CHIP TIPS FOR CHIP COLLECTORS

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 CCA 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

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A GUEST AUTHOR’s HARVEST STORY

ELK VALLEY & PECHANGA (CALIFORNIA INDIAN CASINOS)

By:J ERIC FREEDNER

Hi, everyone,

Yes, doubles! Let's start with Elk Valley, where you can play cards with the elk. (How boring. They just stand around with poker faces.)

Got an Elk Valley chip in the Convention Trade session, as best as I remember, perhaps from Reggie. Although I was pickin' up chips left 'n right so I might be wrong. I knew Elk Valley was a relatively scarce item. So I took it, hoping to list it on eBay.

Not noticed was the hairline crack in the chip, which appears to have intensified in current days. From the high temperatures? Or maybe my imagination? Last night I looked in my albums and having finally found my existing Elk Valley chip, I did a double take! The chip from the Convention is hot-stamped in gold. All other Elk chips I've seen are in silver.

Not only that but when I went out this afternoon to take a photo - I noticed the PIP things around the outer ring are also different colors. Light grey for the silver, and a very light tan for the gold. Anyone else ever notice this? And suddenly my cracked chip . . . isn't looking that bad, after all.

Yesterday I went to the Pechanga, wondering if they have any new-design chips, since the casino logo is in the process of changing. New logo is a P shaped like a cavalry-man's sword, if you have a vivid imagination. No chips with that design, but . . . in the Poker Room I noticed a $1 chip much darker than the others. Rushed to the cashier and bought 20 dollar chips, and sure enough, five were like that - black or very dark purple lines and lettering, versus the lighter blue of the other dollar chips.

Back down to the first floor to buy another 15 one-dollar chips from a somewhat befuddled blackjack dealer. Five of those were the black kind, too. Could all Pechanga chips once have been that color, but wore down to blue over the years? Don't think so; my Pechanga blue $1 of about 5 years ago still looks nothing like the black ones, which are all in near-mint condition. The rims are of different colors too. As if Pechanga re-ordered or found some unopened boxes in the vault.

Don't know if this color variation is enough for a ChipGuide or CashCoin listing but here's a scan.

J. Eric Freedner

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POST CARDS FOR SALE

Postcards shown below are all duplicates and cheaper, especially if you buy the two or three listed, for the current POD. There will be a minimum postage charge of $1. Multiple cards p/h will be determined at time of sale.

Rio $1, Riviera $2 Both $2

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PERSONAL HARVESTING STORIES

SEAPORT CASINO ARUBA

By:RICHARD “REGGIE” GUMMER

WHILE ON OUR CRUISE TO CARTAGENA, COLUMBIA AND BACK WE STOPPED AT ARUBA FOR A DAY. WE DID THE TOURIST THING, WALKED AROUND, CHECKED OUT THE VENDORS, AND OF COURSE VISITED ALL THE CASINOS WE COULD.
IN ARUBA THERE ARE ONLY TWO WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE SHIPS; THE CRYSTAL PALACE AND THE SEAPORT CASINO. http://www.themogh.org/cg_chip2.php?id=AWORSC
CRYSTAL PALACE WAS EASY, BUT THERE WAS NOT MUCH NEW TO HARVEST, HOWEVER, NANCY LOVED THE SLOTS AND IT WAS HARD TO GET HER OUT OF THERE.
THE SEAPORT WAS A FAIRLY LONG WALK FROM THERE. WE WALKED THROUGH THE MALL THE CRYSTAL PALACE WAS HOUSED IN AND OUT THE ENTRACE OF A VERY GLITZY HOTEL TO THE STREET. THEN WE WALKED OVER A BRIDGE AND DOWN TO A MARINA WHERE THE SEAPORT CASINO IS HOUSED.
THIS WAS A NEW EXPERIENCE FOR ME. WHEN WE WALKED INTO THE SEAPORT CASINO THEY HAD BINGO BEING CALLED, ALL OF THE BLACK JACK TABLES HAD PEOPLE SITTING AT THEM WITH THEIR BINGO CARDS LAID OUT IN FRONT OF THEM. SEVERAL EXTRA CARD TABLES WERE SET UP ALL OVER THE CASINO, ALL SNACK BAR TABLES AND MOST SEATS IN FRONT OF THE SLOTS WERE OCCUPIED BY BINGO PLAYERS. THE PLACE WAS CROWDED. I FINALLY FOUND THE CASHIER, AND BOUGHT 5 $1 CHIPS. I DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE BRAND NEW AT THAT TIME. NO, I DID NOT BUY ENOUGH CHIPS AT THIS CASINO. …REGGIE

SET OF THE DAY

MANY YEARS AGO I STARTED MY POSTING, BY POSTING “A SET OF THE DAY” I THINK I HAD ABOUT 300-400 SETS ALL TOGETHER. THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN BACK THEN.
AND NOW, I WILL START HAVING A REGULAR SET OF THE DAY WITH MY OTHER FEATURES WHEN I DISPLAY A “PAGE OF THE DAY”.
I AM REDUCING PRICES ON MOST OF THESE SETS, SOME WILL BE FACE VALUE, SO IF YOU SEE SOMETHING YOU LIKE AND WANT, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE IN SENDING ME AN EMAIL, PUTTING A SOLD SIGN ON THE CB IS NOT THE WAY TO GUARANTEE YOUR PURCHASE OR TRADE. SEE POD FOR P/H RATES. SEND ME AN EMAIL FOR ORDERS OR QUESTIONS…Reggie

Seneca Niagra Casino 4 pc Set Niagra Falls, NY $19

STATES & ISLANDS FOR SALE

I WILL BE FEATURING ONE STATE PER PAGE OF THE DAY IN THE FUTURE. PLEASE, NO CHERRY PICKING REQUESTS, UNTIL I BREAK DOWN THE STATES INTO INDIVIDUAL CHIPS. IT WILL BE ONE TO TWO YEARS (2019-2020)BEFORE I BREAK ANY OF THE LARGER STATES AND WHEN I DO I WILL MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

A WORD ON WHAT APPEARS TO BE DUPLICATES ON THE PAGES. THESE ARE UV OR MOLD VARIATIONS. I AM NOT GOING TO PULL THESE OUT AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THIS BECOME A NEGOTIATING FACTOR AND THE BUYER ONLY WANTS JUST ONE CHIP AND THE UV’S AND MOLDS MATTER NOT, THEN I WILL REMOVE THEM AND ADJUST THE PRICE ACCORDINGLY.

FOLKS, MANY OF THESE CHIPS ARE ALIVE, AND STILL BEING USED ON THE TABLES TODAY. SHOULD YOU BE NEAR BY A CLUSTER OF CASINOS FROM ANY PARTICULAR STATE, YOU PROBABLY CAN COME OUT AHEAD. ALSO, PLEASE KNOW THAT I CONSTANTLY OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS UP GRADED. I BOUGHT ANY NEW CASINO ISSUES WHEN THEY COME OUT FROM THE LOCAL CHIPPER THAT OFFERED THEM FOR SALE ON THE CHIPBOARD. THANKS FOR TAKING A LOOK-SEE…REGGIE

THE FOLLOWING STATES AND CARIBBEAN COUNTRY’S (ISLANDS) ARE FOR SALE INDIVIDUALLY, BY STATE OR ISLAND (NOT INDIVIDUAL CHIPS). EACH PAGE OF THE DAY FEATURES ONE OF THESE STATES/ISLANDS THAT ARE UNSOLD LISTED BELOW; FOR ANY OTHER STATE; PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR PICTURE IMAGES OR OTHER INFO.

These States and Islands have been Sold or Broken Previously:MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, MARYLAND, WEST VIRGINA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, OHIO, ARKANSAS, TEXAS, WYOMING, BAHAMAS, DOMINCAN REPUBLIC, CURACAO AND THE SMALLER ISLANDS.

*Indicates, these will be the first ones to be broken up & put into the inventory; probably sometime this year (2018-to early 2019)

FEATURING:NEW JERSEY-134 CHIPS - $499

NEW COLLECTORS

FREE CHIPS

ATTENTION NEW COLLECTORS, HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE YOUR COLLECTION FOR ABSOLUTELY NO COST. TOTALLY FREE! YES, YOU MAY USE MY NAME AS A SPONSOR IF WE HAVE BEEN TRADE PARTNERS OR YOU HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH ME; JUST EMAIL ME, AND ASK ME TO BE YOUR SPONSOR.
IF YOU ARE THINKING OF BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE CCA, PLEASE CONSIDER THIS:
I WILL SEND YOU 20 FREE CHIPS (MY CHOICE) ,YOU MAY CHOOSE FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
• NEVADA CHIPS
• INDIAN CASINO CHIPS
• NON NEVADA CASINOS & CARDROOM CHIPS
ONCE THE MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR HAS VERIFIED YOUR NEW MEMBERSHIP IS DATED AFTER THE DATE BELOW. BUT BEFORE THIS DATE 4-27-18 YOU MAY REQUEST YOUR “PAGE A DAY” FREE OFFER, AND MAKE YOUR SELECTION REQUEST. PLEASE KNOW; I WILL NOT SEND ANY CHIPS WITHOUT A REQUEST. SINCERELY…REGGIE
DATE: 3-27-18
SORRY, RE-JOINING DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS OFFER

ANY POTENTIAL NEW INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS, PLEASE KNOW; THIS OFFER STILL APPLIES, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PAY FOR THE POSTAGE.

MY CURRENT WANT LIST IN EXCEL, JUST EMAIL ME A REQUEST

TRADE SESSIONS AT THE 2018 LAS VEGAS CONVENTION

FOLKS, I WILL BE TRADING LIBERALLY AT THE TRADE SHOW, PLEASE LOOK ME UP IF YOU ARE GOING TO ATTEND ANY TRADE SESSIONS WHILE AT THE SHOW. AND BY ALL MEANS IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIFIC OR SPECIAL AND YOU SEE IT IN MY CHIPBOARD DISPLAYS, EMAIL ME TO BRING IT TO THE TRADE SESSION, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND SOMETHING OF YOURS TO MAKE THE TRADE. IF YOU HAVE ANY POSTCARDS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRADE FOR CHIPS, BRING THEM TOO.

THANK YOU FOR READING MY POST TODAY; REGGIE