November 12, 2007
A Keystone Chip
Since I don't have the income that I used to, when I worked for that evil, soul sucking mini empire, I have to be more selective when it comes to chip acquisition. While I have placed many bids for chips, too often the price would exceed my price range. The kicker is when the same chip keeps coming up for sale, and I keep getting beat...you would figure I would catch a break eventually.
And then...something sweet happens.
Lately, there have been several nice $100 chips up for bid, many that I would love to add to my collection. The values have ranged from low to medium, and the winning bids have been consistently more than mine except for one chip... a 1st issue Freemont!
Ok...so what? Well...rare, older downtown chips are tough to come by. There are tons of Binions but not much more than that. This chip has a lot of history behind it as does the hotel/casino. This is a significant chip to have in my collection. I decided to stick with the bidding a little longer on this one and it paid off. I'm not disclosing the winning bid but I got a nice deal on this chip that is valued at about $700.
Posted by mrchipper at November 12, 2007 09:28 PM