Too late to submit my last set of customs to HOF? (6 Viewers)

[MaxB]

Heck, he was the person that got me started on the Trop set which led to my obsession with Nevada chips

So we should hate him for persuading you into hoarding all the spotted birds

 

[justsomedude]

I don’t know either side but what @H|Q about VIP’s is a theory that @sleepypiggly stated years ago, who had a very good connection at GPI. Kind of how the Wynn chips came to be.

Very valid theory. I thought of it a couple years ago but never put it into practice. A good friend of mine works as a personal assistant for a well known indicidual in LA (they think it’s their foot in the door to acting).

Anywho... always thought it would be (relatively) easy to have the PA contact a Paulson distributor to get chips for “their client.” Seems reasonable enough. shrug

 

[Phantom]

I'll add my apology to @Perthmike 's regarding laughing at the silly joke - very immature. Sorry mate. I do love the chips, and as I said in a follow-up post, was looking forward to hearing more. The $1 is awesome.

 

[Meddler2]

Chips look fantastic. Colors, spots, and gradient matching. Very sexy.

 

[Meddler2]

Aside from these and the Star chips, is or was there another GPI project underway? Let's get more until they just won't make them. Maybe they will realize there's value to at least open up to large non-casino GB's to us zealots.

 

[pltrgyst]

....Here is the story ...
“We got a gaming organization to get chips made for some VIPs”
Ta da! That’s it.
As many of you already know. The plan was to open up the buy for the masses for future rounds and include everyone. Just like I’ve done for MANY chips sets before this. I was working to get these for everyone.
Apparently, I’m only as good as my last post with this community. So this will be it.
Thanks for the memories. There are still great people here. Congrats detractors. You win.

Harley, you had to know that this would happen. It's actually been more restrained than I expected.

So here's your chance to prove yourself the bigger man -- to ignore the shots, whether deserved or not, and go ahead with what you had in mind, in order to heal what some people refer to as a community.

For the record, my chip-buying days are done, so I'm not saying this to improve my chances of buying any of those chips. I'd just like to see you guys that I miss participating again on this forum. I miss the entertainment.

Think about it. Please, and thanks.

 

[saleen121212]

Harley, you had to know that this would happen. It's actually been more restrained than I expected.

So here's your chance to prove yourself the bigger man -- to ignore the shots, whether deserved or not, and go ahead with what you had in mind, in order to heal what some people refer to as a community.

For the record, my chip-buying days are done, so I'm not saying this to improve my chances of buying any of those chips. I'd just like to see you guys that I miss participating again on this forum. I miss the entertainment.

Think about it. Please, and thanks.

From what I heard Paulson shut them down and that's the only reason this post was ever made. They were cut off.

 

[Burke]

From what I heard Paulson shut them down and that's the only reason this post was ever made. They were cut off. Also the reactions were clearly what they were looking for based on the way they posted this thread and waited for 2 days as drama unfolded before responding.

You are making assumptions and inflammatory statements. I bolder some words why an individual like HQ would get upset by your comments.

 

[Forty4]

From what I heard Paulson shut them down and that's the only reason this post was ever made. They were cut off. Also the reactions were clearly what they were looking for based on the way they posted this thread and waited for 2 days as drama unfolded before responding.

Seriously??? You’ve been around three months and don’t know all, if any, of the details. Who is your “source”?

 

[saleen121212]

Seriously??? You’ve been around three months and don’t know all, if any, of the details. Who is your “source”?

I'm not telling my source publicly and what does my time here matter? I'm just stating what I was told.

 

[saleen121212]

You are making assumptions and inflammatory statements. I bolder some words why an individual like HQ would get upset by your comments.

Better? It was a group so I don't know how that's an assumption. He said "we"

 

[GIANTDustySquid]

that $1 is my fav.

 

[k9dr]

For the record, my chip-buying days are done

Quoting for posterity :wideeyed:

 

[Perthmike]

Better? It was a group so I don't know how that's an assumption. He said "we"

@saleen121212 its best not to get involved in this one.

 

[David O]

Here we go with speculation again. Unless anyone has it from the proverbial "Horses Mouth" it is all speculation.

Harley those are some great chips. Would love to see them in stack!

Now can we once again get back to chipping!

 

[bentax1978]

For the record, my chip-buying days are done

Quoting for posterity :wideeyed:

Fake news?

 

[David O]

Quoting for posterity :wideeyed:

I was going to say, "What you selling?"

 

[saleen121212]

@saleen121212 its best not to get involved in this one.

Clearly.

 

[markleteenie]

For the record, my chip-buying days are done

Dibs. Might have to organize a GB for this one.

 

[hdgeno]

Yay this again, almost exactly a year since the Boat debacle. Complete with VIP’s, angry noobs who weren’t even on the site when the process would have started, and then the rest of us.

I for one hope this is the last Paulson buy ever, they seem to only fracture the community. The chips are cool, and like last time, I ain’t picking sides. Hope we see more pictures of chips and no one loses friends over this.

 

[Mr. Cheese]

Cool chips @H|Q . I got the Grand Vic secondaries from you years ago and it was a very pleasant transaction.

Congrats on getting them made. I might be jealous that you got your very own custom Paulson's but I'm not going to be upset about it. Had I the opportunity I'd do the exact same thing and get a small custom set made.

 

[Thomacetti]

From what I heard Paulson shut them down and that's the only reason this post was ever made. They were cut off.

Friendly feedback...just have just been in chipping a few months.
This goes WAY over your head, so don't post clueless shit that could flame the fire.

And the Stars Shipment and the Harlequin Heist can not be compaired....the stars chips definitely changed our community forever

 

[nezara]

@H|Q If you let me in on the club and I can buy a custom set of Paulsons, in addition to paying for the cost of the chips I'll donate $1,000 to the charity of your choice. Your $1 chip wins btw.

 

[Forty4]

I'm not telling my source publicly and what does my time here matter? I'm just stating what I was told.

Apologies. I wasn’t directly asking you to put your source. Time has everything to do with it because you were not around after the Thanksgiving, so you don’t know the people you’re directly referring to. @Perthmike stated it a little better than my initial reaction but that has been my entire view as I don’t think I ever posted in a Star thread. Or just as much what @Thomacetti said.

 

[RowdyRawhide]

For the record, my chip-buying days are done,

So you're telling me if 3 racks of mint Paris $1's showed in the classifieds for $500 you wouldn't be all over them like white on rice.....

 

[200 Motels]

Oh god, I see the pooping bird. I hope I can un-see. These chips are too nice.

 

[WedgeRock]

EDIT; I posted this before reading @H|Q's recent post. Some of my comments might already be wrong/dated. I won't edit the post, tho (not even the typos).

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I don't get the drama.

People are complaining that @H|Q (does anyone else see OHIO when using the at symbol? Well, now you do.) was being boastful or trying to incite a riot. For real? He was excited about posting his chips. You guys post chips of your Priority Mail packages when you get new sets... Give the guy the benefit of the doubt. Seeing the chaos that filliwed, I can see why he's been heistant to post more (stories or pics).

As a non-boat group buyer (call it what you want... Closed group buy?), I don't feel anyone owes me anything. I'd love to hear the full story, but only to satisfy my own curiousity. I am not owed anything. I am not bitter because I was not included as an insider. For those that feel butt hurt about not being included, how would you feel if this was produced by CPC? Would you feel hurt for not being included? Its like you are your buddies in high school hang out and do everything together, then you find out that three of them went and did something without you. This isn't high school.

For my final point, I'm going to out myself as hypocritical. The one thing I think is bullshit is selling the boat chips to the masses at large profits... $4 to $8 per chip when they were bought for $1.35ish for Paulsons (that's the number I recall being told in confidence, I don't care enough to have written it down or committed it to memory). I also thinks it's shitty if people dumped prime sets at top of the market prices to raise funds for the boat chips pruchases, but I don't have any direct proof of that, so I'm not going to waste my time. Anyway, my choice of dealing with this price-gouging is simply not to buy any of these chips. Simple.

But (here's the hypocritical part), if I had these chips and someone offered me 6x what I paid, I'd likely sell them. If I saw them selling at 6x what I paid for them, I'd likely offer mine for sale. So how can I be pissed at the original sellers and their price-gouging? And maybe it isn't price gouging because once the market sets a price, a seller that offered them for the price they paid is foolish, and likely the buyer will flip them for market price anyway. Bottom line, if the market says they are worth $6 or $8 per chip, then those that have them should sell them at that price. I think it's outrageous and I don't love them enough to buy them at that price (but anyone that has them for sale at $1.35 each, PM me).

Maybe I am too naive to know why I should be pissed. I'll read @bivey's explanation with interest, but overall, I just feel like, "Good for you if you can pull this off!". The exact formula for getting it done will likely never be revealed, because doing so might hurt some people (I assume that someone at Paulson had to be complicit to get something like this through). But also, because it lessens the likelihood that those in the know could do it again.

Carry on.

 

[WedgeRock]

My inlay is called a train wreck after accurately and hilariously compared to a pooping bird. I can’t not see it now either.

So you're selling? PM sent.

 

[WhiteMamba1646]

i want more Pr0n pics with stacks!!! Lol

 

[MoscowRadio]

I for one hope this is the last Paulson buy ever, they seem to only fracture the community.

This response might be unpopular, but here goes.

This sort of thing only fractures the community because the community not only allows it, but seems to push for it. People are so bent out of shape that they weren't chosen to participate that they are willing to tar and feather anyone who was.

Am I bummed that I couldn't have gotten custom Paulsons? Sure, but in an "aw, man. I wish I'd been able to participate. These are awesome" kind of way instead of a "let's burn this guy at the stake" sort of way.