custom nevada jack clays

[jdiesel]

My question for you guys is why hasn't anyone ever had a group buy on custom nevada jack clays. In my opinion they are the best clay chip on the market(haven't handled the new paulsons yet) I've spoken with Jim the owner of NJs and he said a custom order can be done with as little as 5000 chips. The price at that amount is 1.25, but he mentioned the price could be reduced to $1 if more chips were involved. He also stressed that usually the inlays are the only changes made to the current nj mold, but sounded open to changing colors and edge spots. I just thought this might be a great option for some incredible chips.

[yeltzen]

That... is a really good question. I wasn't even aware that they offered this.
I'd love to do that, aside from the fact that I'm a horrible design person. Colors, I can handle... but I could never make an inlay and I think the NJ inlay is pretty cool as it is. Plus, I think it's pretty hard to get a bunch of people to agree on an inlay... I would want something totally unique and for me only, but then I'd have to pay a full price for it.

Interesting idea though. But they're NJ/Blue Chip... no one wants them except for the few of us here.

[jdiesel]

to sidestep for a moment.
Yeltzen did you ever end up deciding to order the NJ Clays? If you did, how long is it going to be before you get them?

[yeltzen]

I did order them this morning.
They'll be here on Thursday.
I held off quite a bit. My plan was to rush home yesterday and buy them immediately. But everyone had so many bad things to say. Finally, I just went with my gut; I love the chips, so I bought them.

[jdiesel]

damn. 2 day delivery? Extra cost or are they based on the east coast

[Always_Bored]

Finally, I just went with my gut; I love the chips, so I bought them.

I like them too. I got a sample pack and am impressed. If you like them and are happy then who cares what other people think.

[yeltzen]

damn. 2 day delivery? Extra cost or are they based on the east coast

Yeah, in Baltimore, about 5/6 hours from me (Pittsburgh). Kinda nice.

[yeltzen]

Finally, I just went with my gut; I love the chips, so I bought them.

I like them too. I got a sample pack and am impressed. If you like them and are happy then who cares what other people think.

Well, they aren't Paulsons... I just feel so inferior on this board now.

[RMD928]

I ordered 1000 NJ clays about a month ago and they only took 2 days to get here (I'm in Chicago). I couldn't be happier with the quality of the chips , only 1 or 2 blemishes in the 1000 , no bent or warped chips.
I also ordered another 500 on Monday and they will be here tomorrow.

I used Mineral Oil to help them break in. I didn't use a rag but rubbed the oil into my hands and finger tips and then worked the oil into each chip then placed them out on paper towels on my table under a ceiling fan overnite to dry.This process took about 6 hours broken up into 2 days.
The oil worked wonders for the colors and the texture.

We play at least twice a week and have a 60 man tourny once a month so the chips have just started to break in and look great.

Before I ordered the NJ's I got a ton of samples from NJ,ASM,Blue Chip,Paulson,Chipco and a few others and really liked the NJ's the best.
I wasn't thrilled with price but I guess it could have been worse.

Anyone considering buying the NJ Clays now is the time to do it while they are on sale.

I'd post some pics but I can't figure out how to do it on the forum so if someone is willing to do it for me I can email the pics to them.

RMD

[yeltzen]

Awesome! Very reassuring to hear these things, even though I don't need any reassuring.
Has the "slickness" gone away as they've broken in? They start out really sticky out of the box, then get slick... does this stop?
Should I use mineral oil on the ones I've already broken in through shuffling, etc?

[RMD928]

The "slickness" is still there but isn't an issue. They still stack 40 high without falling over.
If you've broken them in by use you don't need to oil them.

I've got the original 25 I ordered as samples on my desk with many,many hours of shuffling,tricks on them and they never got the oil treatment and in my opinion the colors look deeper than on the ones I oiled. I believe they get better looking with use and the oil only helps the process and speeds it up a little.

Another issue I missed , In another post someone mentioned the different colors were different thickness'.
My green,black and yellow all stack to the same height but my purple seem to be about a 1/4 chip higher in stacks of 25 compared to the others.
I just ordered blue and red so I will compare the stack heights later.

RMD

[TenPercenter]

Hey Yeltzen, would you like to do a NJ clay review for a new chip board? Objective, honest, serious review? Once you get them and have a little time to break them in of coruse. PM me if you want to, I'd appreciate it.

Ten

[breakbeat46]

Another issue I missed , In another post someone mentioned the different colors were different thickness'. My green,black and yellow all stack to the same height but my purple seem to be about a 1/4 chip higher in stacks of 25 compared to the others.
I just ordered blue and red so I will compare the stack heights later.
RMD

Boo on your chips. My $25's are thinner than my $100 and $1000. my purples are the thickest like yours. I ordered a few more chips of each den and will see if they have the same issues or not.

[yeltzen]

My greens and blacks are the exact same height at 20 high.
The reds and yellows are like 1/8 of a chip higher stacked 20 high.
The browns ($5000) are about 1/2 chip higher stacked 20 high.

[tastic]

just doing a favor for rmd928...these are pics of his nj clays



















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