The "good" Costco chips - pics. More Info? |
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Posted Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:56 pm GMT by R Deckard
I am providing the following info and pics in the hopes that someone might know more about them, and maybe how I (and a few friends) could get more of these chips.
I am a proud owner of a set of the "good" (i.e. "soft" composite not "hard" ABS or "dice chip" plastic) Costco chips. I bought them late last year ($60 or $70 for the cased 500-chip set, Item No. 788601, Distributed by M-Trio, Garden City Park, NY) at the Rancho Cucamonga, CA warehouse. At the time I was, unfortunately, a newbie to the composite-chip world and so didn't realize what a treasure I'd stumbled upon, and only bought one  set. Now that I have seen how unpleasant many of the other cheap chips are, I regret not buying several more while they were in-stock. I have not seen them since at any of my local Costcos, and they are not on Costco.com either (There's only the standard "hard" ABS/plastic or "dice" stuff).
Weight: 11.5g (as stated on box). I have no scale, but they feel lighter than a Ace High Supply "Kingpin" (which I think is a Neophyte sans label) and a little bit heavier than a Poker Chip Co. 1003/1006, so 11.5g is probably about right.
Size: This is where these chips have an issue. They are a bit thicker than standard, and so only 19 will fit in a 20-chip rack slot. And they are almost 41mm in diameter, so they don't really fit the curvature of the rack slot, either.
Composite Material: Some kind of "soft" composite, harder than the 5 Star "13g Pro Clay Casino", but softer than a "10g Faux Clay". Very close in consistency to a Poker Chip Co. 1003/1006, maybe a tad bit softer.
Insert: I'm pretty sure that these don't have a metal insert, because they will not stick to a magnet. All of the metal-insert chips I have sampled are very magnetic (probably a mild steel insert). I haven't had the heart to break one to find out for sure, but I can't think of a non-magnetic substitute metal that would be as cheap as mild steel.
Sound/Feel/Finish: The sound is great, no metallic ringing at all, just a nice "click", a bit deeper than a 10g Faux Clay. Similar sound and feel to a Poker Chip Co. 1003/1006, but edges are not as sharp and molding is not as precise. Mold marks are evident along the rolling edge, and a small injection pimple is visible along the groove in the face.
  
  
So if you know anything more about these chips, or want to sell your set, please let me know.
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Posted Fri Feb 25, 2005 8:09 pm GMT by Prettey Toney
It's funny that you mentioned this.
I bought about 4 of these sets as prizes at our tournaments.
At first I thought they were cheap.
But after I got to thinking about it, they did feel and sound more like
a real chip than the "slugs"
They had some edgespot inconsistencies, and color bleeding. They also stacked higher than a common chip.
But for $60............................ 
Posted Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:12 am GMT by dakine
I bought four sets last December as gifts. Of course one set for me, and the other as gifts. Good price, nice chips. 
Posted Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:22 pm GMT by sgtjocelyn
how do they look like?
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