October 29, 2006

Hello,

This is ONENEVADADOLLAR’S 27th notice of items for sale on EBAY.

As always, thank you to the WATCHERS, the BIDDERS and of course the BUYERS!

On Sunday, October 29, 2006 between 2:00 PM and 2:45 PM PST --- 73 items went up on eBay! The start times were staggered! This is a SEVEN-day listing!

I am listing a whole bunch of chips:

NEVADA (NEW & OLD), north & south, a couple of really nice chips, some CALIFORNIA card room chips, (some are cancelled but really old), ONE of my special SHAKY PROVENANCE kind, a MONTANA illegal (?) CHIP, a CHICAGO illegal chip, a CRUISE SHIP CHIP, a LOUISIANA-NEW ORLEANS illegal chip, a WASHINGTON STATE chip

AND:

ONENEVADADOLLAR IS PLEASED TO OFFER WHAT WE CONSIDER A UNIQUE, ONE OF A KIND, “FLOOR SWEEPING” CHIP. THIS IS ALMOST THE LAST GROUP WE WILL OFFER. WE HAVE A NUMBER FOR WHICH THE CASINO IS TOTALLY UNIDENTIFIABLE AND A NUMBER OF B. C. WILLS TRI HEAVY WEIGHT SAMPLE CHIPS! THOSE CAN’T AND WONT BE SOLD!

THESE CHIPS ARE WHAT REMAINS OF THE B.C. WILLS COMPANY. THEY ARE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THEY HAD OFFICES IN DETROIT, RENO AND LAS VEGAS. THEY MANUFACTURED CASINO EQUIPMENT AND MADE CHIPS FOR CASINOS, LEGAL AND OTHERWISE. THE PURCHASERS OF THE COMPANY’S BUILDING DESTROYED THE RECORDS WHERE B. C WILLS EXISTED. THE COMPANY WENT OUT OF EXISTENCE IN THE 1970’S.

THERE WERE 47 CHIPS IN THE COLLECTION THAT WE PURCHASED. EACH A DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT “FLOOR SWEEPING” CHIP FROM THE OTHER.
DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS THESE CHIPS WERE USED TO TEST DIES AND COLORS. THEY WERE MEANT TO BE TOSSED AWAY BUT WERE TAKEN, APPARENTLY BY EMPLOYEES FOR HOME USE?

THEY ARE LARGE KEY OR SMALL KEY.
THEY ARE ALL IN “NEW” CONDITION HAVING OBVIOUSLY NEVER MADE IT TO THE CASINO FLOOR.
MANY OF THE CHIPS HAVE MORE THAN ONE CASINO STAMPED ON THEM.
MANY HAVE MULTIPLE STAMPINGS FROM THE SAME CASINO.
MANY HAVE MULTIPLE DENOMINATIONS FROM THE MULTIPLE CASINO’S STAMPED ON THEM.

THE VALUE OF THESE CHIPS MUST PURELY BE IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER. THERE IS NO LISTING FOR THEM IN ANY CHIP BOOK NOR WILL THERE EVER BE. THEY ARE UNIQUE IN THE HISTORY OF NEVADA CHIP PRODUCTION.

WHEN WE HAVE SOLD THESE CHIPS THERE PROBABLY WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER FIND JUST LIKE THESE.

Some really nice DICE, Some MATCHBOOK COVERS, (including an OVERSIZE Joe W. Brown Horseshoe Casino matchbook cover), MORE unusual DISPLAYS of SINGLE CARDS from multiple DECKS from several casinos, some other DECKS OF CARDS (NEVADA CLUB, CLOUD’S CAL NEVA!) as well AND AN unopened and unused GOLDEN NUGGET deck, some really nice POSTCARDS (STARDUST!), some ASHTRAYS, ONE of which does not appear to be in the BOOK (Howard Hughes Frontier), including 3 Caesars Palace stackers! A PALMS Ghost Bar Silver Strike too! AND finally TWO Pioneer Club BOURBON glasses!

And for the SECOND time I am selling a quantity OF chips at fixed auction! You need to read the following:

We are selling a quantity of the PARK TAHOE $1 chips @ $4.95. They have a TCR value of E: $15-19. This way more people can have the chip at a reasonable price in NEW-UNCIRCULATED condition and we can eliminate inventory! I won’t be selling more of these for quite some time!

Thanks,

Christine & Sheldon Smith
ONENEVADADOLLAR
LM-82/83