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The Official Mail Showcase Thread (poker related) (82 Viewers)
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Another belated mail day with another great partial BCC sample set! This one comes from @AfterTheFact by way of an auction for @liftapint and friends.
If I recall correctly, the GCOP group buy was one of the last BCC group buys before they shut down. The group buy was organized by Pasi, who has since retired from chipping and I can no longer tag him on PCF. The inlay artwork was created by @Johnny5 and US reshipping was handled by @gmunny. Per the original group buy thread, the colors are:
5 - BCC Royal Red with BCC Light Blue and BCC Mustard
25 - TRK Signal Green with TRK Purple and BCC Lavender
100 - BCC Grey (new darker one) with BCC Adobe and TRK Light Turquoise
500 - TRK Dark Blue with BCC Apricot and BCC Dolphin Blue
1000 - BCC Arc Yellow with BCC Blood Red and BCC Dark Green
5000 - BCC Hot Pink with BCC Peach and BCC Off White
25,000 - TRK Light Turquoise with TRK FIRE and BCC Sherbert Green
100,000 - BCC Lavender with BCC Charcoal and BCC Grey
250,000 - BCC Almond with TRK Gold and BCC Gold
A total of 18,529 chips were ordered, for a price of slightly under $1.10 each plus any PayPal fees and reshipping costs. The mold is known as TFP or the TwoFacePoker club mold. The lineup features 1" inlays to match the recess in the chip. They're great chips on a great mold, and this is one of the group buys that I regret not joining. You can check out the original order thread in the links below:
https://web.archive.org/web/2012052...p-tribute-bcc-618-main-discussion-thread.html
https://web.archive.org/web/2012052...wsop-tribute-bcc-618-order-thread-closed.html
If I recall correctly, the GCOP group buy was one of the last BCC group buys before they shut down. The group buy was organized by Pasi, who has since retired from chipping and I can no longer tag him on PCF. The inlay artwork was created by @Johnny5 and US reshipping was handled by @gmunny. Per the original group buy thread, the colors are:
5 - BCC Royal Red with BCC Light Blue and BCC Mustard
25 - TRK Signal Green with TRK Purple and BCC Lavender
100 - BCC Grey (new darker one) with BCC Adobe and TRK Light Turquoise
500 - TRK Dark Blue with BCC Apricot and BCC Dolphin Blue
1000 - BCC Arc Yellow with BCC Blood Red and BCC Dark Green
5000 - BCC Hot Pink with BCC Peach and BCC Off White
25,000 - TRK Light Turquoise with TRK FIRE and BCC Sherbert Green
100,000 - BCC Lavender with BCC Charcoal and BCC Grey
250,000 - BCC Almond with TRK Gold and BCC Gold
A total of 18,529 chips were ordered, for a price of slightly under $1.10 each plus any PayPal fees and reshipping costs. The mold is known as TFP or the TwoFacePoker club mold. The lineup features 1" inlays to match the recess in the chip. They're great chips on a great mold, and this is one of the group buys that I regret not joining. You can check out the original order thread in the links below:
https://web.archive.org/web/2012052...p-tribute-bcc-618-main-discussion-thread.html
https://web.archive.org/web/2012052...wsop-tribute-bcc-618-order-thread-closed.html
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Colquhoun
4 of a Kind
Thanks for the link to the web.archive.org! I’ve always tried the wayback machine, and all it has are the Chiptalk homepage.Another belated mail day with another great partial BCC sample set! This one comes from @AfterTheFact by way of an auction for @liftapint and friends.
If I recall correctly, the GCOP group buy was one of the last BCC group buys before they shut down. The group buy was organized by Pasi, who has since retired from chipping and I can no longer tag him on PCF. The inlay artwork was created by @Johnny5 and US reshipping was handled by @gmunny. Per the original group buy thread, the colors are:
5 - BCC Royal Red with BCC Light Blue and BCC Mustard
25 - TRK Signal Green with TRK Purple and BCC Lavender
100 - BCC Grey (new darker one) with BCC Adobe and TRK Light Turquoise
500 - TRK Dark Blue with BCC Apricot and BCC Dolphin Blue
1000 - BCC Arc Yellow with BCC Blood Red and BCC Dark Green
5000 - BCC Hot Pink with BCC Peach and BCC Off White
25,000 - TRK Light Turquoise with TRK FIRE and BCC Sherbert Green
100,000 - BCC Lavender with BCC Charcoal and BCC Grey
250,000 - BCC Almond with TRK Gold and BCC Gold
A total of 18,529 chips were ordered, for a price of slightly under $1.10 each plus any PayPal fees and reshipping costs. The mold is known as TFP or the TwoFacePoker club mold. The lineup features 1" inlays to match the recess in the chip. They're great chips on a great mold, and this is one of the group buys that I regret not joining. You can check out the original order thread in the links below:
View attachment 1246802
https://web.archive.org/web/2012052...p-tribute-bcc-618-main-discussion-thread.html
https://web.archive.org/web/2012052...wsop-tribute-bcc-618-order-thread-closed.html
NVFlip
Two Pair
Had a good mail day. I came home from holiday travels to these beauties in the mail. Can't wait to break open these cards. Played around with my first set of BR Poker ceramics. It's a small sample but they stack like bricks! They shuffle pretty easily and no spinners. A few little gripes though: the 25 cents and $5 chip could be easily confused but that's what the demons for, right? I'm not too crazy about the dimples on the edges. It's noticeable on almost every chip. I'm guessing it's just an inherent quality of their manufacturing process. They're not "the dream set " so if i were in the market for BR chips, i could overlook it. I do love the ability to print on the edges.
I ordered these signs for cash games when we play dealers choice. I'm going to suggest HORSE/ mixed games tournaments in the future so these will come in handy. I custom ordered these from customsigns.com in case you're wondering.
I ordered these signs for cash games when we play dealers choice. I'm going to suggest HORSE/ mixed games tournaments in the future so these will come in handy. I custom ordered these from customsigns.com in case you're wondering.
Got half today, other half ended up at the post office 
Bobb59
Full House
Well done ! congrats !! Nice and classy
Bobb59
Full House
McPoker
Pair
McPoker
Pair
Colquhoun
4 of a Kind
Christmas came a bit late but I just retrieved my chips from my US shipper. 500 $5 HSC and 100 $25 HSC chips. Just looking at them while at the office…
Looking forward to finishing off the set soon so I can put them in play
Looking forward to finishing off the set soon so I can put them in play
Could not ask for a better start to the new year than this shaped $5 showing up in the mail.
Huge thanks to @Josh Kifer for bringing a few of my favorite $25s back to life to match the rest. I think I can forgive him for his past milling sins now.
Mint original (left), defeated stamp as sent to Kifer (middle), reborn(right)
In person I can't even tell the difference between the two without very close analyzing. Can't recommend enough. Great resource to have for us hot stamp lovers.
Mint original (left), defeated stamp as sent to Kifer (middle), reborn(right)
In person I can't even tell the difference between the two without very close analyzing. Can't recommend enough. Great resource to have for us hot stamp lovers.
@GorbashHuge thanks to @Josh Kifer for bringing a few of my favorite $25s back to life to match the rest. I think I can forgive him for his past milling sins now.
Mint original (left), defeated stamp as sent to Kifer (middle), reborn(right)
In person I can't even tell the difference between the two without very close analyzing. Can't recommend enough. Great resource to have for us hot stamp lovers.
Oh, I'm sure I'll do some chip that brings you back to my sins and anger soon enough.
EvilAndroid
High Hand
A few more additions. I’d like to piece together a sample set of the easier to obtain Gulfports, so anyone with singles they’d like to part with (snapper, $25, $100, etc.) please reach out.
I will also buy your high denom Gulfports if they need a good home…
I will also buy your high denom Gulfports if they need a good home…
I MEAN, THATS A FOOKING RESTAMP.Huge thanks to @Josh Kifer for bringing a few of my favorite $25s back to life to match the rest. I think I can forgive him for his past milling sins now.
Mint original (left), defeated stamp as sent to Kifer (middle), reborn(right)
In person I can't even tell the difference between the two without very close analyzing. Can't recommend enough. Great resource to have for us hot stamp lovers.
davislane
Straight Flush
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thats fucking commitment there!Huge thanks to @Josh Kifer for bringing a few of my favorite $25s back to life to match the rest. I think I can forgive him for his past milling sins now.
Mint original (left), defeated stamp as sent to Kifer (middle), reborn(right)
In person I can't even tell the difference between the two without very close analyzing. Can't recommend enough. Great resource to have for us hot stamp lovers.
Yeah, who would trust this yeahoo with that kinda job.
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pokerplayingpisces
Full House
Another addition to my singles collection!
dmoney
Full House
You sure this wasn't from one of them thar mystery box auctions???View attachment 1249246
Thanks for empty nothing @ekricket!
this was just space filler for secure packing
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A few weeks ago one of my nephews got married. At the reception I met his Grandmother on his mom’s side who I learned was a retired pit boss for Harrahs properties in Illinois and Indiana. We got into a deep discussion on chips of course and I found out one of her last jobs was at Blue Chip casino. When I mentioned how popular the fracs from there were she said they always wondered why they disappeared so quickly. Although she said she could no longer get me any a week before Christmas I received a package from someone whose name I couldn’t recognize. It was her! And she sent me a wonderful card saying how much she and her friend had enjoyed our talk and even though she couldn’t get the fracs she hoped I would be happy with this gift, given out on opening weekend at this property to those comped executive suites. Needless to say I’m overjoyed to show you all now these two tokens that mean so much to me.
Enjoy!!
Enjoy!!
AlbinoDragon
Flush
A few items from the end of the year arrived at the office in the last couple of days.
Chips from @David Spragg 's ASM/Burt sale. I've liked the Kaw Nation chips from back on my CT days, but never had enough enthusiasm to try to hunt them down one at a time. The prospect of missing only one of the group kind of bugged my OCD a bit. I had to pounce when I saw the whole collection in one go.
Same with the Rounders error chips. A couple fun little oddities to add to the story of those chips, for sure.
Then these.
I had recently finished the book "Before Mickey: The Animated Film 1898-1928". It's a slightly older release but was a fun addition to my interest in animation and animation history. It was a remarkable read on the very early history of animation focused on the time before Steamboat Willie, the first cartoon with synchronized audio. * A good portion of the last quarter of the book was focused on Felix the Cat and touched a bit on the history there. A search came up with a couple books on the subject, including the history by John Canemaker. He's a respected animation historian and wrote the biography of Winsor McCay, the creator of Gertie the Dinosaur and many of the techniques used in animation even today. In that search, I saw Canemaker's partial biography of Tex Avery ** and had to add it to the list as well.
* The convoluted history of the copyright on Steamboat Willie is a long read in itself, but somewhat ironically as I type this, the copyright officially expired on January 1st. I wasn't surprised to see the first horror movie featuring a Steamboat era Mickey Mouse released the day after.
** Tex Avery was director of some of the early Warner Bros. cartoons and was involved in the cartoons that introduced Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd. After moving to MGM, he went on to develop Droopy the Dog and famously directed Red Hot Riding Hood (see the cover of the book).
Chips from @David Spragg 's ASM/Burt sale. I've liked the Kaw Nation chips from back on my CT days, but never had enough enthusiasm to try to hunt them down one at a time. The prospect of missing only one of the group kind of bugged my OCD a bit. I had to pounce when I saw the whole collection in one go.
Same with the Rounders error chips. A couple fun little oddities to add to the story of those chips, for sure.
Then these.
I had recently finished the book "Before Mickey: The Animated Film 1898-1928". It's a slightly older release but was a fun addition to my interest in animation and animation history. It was a remarkable read on the very early history of animation focused on the time before Steamboat Willie, the first cartoon with synchronized audio. * A good portion of the last quarter of the book was focused on Felix the Cat and touched a bit on the history there. A search came up with a couple books on the subject, including the history by John Canemaker. He's a respected animation historian and wrote the biography of Winsor McCay, the creator of Gertie the Dinosaur and many of the techniques used in animation even today. In that search, I saw Canemaker's partial biography of Tex Avery ** and had to add it to the list as well.
* The convoluted history of the copyright on Steamboat Willie is a long read in itself, but somewhat ironically as I type this, the copyright officially expired on January 1st. I wasn't surprised to see the first horror movie featuring a Steamboat era Mickey Mouse released the day after.
** Tex Avery was director of some of the early Warner Bros. cartoons and was involved in the cartoons that introduced Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd. After moving to MGM, he went on to develop Droopy the Dog and famously directed Red Hot Riding Hood (see the cover of the book).
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