[smitty007]

Alright, so I have been hearing a couple different things from post to post and I wanted to use this post to get help straightening it out for all of us.

Here is what I know from what I've read/researched. Please make any changes if anything is incorrect:


BCC Custom Solid Hot Stamps:

• $0.25/chip to hotstamp & scrape your own clay chip
• $0.50/chip for Lightweight chips from BCC
• $0.55/chip for Heavyweight ("Casino Weight") from BCC
• $100 artwork fee/hotstamp (ea. different denom/design is a $100 fee)
• Stock denoms are free for hotstamping
• All 35 colors available (Day Green is discouraged)
• ONLY Gold foil color
• NO Blank solids...must be hot stamped or inlayed

BCC Custom Edge Spot Hot Stamped:

• $0.75/chip for Lightweight
• $0.80/chip for Heavyweight ("Casino Weight")
• Same base colors, edge spot colors, and edge spot patterns as available below for edge spotted inlay chips
• $100 artwork fee/hotstamp (ea. different denom/design is a $100 fee)
• Stock denoms are free for hotstamping
• ONLY Gold foil color
• NO Blank solids...must be hot stamped or inlayed

BCC Custom Solid Inlays:

• $0.70/chip for Lightweight
• $0.75/chip for Heavyweight ("Casino Weight")
• The rest is the same as below for edge spotted inlay chips

BCC Custom Edge Spot Inlays:

• $0.85/chip for Lightweight
• $0.90/chip for Heavyweight ("Casino Weight")
• $150 artwork fee/inlay design (ea. different denom/design is a $150 fee)
• $300 one time artwork fee for up to 5 different denoms w/ white background only ($75 for each after 5)
• Only 11 base colors available (find below)
• Generic Black background inlay on one side with a denominated White background inlay on the opposite side of chip: $300 for the 5 different White background inlays + $150 for 1 Generic Black background inlay = $450 total
• NO Blank Edge spotted chips...must be hot stamped or inlayed

Available Base Colors For Edge Spotted Chips:

• Horizon Blue
• Blood Red
• W. Day Green
• Black
• Laker Purple
• Canary Yellow
• Chocolate
• Light Pink
• White
• Gray
• Arc Yellow

Available Edge Spot Patterns (23 different alternatives):

• 312 (3 x ½ inch spot – 1 color)
• 314 (3 x ¼ inch spot – 1 color)
• 3D14 (3 x double ¼ inch spot – 2 colors)
• 3T18 (3 x triple 1/8 inch spot – 2 or 3 colors)
• 412 (4 x ½ inch spot – 1 color)
• 4A12 (4 x alternate ½ inch spot – 2 colors)
• 414 (4 x ¼ inch spot – 1 color)
• 4A14 (4 x alternate ¼ inch spot – 2 colors)
• 4D14 (4 x double ¼ inch spot – 2 colors)
• 418 (4 x 1/8 inch spot – 1 color)
• 4A18 (4 x alternate 1/8 inch spot – 2 colors)
• 4D18 (4 x double 1/8 inch spot – 2 colors)
• 4T18 (4 x triple 1/8 inch spot – 2 or 3 colors)
• 514 (5 x ¼ inch spot – 1 color)
• 614 (6 x ¼ inch spot – 1 color)
• 6A14 (6 x alternate ¼ inch spot – 2 colors)
• 618 (6 x 1/8 inch spot – 1 color)
• 6A18 (6 x alternate 1/8 inch spot – 2 colors)
• 714 (7 x ¼ inch spot – 1 color)
• 1-1 (1 x 1 inch spot – 1 color)
• 358 (3 x 5/8 inch spot – 1 color)
• 3Horseshoe (3 x Horseshoe spot – 2 colors)
• 3Moon (3 x Moon spot – 1 color)

Additional Edge Spot Information:

• 8v is not available to public
• 514 is not available to the public
• 414818 is not available to the public

Available Edge Spot Colors (35 to choose from):

• Sky Blue
• Dolphin Blue
• Horizon Blue
• Light Blue
• Dark Blue

• Sherbert Green
• Day Green
• W. Day Green
• Dark Green
• Forest Green

• Almond
• Saturn Yellow
• Canary Yellow
• Mustard
• Gold

• Arc Yellow
• Peach
• Blaze Orange
• Orange
• Coral

• Mauve
• Royal Red
• Blood Red
• Adobe
• Chocolate

• Light Pink
• Hot Pink
• Lavender
• Purple
• Laker Purple

• White
• Off White
• Gray
• Charcoal
• Black

Production Times:

• 2-4 weeks for artwork to get done
• 8-12 weeks for them to get the inlays from the printer after the artwork is approved
• 4-8 weeks for production to be finished
• 6 months total turn around for inlayed chips.
• If their printer and art guy aren't really busy, 3-4 months

Minimum Order:

• 50 chips per color
• 300 chips total

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So, for a 1000 chip, 6 denom (5, 25, 100, 500, 1000, 5000 or NCV) set, total prices would be:

Solid Hotstamp:
Own clay - $850 plus S&H ($250 for hotstamping, $600 for artwork)
Clay from BCC - $1350 plus S&H ($750 for chips, $600 for artwork)

Edgespot Inlay:
Clay from BCC - $1225 plus S&H ($850 for chips, $375 for artwork) all white background only
Clay from BCC - $1750 plus S&H ($850 for chips, $900 for artwork)

[adam42]

Sorry, I can't verify anything... but two more questions if you know the answers. What was the price of each hotstamped chip with edgespots (using stock dies)? And, did you find out anything about the turnaround time for BCC? Thanks..

[nygiantsfan3342]

Originally Posted by smitty007

- $300 one time artwork fee for up to 5 different inlay designs (could get 5 designs or 1 design w/ 5 different denoms for $300...$150 for each after 5)

So, for a 1000 chip, 6 denom (5, 25, 100, 500, 1000, 5000 or NCV) set, total prices would be:

$300 is for 5 denoms with ONLY same inlay artwork. Only numbers can change, not the inlay design.

1000 chips, depending on the weight chosen, would be $850 or $900. That is for the multi-color edgespot chips too. 6 denoms would cost $450 ($300 for 5 denoms and $150 for the 6th). That is $1,350 for 1000 of the heavier chips.

[nygiantsfan3342]

Originally Posted by adam`

And, did you find out anything about the turnaround time for BCC? Thanks..

They are quoting 8-10 weeks from proof approval to completion. This might or might not be true at any given time depending on the Casino chips that BCC is working on at the time. I reckon they prioritize the Casino's chips over the home chips...

[PatoLanda]

Originally Posted by nygiantsfan3342

$300 is for 5 denoms with ONLY same inlay artwork. Only numbers can change, not the inlay design.

1000 chips, depending on the weight chosen, would be $850 or $900. That is for the multi-color edgespot chips too. 6 denoms would cost $450 ($300 for 5 denoms and $150 for the 6th). That is $1,350 for 1000 of the heavier chips.

Hi:

Correct me if I'm wrong, that $300 fee is for same inlay design with white background only.

[nygiantsfan3342]

Originally Posted by PatoLanda

Hi:

Correct me if I'm wrong, that $300 fee is for same inlay design with white background only.

Correct, what I said was that you couldn't have 5 different colored INLAY denominations for $300. Only the numbers can change. The background has to be white

[PatoLanda]

Originally Posted by nygiantsfan3342

Correct, what I said was that you couldn't have 5 different colored INLAY denominations for $300. Only the numbers can change. The background has to be white

You're rigth!!!!

[ontheuptick]

Originally Posted by nygiantsfan3342

Correct, what I said was that you couldn't have 5 different colored INLAY denominations for $300. Only the numbers can change. The background has to be white

What about an all black background? If the background didn't change, but it was all-black, would the $300 for 5 still be good?

[BigKyle]

Worth mentioning, hotstamp chips are .50 for solids, .75 for edgespotted.

[smitty007]

OP updated to this point...

thanks!