Last Chance before ebay: Paulson's - Starburst + 2005 JB's and more

ThorCavalier · #1 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 07:08 PM

Well, I finally pulled the trigger on a custom set, and my wife said that is cool, but only if I sell off all of my other chips and do something really nice for her. I'm not exactly thrilled about getting rid of all of these but I understand where she's coming from and I really don't need all of these chips. So I am giving CT members first crack at all of these before I go deal with the dreaded ebay. I am posting the prices that I would like to get. I think they are fair prices, and I will sell the chips to the first person who agrees to the price I've set. Otherwise I will entertain reasonable offers.

Anyway so here is what I'm offering:

SOLD: 640 (+ a sample set) 2005 JB's @ $500 shipped (domestic)
200 x 5's
200 x 25's
160 x 100's
60 x 500's
20 x 1000's

I'd rather not split these up but if enough people are asking me to that I can be sure of unloading all of them, I'll consider doing that. These are in awesome condition. Most have never even been played with. There are exactly 14 black chips that I decided to see how much shuffling it would take to round the edges with. After hours of shuffling those chips the edges hardly show the wear, but there is a high degree of color transfer on just those 14 chips. (That can come off pretty easy though.) Other than that the chips are NM. Many of them still have dust residue. I'll also throw in the sample sets of trademarks and Pharaohs with these.

400 Starbursts
I don't mind breaking these down into groups of 100. Here's what I have:

SOLD: 200 Blurple @ $220 shipped (or $110 for 100)
These are in perfect condition with sharp edges. Apart from a couple of cash games that I hosted, I don't think these have ever seen any play. The hotstamping on these is also less deep than on other's I've seen, so one might be able to label them a little easier.

100 Peach @ $90 shipped
I got these from a dealer who said they used to be used for training dealers. They are still in great shape with sharp edges, but you can tell they've been handled more than the "blurples." Also the hotsamping is deeper so it would be difficult to label them.

100 Chocolate @ $90 shipped
I got these from the same source as the peaches, so what I said of those applies to these as well.

100 El Dorado Club $1 chips (light blue with 312 yellow edgsepots) @ $70 shipped
These are the most difficult fro me to gauge the value of. They are actual casino chips from an old California cardroom. (I believe the site is now the location of the Hustler casino.) They are all in played condition. Some are in better shape than others, but 90% are in pretty good shape considering the amount of play they saw. There are a few (7 or so) that look like someone either left them in the sun too long or otherwsie tried to clean them in a poor manner as they are very faded looking. Due to the range of quality and the fact that I got them for a good deal, I decided to price them lower. I do have a couple of pictures of these and if you want to see them let me know and I can email the pics to you.
Note: all quoted prices assume domestic shipping.

Thanks in advance.

Wylecoyo · #2 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThorCavalier

Well, I finally pulled the trigger on a custom set, and my wife said that is cool, but only if I sell off all of my other chips and do something really nice for her. I'm not exactly thrilled about getting rid of all of these but I understand where she's coming from and I really don't need all of these chips. So I am giving CT members first crack at all of these before I go deal with the dreaded ebay. I am posting the prices that I would like to get. I think they are fair prices, and I will sell the chips to the first person who agrees to the price I've set. Otherwise I will entertain reasonable offers. (I don't want this to become an auction though, so I'm not going to try to get the max price in excess of my offered price.)

Anyway so here is what I'm offering:

640 (+ a sample set) 2005 JB's @ $544 shipped (domestic)
200 x 5's
200 x 25's
160 x 100's
60 x 500's
20 x 1000's

I'd rather not split these up but if enough people are asking me to that I can be sure of unloading all of them, I'll consider doing that. These are in awesome condition. Most have never even been played with. There are exactly 14 black chips that I decided to see how much shuffling it would take to round the edges with. After hours of shuffling those chips the edges hardly show the wear, but there is a high degree of color transfer on just those 14 chips. (That can come off pretty easy though.) Other than that the chips are NM. Many of them still have dust residue. I'll also throw in the sample sets of trademarks and Pharaohs with these.

400 Starbursts @ $420 shipped
I don't mind breaking these down into groups of 100. Here's what I have:

200 Blurple @ $220 shipped (or $110 for 100)
These are in perfect condition with sharp edges. Apart from a couple of cash games that I hosted, I don't think these have ever seen any play. The hotstamping on these is also less deep than on other's I've seen, so one might be able to label them a little easier.

100 Peach @ $100 shipped
I got these from a dealer who said they used to be used for training dealers. They are still in great shape with sharp edges, but you can tell they've been handled more than the "blurples." Also the hotsamping is deeper so it would be difficult to label them.

100 Chocolate @ $100 shipped
I got these from the same source as the peaches, so what I said of those applies to these as well.

100 El Dorado Club $1 chips (light blue with 312 yellow edgsepots) @ $85 shipped
These are the most difficult fro me to gauge the value of. They are actual casino chips from an old California cardroom. (I believe the site is now the location of the Hustler casino.) They are all in played condition. Some are in better shape than others, but 90% are in pretty good shape considering the amount of play they saw. There are a few (7 or so) that look like someone either left them in the sun too long or otherwsie tried to clean them in a poor manner as they are very faded looking. Due to the range of quality and the fact that I got them for a good deal, I decided to price them lower. I do have a couple of pictures of these and if you want to see them let me know and I can email the pics to you.

As for pics of the rest, my wife is out of town with our digital camera, so I won't be able to photograph any until she gets back. I've tried to be as detailed as I can be, and I assume that most everyone here knows what most of these look like.

In addition to these I have a handful of original JB's that I figured I would slip in as a little bonus for anyone who buys a sizeable chunk of these.

Again, I tried to arrive at prices that are a good deal for you without putting me down too much. I really want to move these quickly so that I don't run into any trouble when the new ones arrive. In fact if someone wants to buy the whole lot I will sell them all for $900 shipped. Note: all quoted prices assume domestic shipping.

Thanks in advance.

Good Luck Sir!

asam2006 · #3 (**permalink**) 06-06-2006, 08:13 PM

I know most of us know what these look like but I'd still like to see some pictures.

Screwbal · #4 (**permalink**) 06-07-2006, 10:11 AM

If you'll split them up, consider me first in line for the 200, $25. and the 160$100.00 J.B's?

Let me know if you're willing.

-Screwball

ThorCavalier · #5 (**permalink**) 06-07-2006, 11:05 AM

Thanks for the replies. Assuming that no one has taken them by then, I will put pics up as soon as I can (probably early next week).

As for splitting the JB's, I may consider doing that so long as someone else comes forth looking for the 5's. That is the bulk of them so I would feel more comfortable doing that.

Screwbal · #6 (**permalink**) 06-08-2006, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThorCavalier

Thanks for the replies. Assuming that no one has taken them by then, I will put pics up as soon as I can (probably early next week).

As for splitting the JB's, I may consider doing that so long as someone else comes forth looking for the 5's. That is the bulk of them so I would feel more comfortable doing that.

I understand, If I could justify it I'd buy for the heck of it, but as you know... there not cheap.

I'll keep watching.

-Screwball

ThorCavalier · #7 (**permalink**) 06-09-2006, 10:30 PM

SO this was my first attempt at uploading photos. I have more, but I want to figure things out better, and it is getting late. I tried to get a few shots that at least showed everything off. In the shot with the JB's I seperated the 14 shuffled chips from the rest and I think you can see the difference. I hope this helps please PM if you want more photos or otherwise are interested in any of the chips. Thanks.

Screwbal · #8 (**permalink**) 06-12-2006, 10:42 AM

Any further thoughts on splitting them up?

-Screwball

ThorCavalier · #9 (**permalink**) 06-12-2006, 11:39 PM

PM sent

ThorCavalier · #10 (**permalink**) 06-20-2006, 01:25 PM

A few of you have expressed some interest, but I haven't had any follow through. I can't wait forever, so I am going to move these over to ebay on Friday 6-23. Don't hesitate to make a reasonable offer. (I imagine that it will be CT members bidding on these anyway, so you might as well try me now.)