Got My Paulson Samples

[circlencircle]

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Bottom line is the chips get dirty pretty quickly while shuffling them. I dont know if they are picking up the dirt from the surface where im shuffling or if its from the colors rubbing off on each other.

I personally dont mind and they do clean up nice.
But it is kind of odd that the older paulsons ar not as easly marked as the new home Paulsons, its just really odd if you ask me

They're definitely more susceptible to marking each other due to the apparently softer compound, -relatively- speaking. I just think its being misconstrued a little.

[trogdoraoeu]

And the pictures with the oiled chips--well, I think the oil makes things look worse. Since they were new when he oiled them, I'm sure some residual dust from manufacturing was left in all the crevices. Add oil and voila, you have a nice grungy paste that will distribute itself all over everything. The dust produced from those factory-fresh, super-sharp corners getting worn-down is probably also clinging to the chips because of the oil. (The colors on these chips are so deep anyway, I don't think oiling is necessary.)

I think that is a good theory. I've shuffled the sam-heck out of mine and they look almost exactly like they did when I pulled them out of the box. The circular pattern of the marks ciclencircle pointed out could be consistent with some rough shuffling. I think the lessons to be learned from those pictures are these: 1. Don't oil them, or, if you insist on oiling them, don't over-oil them and let them dry for a long time before handling them. 2. Don't use these chips to learn to shuffle. Once you've had some practice shuffling should become almost effortless and no force should be required.