[Guma]

Ok I see alot of people buying up chips, talking about chips they have bought or going to buy. Myself I am buying up sample sets, a couple plaques, and am contemplating a couple of GB's. This got me to thinking, am I collecting chips or am I hording them?

Since I am not buying any individual chips, say that are from a closed casino or any that are of any real value, I feel I am hording chips.

I don't need them for anything other that to look at or take up more space that I do not have! I just want them!!!

So my question to all CT members, Are you collecting chips, or hording chips?

[_GUN_]

I would say dozens on the board are doing a little of both...

[HanahanStan]

I collect while she hordes them all.

[STANK1000]

I think someone watched Dr. Phil yesterday!

[mac40k]

I'm a packrat by nature and every hobby I've gotten into has lead to thousands of dollars spent hoarding things. I haven't gotten into collecting casino chips, but I own three chip sets and am planning on getting in on the Bellagio tribute chip GB and still figure I'll get custom ASM's someday and/or custom ceramics. Now sample sets or even 300 chips won't do, I've gotta have 1000 chip sets whatever I buy, yet only 1 set I currently own has seen actual play. I usually end up playing at other people's houses and they all have crappy dice chips, which they are fine with. I'm not pushy enough to insist on bringing mine, so yeah, I'm just hoarding chips.

[STANK1000]

Originally Posted by mac40k

I'm a packrat by nature and every hobby I've gotten into has lead to thousands of dollars spent hoarding things. I haven't gotten into collecting casino chips, but I own three chip sets and am planning on getting in on the Bellagio tribute chip GB and still figure I'll get custom ASM's someday and/or custom ceramics. Now sample sets or even 300 chips won't do, I've gotta have 1000 chip sets whatever I buy, yet only 1 set I currently own has seen actual play. I usually end up playing at other people's houses and they all have crappy dice chips, which they are fine with. I'm not pushy enough to insist on bringing mine, so yeah, I'm just hoarding chips.

so you're not married, huh?

[mac40k]

Originally Posted by STANK1000

so you're not married, huh?

Actually, have been for 24 years and why she continues to put up with me, I'm not sure, just glad she does!

[STANK1000]

wow, so you're happily married then !

[Couga]

Purely collecting.

I have no interest in sample chips unless it is a chip set that I am serious about collecting. If I don't like the sample I unload it.

So far I have a little over 1K (or so, it has been a while since I have counted) different real casino chips (600 of which is a playable set of $1 $5 $25 and $100, although I don't forsee actually playing with this set) and 4 other complete sets (1 tournament, 1 cash game, and 2 sets of chips... aka non denominated).

I also have a few Silver Strikes. I guess you could say I am hording chips, but I don't think so because I use my sets and admire my collectables, so they are all being used in one way or another....

I guess I do horde a few chips from Casinos that have recently opened near me, but I use those to trade for other chips I need, so that is a practical hording....

Take Care,
Couga

[curseofthorn22]

i guess i do a lot of both. i am a true collector as i have over 3000 different casino chips from actual casinos. i also hoard chips i guess because i possess over 10,000 president new yorkers and over 40,000 other closed casino chips. i will have pics of my completed Palms casino chips when i get back from the convention( i am missing just 4 $5 chips )
as well as the complete $5 set of the hard rock casino( missing around 20 or so $5 chips)