chance. Maybe I’ll at least get some valuable experience from it!! Haha

At the last sale, Jim sold sets and individual chips. IIRC, the individual chips sold out before the sets. So if you're interested in a set of these chips, don't worry too much. And Jim's breakdowns are pretty good (not 100 of each color). I thought I recalled that he consulted with @BGinGA on tournament breakdowns in the past.

If you're going after individual chips (either to fill in a set you started, or to make your own set with a unique breakdown that serves your needs), your success will depend on the number available. Given that there are 18 drums of chips plus, with an estimated 40,000 chips per barrel, there should be a lot to go around.

 

[BGinGA]

Jim's breakdowns are pretty good (not 100 of each color). I thought I recalled that he consulted with @BGinGA on tournament breakdowns in the past.

Jim gets rock-solid tournament set breakdown advice from @ChaosRock (no pun intended). Paulo knows his stuff.

 

[SuckoutKing]

That's a lot of chips!

Its been determined that the Lead content contained in these here barrels exceeds that permitted in the state of UTAH. So your gonna need to redirect that shipment to a undisclosed address I will be providing via PM. Thank you!

 

[CDKL]

Dang. Just hearing everyone talk about how these sales go makes a new chipper like myself feel like I’ve got no chance. Maybe I’ll at least get some valuable experience from it!! Haha

I know the feeling, I just joined a couple of months ago and have not experienced anything that Jim has put up. So yes I’m excited but I’m not getting hopes up at all because by the looks of it there may not be a chance for a newbie to have a legitimate shot.