Went to the Graton today...trying to get the elusive "Bus" NCV chips. They are tough to get because they only go out to the patron that come on the buses. For most patrons...If you have a match play...you get a printed coupon.
So...you much ask the players at the table to "trade" live chips for bus chips. Most of them are Asian and speak little or no English. (No disrespect intended) So it's hard to get across what you are talking about. This is only the 2nd time in 6 tries that I got someone to trade with me. Many are superstitious and think their chips might be lucky....so no trade.
I was shocked when the lady agreed to trade live chips for the Oversized NCV....but happy she did. I paid a little extra, so it might of been a little incentive.

For the other chips I visited 7 Antique stores and only found chips at 2. I'm happy with that. I might need to try other places to look as these places seem to be drying up.