If you have been longing for gear plastered with the logo of one of the most reviled brands in online poker history, you might be in luck. This weekend, gajillions (literally GAJILLIONS) of old items from the Full Tilt Poker store are being auctioned off in San Dimas, California by the J.Sugarman Corp. So if you have some money burning a hole in your pocket, hitch a ride in the phone booth with Rufus and see if you can nab something.
On the J. Sugarman website, it says that the Full Tilt Poker inventory it has available is valued at $3.5 million; almost anything that has been in the Full Tilt store is available and at massive quantities. Here’s the list of items from the site:
4,432 Assorted Jackets
45,146 Tapes
18,678 Shirts
14,692 Hats
16,413 Paper Playing Cards
12,802 Plastic Playing Cards
15,749 Key Chains
4,400 Mouse Pads
7,271 Mouse Chip Pads
5,076 Cat Stress Relievers
1,900 Coffee Cups
501 Silicone Cases
500 Soccer Balls
499 Basketballs
390 Footballs
7,703 Full Tilt Card Projectors
100 Bar Stools
1,100 Poker Chip cases
7,500 Poker Card Guards
1,500 Luggage Tags
4,230 Red Pens
4,330 Black Plastic Bags
3,290 Pens
5,000 Tote Bags
2,770 Back Packs
632 Sport Bottles
7,000 Miscellaneous Items
Online bidding has already started for many items. It appears that many of the smaller/lighter items must be bought in bulk. For example, Lot #120 is 15,609 copies of the Howard Lederer’s Secrets of No-Limit Hold’em DVD (no word on whether one of those secrets includes stealing money), with an opening bid of 25 cents. The total bid on this listing, though is $3,902.25, which seems to indicate that the high bidder is required to take all of the DVD’s. On the other hand, a 500 piece poker chip set currently has a high bid of $25, with no “total bid” listed, thus making it look like these can be purchased individually.
Based on players’ experiences with the Full Tilt Poker store, it looks like there are actually a lot of fairly high quality items available, such as some of the clothing and the chip sets. A golf bag for $10 wouldn’t be too bad, either (though that’s just the opening bid and the winner would be required to buy all 25 of them), but of course the problem is that they are emblazoned with Full Tilt Poker logo. Of course, with Full Tilt Poker possibly moving towards a “Full Tilt” rebranding, who knows, maybe items with the old logo will be collectors’ items some day.
It is most advantageous for a prospective buyer to bid in person, as J. Sugarman is charging internet bidders a whopping 20 percent internet premium. On top of that is a 9 percent sales tax, which is even calculated on the internet premium. Additionally, buyers are responsible for all shipping costs. It won’t be cheap to ship 15,000 DVD’s and as the website says that most items can be shipped through the auction house’s local UPS Store, expect to get charged a further retail premium.
As mentioned, bidding has started on the internet. The live auction, though, is Saturday, August 2nd at noon Pacific.
