People collect casino chips wtf?

[LuckyTxGuy]

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I guess it's the same as collecting stamps which could still be used for purpose. BUT a stamp is more likely to be worth more to a collector than its face value than a casino chip would be.

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Collecting things, IMO, shouldn't really be all about the money, although for alot of people that is what it is about. Some people collect salt shakers that look like chickens...just because they might not be worth alot in the future doesn't make it a bad hobby.

I collect $1 chips from every poker room I play in and my buddies bring me a $1 chip when they play in a room somewhere that I haven't. I do the same for them. Pretty neat to look at all the different $1 chips. And it has nothing to do with hoping the chips value is ever more than $1.

[kevbo]

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Collecting things, IMO, shouldn't really be all about the money, although for alot of people that is what it is about.

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Exactly...It's not about the money for me either - that's probably why I only get $1 chips. Hobby's for me are about having fun, not too worried about the money.

It will be Kinda neat though to see what my Stardust chip is worth someday since they leveled the place. Definitely a neat chip to have.

[PITTM]

i just like chips in general. i post on chiptalk.net sometimes. I only really take chips I like. For example, i took a bay101 chip because i think Bud Jones makes sick chips. On the other hand, i think Paulsons are just retardedly overrated and am kinda meh on them as they are EVERYWHERE. I have a replica set of the 2006 wsop chips and we use them in my homegame and everyone always comments on how awesome they are. best wsop chip ever imo.

[Eponymous]

I collect a $1 chip from every casino I play in. I was thinking displaying them on a map of the US (magnetically) to show where I've played across the country.

[LuckyTxGuy]

Cool idea Eponymous.

Kevbo, I know a guy who collects Matchbox cars. Whenever a new car comes out, he runs out and buys it. Sounds reasonable enough. However, since he thinks (knows?) these cars will be worth more in 30 years in the original packages, he never opens them. Sooo, this guy has hundreds and hundreds of Matchbox cars but he can't mess around with them or even display them because "that might decrease their future value". It's his money and his hobby, so he can do what he wants, but how much fun is that? "Awesome! I got another Matchbox car today! I better run and put it in my dark cool closet and lock it away so it will be worth money one day."lol Besides....if you're collecting something like that just for the investment potential....it's probably a really bad bet.

[dudemanjack]

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1 Buy chip for $5
2 Sell chip to collector for $7.50
3 ???
4 Profit


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Not to be a total smart ass here but what is the point of #3? If you buy a chip for $5 and sell it for $7.50, that's profit. No mystery about it.

[iversonian]

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1 Buy chip for $5
2 Sell chip to collector for $7.50
3 ???
4 Profit


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Not to be a total smart ass here but what is the point of #3? If you buy a chip for $5 and sell it for $7.50, that's profit. No mystery about it.

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You must be new.

[Dynasty]

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1 Buy chip for $5
2 Sell chip to collector for $7.50
3 ???
4 Profit


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Not to be a total smart ass here but what is the point of #3? If you buy a chip for $5 and sell it for $7.50, that's profit. No mystery about it.

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You must be new.

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He may be new. But, the original quote shows a total lack of underpants gnome economics.

[Abe]

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99% of my poker playing has been online,
So I'm not too familiar with chips -

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What will the OP think when he finds out that people collect actual chips from Online Cardrooms?
Stars, Paradise, Bodog, FT, Doyles Room, etc

[tuds38]

Damnit seeing this reminds me that I forgot to keep a chip from my last casino trip. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]