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What should I do w/my "obsolete" custom CPC tournament chips? (1 Viewer)

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I replaced my T500's and T1k's with newer versions this year - the inlays are essentially the same, but one of the spot colors is tweaked to offer the chips greater contrast. What should I do with the lesser-contrasted, obsolete chips? The idea of simply trashing them just damages my calm, although that may ultimately be the most prudent option.

Thoughts?
 
Could try sell them at or below cost and offer the option for the new owner to add on with cpc.

Pop off inlays to make seating chips.

Pop off inlays to make limit set.
 
If they are playable I would say as mentioned above, remove inlays and try to re sell.

Although my expenses are going to be tied up due to the sets I'm purchasing soon plus vacations and family members weddings coming up, if you do ever find yourself inches away from just dumping them in the trash, I would gladly take them off of your hands. I got a nephew who has a few board games that I could possibly think outside the box with to put them to use.... but definitely see if you can recoup some of the costs first for sure I say.
 
Pick your favorite option:

  1. Sell the chips - you won't get full value, but you'll likely get something.
  2. Mix them in with current chipsets. A single spot changing colors keeps the chip playable.
  3. New 25s, new 100s and new 5000s... now you have a complete secondary set!
  4. Pop the labels off, relabel them as commemoratives, host a meet-up. The Southwest is seriously lacking in meet-ups despite the PCF concentration in the Southwest/West coast (and it's close to Vegas).
  5. Mail them to me. An Armory chip on the door to our gaming library (over 400 games cataloged, not counting RPGs)... well, you understand how appropriate that would be.
 
detroitdad said:
Ill gladly house them for you
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Poker Zombie said:
Pick your favorite option:

  1. Sell the chips - you won't get full value, but you'll likely get something.
  2. Mix them in with current chipsets. A single spot changing colors keeps the chip playable.
  3. New 25s, new 100s and new 5000s... now you have a complete secondary set!
  4. Pop the labels off, relabel them as commemoratives, host a meet-up. The Southwest is seriously lacking in meet-ups despite the PCF concentration in the Southwest/West coast (and it's close to Vegas).
  5. Mail them to me. An Armory chip on the door to our gaming library (over 400 games cataloged, not counting RPGs)... well, you understand how appropriate that would be.
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I already called dibs
 
Don't trash them. They could be sold for relabeling or split up into shuffling stacks. What's the count?
 
This armory set is one of my favorites. I can't think of a use for t500 and t1ks lol........damn they are sexy.
 
stocky said:
Pop off inlays to make seating chips.
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Oooh...I like it!

detroitdad said:
Ill gladly house them for you
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I'm sure you would! And maybe you will...hmmm...

Poker Zombie said:
Mix them in with current chipsets.
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Great idea, but they don't work with any of my current/future scroll mold sets.

Poker Zombie said:
New 25s, new 100s and new 5000s... now you have a complete secondary set!
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Another solid idea - and one that may eventually happen - but @atomiktoaster has the right of it...the differences are too subtle for secondary use.

Poker Zombie said:
Pop the labels off, relabel them as commemoratives, host a meet-up. The Southwest is seriously lacking in meet-ups
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Tell me about it! Not sure I could host a full-blown meet-up, but I might could put something together w/this...hmmm...

Poker Zombie said:
An Armory chip on the door to our gaming library (over 400 games cataloged, not counting RPGs)... well, you understand how appropriate that would be.
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Indeed I do....indeed i do...
 
Deconstruction is underway. One thing I didn't realize is they actually use both colors as bases and simply swap the punches/inserts. I'm guessing this leads to reduced labor for bi-colored quarter pies.

Work smarter, not harder!

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Poker Zombie said:
Are the 500s' labels translucent?

Edit: It looks like it is, with a white disk underneath.
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Nope, all of the inlays are opaque. There is some kind of vinyl or plastic overlay on the surface of the inlay. Sometimes that layer peels off before the rest of the inlay, and that's what you're seeing as translucent. I'm not sure if some ink is applied to that plastic overlay directly or if it simply transfers in the inlay creation process or compression process.This type of inlay construction somewhat mimics modern Paulson inlays where there's some kind of protective covering over top of the papery/plasticy surface below.
 

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