Good after noon Everyone, and hearty congratulations to our new President and his most beautiful First Lady. I just had to say that. Today's pages are all snappers, and a very nice group of these I might add. The regular features are all aboard as well. Thanks for viewing my post this Saturday. Reggie

#41 SNAPPERS - $2.50’s GROUP #3 PAGE #1-6

SET OF 4 PALM’s “FUNNY CIDE” LAS VEGAS, NV $15
SET OF 4 PALM’s “SMARTY JONES” LAS VEGAS, NV $15

SOLD CHIPS:

POTD NEXT: #42 CANADIAN ONES GROUP #1

FEATURED CHIP OF THE DAY
MOST OR ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN ON A PAGE A DAY, OR WILL BE IN THE FUTURE. THE PRICE THAT ACCOMPANIES IT WILL BE THE FULL PRICE NO SHIPPING CHARGES ON THIS CHIP. TRADE OFFERS ACCEPTED. INSURANCE WILL BE EXTRA SHOULD YOU WANT IT. THE SELECTION OF CHIPS FEATURED WILL BE BASED ON SEVERAL THINGS INCLUDING: INVENTORY, EYE APPEAL, CONDITION & POPULARITY.
NOTE: See the Chip Guide for reverse side image and additional information, if necessary… reg

Crystal Casino $1 ARU $3

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A HARVEST STORY BY A GUEST AUTHOR

DEUCES WILD CARD ROOM – AUBURN, CA

By JAMES ERIC FREEDNER

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A WANTED CHIP

This is a chip I would like to acquire through trade or purchase please email if you have one available or know someone who has one available. Even if you do not have the denomination or mold shown, you should know that it is possible that I may need other denominations or molds from this casino. Please email me with any items that you would like to sell or trade. Please make your request for trade and the price you would like for this item. Thanks, Reggie

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PERSONAL HARVESTING STORIES

L’AUBERAGE DU LAC CASINO LAKE CHARLES, LA

By:RICHARD “REGGIE” GUMMER

LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA IS SURROUNDED BY WATER, AND KNOWING WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT SIDE OF THE BRIDGES ARE A PLUS. YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT NANCY HAD A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH THAT, FINDING THE L’AUBERAGE DU LAC. THE CASINO AFTER ARRIVING AND GETTING PARKED, WAS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS INSIDE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS SO EXTREMELY POPULAR WITH THE LOCALS AND CLOSE BY HOUSTON TEXANS THAT YOU COULD BARELY WALK INSIDE.
NANCY AND I JUST SORT OF WANDERED AROUND ON THE MAIN CASINO FLOOR FOR ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR. NANCY WAS HAVING TROUBLE FINDING A MACHINE THAT SHE WANTED TO PLAY AND I WAS STICKING CLOSE TO HER. FINALLY, I GOT HER SETTLED AT AN AREA THAT HAD A BANK OF MACHINES THAT SHE LIKED AND WERE AVAILABLE FOR HER TO PLAY.
THE WHOLE CASINO WAS FULL; PEOPLE EVERYWHERE. I HAD DETERMINED THAT YOU COULD NOT GET CHIPS OUT OF THE CASHIER CAGE. SO, I WADED INTO THE TABLE GAMES AREA WITH PROPER BILLS TO BUY TO BUY CHIPS WITH ($10’S & $20’S). EVERY TABLE, AND I MEAN EVERY TABLE WAS FULL OF PLAYERS. FINALLY, I NOTICED A PIT BOSS, OUT IN THE CUSTOMER AISLES SORT OF OBSERVING THE ACTION. COME TO FIND OUT HE WAS HIGHER UP THAN THAT, PERHAPS A SHIFT MANAGER; AND AS HE NOTICED ME HE SAID: YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD USE SOME HELP. I SAID YES, I AM TRYING TO BUY SOME CHIPS, AND I DO NOT NEED A SEAT. HE SAID COME WITH ME, (IT WAS A GOOD THING I KNEW WHAT I WANTED) AND STOPPED THE ACTION AT A TABLE, SOME OF THE PATRONS PLAYING THERE SHOT HIM A DIRTY LOOK, AND THEN GLARED AT ME AFTER THEY FOUND OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I SAID THANK YOU, POCKETED MY CHIPS AND LEFT A TIP FOR THE VERY BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY DEALING THE CARDS.
AT THIS CASINO I DID NOT GET ENOUGH CHIPS TO LAST VERY LONG, BUT; THAT IS OK, SOME TIMES YOU DO AND SOMETIMES YOU CANNOT, BECAUSE OF THE SCENERIO THAT SURROUNDS YOU…REGGIE http://www.themogh.org/cg_chip2.php?id=LALCLD

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A PAIR TO DRAW TO

I am always trying to put things together that have some semblance of balance. Of course, that will always be in the eye of the beholder. Some of these may attract you the collector a little or a lot, no matter which way it attracts, please know I am always trying to help you out, with items you want at price that is fair. For now, I am going to do them every week, but as an unscheduled surprise feature…Thanks for looking. Reggie

If you have some ideas about compatible pairs please send them in to me. If it is possible and I happen to have the two, they will be put on the docket...reg

Add one dollar for shipping, unless you have a hold service with me

Poker Game $8

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h1]TRADING CHIPS POLICY (MY)

The following numbered points are some good policies to carry into the arena of trading with other collectors. Please try to adhere to these guidelines. Any questions please email first.
1) If it is a lopsided trade where additional p/h is required throw in a couple of extra chips (example tokens always weigh more)
2) Always let the trading partner know when you receive your chips.
3) Try not to send severely nicked, damaged, or extremely dirty chips.
4) Some traders require a photo image pre-ceding the actual trades, accommodate them, unless you do not have scan capabilities.
5) Try to be an equal partner in the trade, do not make one party of the trade do all the work.
6) I prefer to trade with CC-GTCC members, because of the honesty of this group is very high. I do and have made trades with non-members.
7) I try not to do lateral trading. In other words; I do not like to trade chips I only have one of for another chip I do not have any of; and I have it in my personal collection already. I may do this if this collector/trader is a highly valued club member and customer.
8) Occasionally, I get in over my head on a nice chip; that being said when that happens and I confronted with a trade that just does not fit in my collection, even though the values are the same I may and will turn down the trade requested.
• Let’s go with the obvious first: commons for commons, Current table chips for current table chips, new racks for new racks. Of course, there are always an exception or two to the above rule: For instance if there is a charge to get into the facility, or it is a member only club, you get my drift. I may want more than a common for a chip like a “Greenbriar” or a “Delaware Sport Lounge”. If I was to trade these chips at all. A second exception would be; if you keep your trading inventory lean and mean…and you just ran out of a new common chip that is being offered for your older obsolete chip, and you have two or three of the older obsolete. This constitutes a trade of equal value, because both parties are getting what they need/want.
• Denominations often throw new collectors a curve. Many cannot understand why they cannot trade a common $5 chip for 5 - $1 chips. There are several reasons that this is not something that some collector/dealers do not want to do. One is the ratio of $1 chip collectors to collectors that collect higher denominations. Mostly, in order to acquire the five chips, (from the example above) it takes five times the effort, gas, and expense as it takes the one $5 chip. And yes, the actual value is the same, but not really. Also, invariably the new or novice collector will stray into the higher valued or obsolete chips when picking the 5 that he feels he deserves for the one $5 chip. Some people are ok with this, when you find chippers like that, try not to take advantage of them. I lean on the side of not doing it, but possibly, in part; of a large trade, if the higher denomination is a chip I really want for my collection.
• Next there is a group of chips that are made available by dealer/investors that eventually flood the market, actually lowering value of the chip below its face value; in some cases, it is hard to give them away once you have been unlucky enough to acquire. Examples of this are: Aces Casino, Jok-Erz Casino, Hard Rock Albuquerque, NM, Sonoma Joes, California Bell, etc. These can be mixed in with the commons in most cases. There are some in this group that are very slowly being meted out in order to maintain some value.
• Let’s try and tackle the obsolete group…these have to be traded based on the Guides valuation. And/or the asking price. There are numerous guides, most people are aware of the TCR(The Chip Rack) which covers Nevada. There are also separate guides for CA, WA, MT, and CO. There are also guides that cover areas such as such as the Official U S Casino Chip Price Guide, this guide covers NV, CO, SD (Deadwood), Riverboat States (IL, IN, IA, LA, MS & MO), and Atlantic City. There is one more guide that covers multiple states: A Guide to the Casino Chips of MI, MN, ND SD and WI…and many guides are available on the internet. I will try to help you hook up with the sellers of any of these guides should you be interested. One last thought on obsolete chips, it is always up to the two people that own the two chips that want to trade; to be satisfied with the trade.
• This is a work in progress, will be adding bullets as I think of them…Reggie

SET OF THE DAY