[99%evil]

OK, I don't have the poker chip funds right now to take the chance on these, but since there's no bidders figured I'd post this. They're dirty and the picture sucks, the description is completely wrong, but they're obviously TH&C, it's a small find, looks like about 140 chips. I apologize if someone was looking to snipe this...but they were easy to overlook.

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Lot-Vintage...QQcmdZViewItem

[snakster]

Not bad Evil, not bad. I am always amazed how people won't even take the time to count the chips they are selling. But on the flip side, gotta love people who have no idea what they have.

[Oldcycles]

I wonder who got those?

[Couga]

Originally Posted by Oldcycles

I wonder who got those?

Someone Sniped me with 4 seconds to go on the auction.

I was a little stoked as the initials on the chips was "WSC". From my alias "Couga" and my location "Washington State" you might guess that I went to Washington State University.... WSU. The cool thing about these chips is that they were old. What made that cool for me is that back in the day Washington State University or WSU was named Washington State College or WSC. (I know their was no connection but it was a cool coincidence) These chips were perfect for me. I was pretty stoked that I was going to win, but I didn't want to pay a lot for the chips as all we had to go by were those pictures, which were iffy at best. Oh well... It would have been a good pickup at the price but I didn't want to pay more than that. I am a little dissappointed but oh well.

If the winner is a CT'er please PM me, I would love a sample set.

Thanks,
Couga

[poislb]

Pretty decent....

[Oldcycles]

Well you know paulsons were gonna go for more than .50 each.
I am suprised they went that cheap.

[Couga]

Originally Posted by Oldcycles

Well you know paulsons were gonna go for more than .50 each.

I disagree, and in fact this auction proves that. Just because a chip was made by Paulson doesn't mean it is worth $.XX minimum. The buyer is taking a risk. If the chips are all beat up, chipped, cracked, broken, can't be cleaned and turn out to be someone's home set, what this buyer has is 100+ pieces of junk with little top hat and canes on them. All for the cost of $63.00.

I am not trying to roast you here (I fear that hammer) but it seems to me that too much emphasis is put on any chip made by paulson. I am floored at the prices the '98 Bond chips, the Viva Las Vegas chips and the other chips put out by Paulson in the late 90's get. I remember not buying those chips back then because I thought they were God awful ugly. Now I wish I had bought them just for the pure resell value, but if I had purchased them, I would be laughing my arse off all the way to the bank when I sold them.

Now the great looking Paulson chips I understand. I know Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (I have 700+ of the New Sonny's which some think are butt, however I think they are beauties) but in most cases it seems that anytime the brand "Paulson" or the term "Top Hat and Cane" is thrown out there, people go rabid no matter what the chips look like, and I just don't get it... This is only my opinion and no offense was meant to anyone with this post, and I apologize in advance if anyone took it that way.

- Couga

[2_hotty]

Originally Posted by Couga

I am floored at the prices the '98 Bond chips, the Viva Las Vegas chips and the other chips put out by Paulson in the late 90's get

So...I'm not the only person who thinks the Viva Las Vegas chips are the ugliest chips ever made then?


...cool.

[Oldcycles]

Originally Posted by 2_hotty

So...I'm not the only person who thinks the Viva Las Vegas chips are the ugliest chips ever made then?


...cool.

You can add me to that group.

As for the more than .50.
You could take those chips and sell them seperatly on ebay and at least double your money so it is worth the 63.00 risk just to check them out and see what is there.
I paid $125 for those 500 filthy stamped vintage ASM HH's and I think it turned out to be a pretty good deal.
I will use them for awhile then sell the set or break them up.

see this thread.
http://www.chiptalk.net/forum/poker-...ng-option.html

[bbb_forever]

Originally Posted by Couga

...

Now the great looking Paulson chips I understand. I know Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (I have 700+ of the New Sonny's which some think are butt, however I think they are beauties) ...

- Couga

I think the New Sonny's Casino Paulson chips are beauties as well. I see the AK inlay on the chip as a subliminal message to gamble it up.

And this old article on the casino inspired me to buy a set of those chips.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifest..._poker24.shtml

There are photos of the blue $3, white $1, and red $5 chips in the article.