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Oh, oh.. I wanna buy them all. oh oh

http://www.houseofstaunton.com/cgi-bin/cart.cgi?store=houseofstaunton&category=%20&exact_match=on&keywords=chess%20sets

eh oh

I am for wooden ones. They make fantastic click when the piece lands on the square 🙂 I just don't get why the wood is so expensive 🙁 Maybe because it is all handmade.

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HoS stuff is crazy, I was looking at it today. I bought Chessmaster XI and it came with a thing for 10% off anything from the site... the coupon's potentially worth like 1200 dollars, yeesh, freaking... woolly mammmoth ivory chess pieces... heh.

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Originally posted by ivan2908
Oh, oh.. I wanna buy them all. oh oh
Hello Mr 2908, I'm Harry Waxman credit manager here at The House of Staunton. I've reviewed your application and I'm afraid I must decline to open an account for you.

Why? Well sir, the basic reason is:

YOUR CREDIT'S NO DAMN GOOD!!!!!!!

Your price range limits you to our wee-school beginner set of red and green unweighted plastic pieces. As soon as you've made your pathetic purchase, please leave; our store has an image to protect.

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Originally posted by MontyMoose
Hello Mr 2908, I'm Harry Waxman credit manager here at The House of Staunton. I've reviewed your application and I'm afraid I must decline to open an account for you.

Why? Well sir, the basic reason is:

YOUR CREDIT'S NO DAMN GOOD!!!!!!!

Your price range limits you to our wee-school beginner set of red and green unweighted plastic pieces. As soon as you've made your pathetic purchase, please leave; our store has an image to protect.
Funny 😵

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Compared to some of what's available, my set is pretty cheap: http://www.houseofstaunton.net/webpics/rw-reyk-2.jpg

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I once owned a beatiful hand carved set of chess pieces. It was my one and only (personal) souvenir from a two week stay in Costa Rica and it was lifted off my by some jerk at a school tournament. I now restrict myself to the cheap plastic weighted pieces.

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wow. i think i'll go for the mammoth ivory set. thirteen thousand dollars isn't that much what with the weak dollar these days

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Originally posted by Wulebgr
Compared to some of what's available, my set is pretty cheap: http://www.houseofstaunton.net/webpics/rw-reyk-2.jpg
Wohoo ! Nice ! Which wood is that ?

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Originally posted by mbakunin
wow. i think i'll go for the mammoth ivory set. thirteen thousand dollars isn't that much what with the weak dollar these days
Does the quoted price include the donor elephant?

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not elephant, mammoth. It is made from fossil remains of mammoth 😲

Still a bit creepy but better than killing living elephant for a mere chess set.

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chessbaron.co.uk has sets that are just as high quality (if not better IMO) & are also cheaper.
Only drawback is that whilst quaffing g & t's down the country club you won't be able to say "good grief oh yes of course they're House of Staunton!" to your colleagues without it being a big fat lie.

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Originally posted by ivan2908
Wohoo ! Nice ! Which wood is that ?
(Note - Ivan was referring to this pic posted by Wulebgr)
http://www.houseofstaunton.net/webpics/rw-reyk-2.jpg

I think the dark pieces in the set are rosewood (which is darker than the golden rosewood), and the board is striped ebony and bird's eye maple.

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The only thing I don't understand is this:

Here's the HOS Reykjavik II pic on the HOS web site:

http://houseofstaunton.com/Store/product_name=The+Reykjavik+II+Series+Chess+Set+-+3.75+inch+King/exact_match=exact

And here's the HOS Reykjavik II pic on the Wholesale Chess web site:

http://www.wholesalechess.com/chess/house_of_staunton/Reykjavika+Ebonized

So, are there really two different designs, or is one photo old? And if you order a set, which design will you get? In this particular case, I'm not sure what HOS is trying to do.

Edit - and I'd better not get any nasty comments from Harry Waxman! 😛

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Originally posted by ivan2908
Wohoo ! Nice ! Which wood is that ?
rosewood (black) boxwood (white)

I don't have the board shown in the picture, but an comparable board of Spanish manufacture no longer available from any vendors that I frequent

The differences in the photos of the Reykjavik II sets are due to the one design being used with several different woods (and different prices)

See http://houseofstaunton.com/Store/product_name=The+Reykjavik+II+Series+Chess+Set+-+3.75+inch+King/exact_match=exact

As you can see, mine is neither the least nor most expensive variation.

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Originally posted by Mad Rook
The only thing I don't understand is this:

Here's the HOS Reykjavik II pic on the HOS web site:

http://houseofstaunton.com/Store/product_name=The+Reykjavik+II+Series+Chess+Set+-+3.75+inch+King/exact_match=exact

And here's the HOS Reykjavik II pic on the Wholesale Chess web site:

http://www.wholesalechess.com/chess/house_of_staunton/Reykjavika+Eb ...[text shortened]... is trying to do.

Edit - and I'd better not get any nasty comments from Harry Waxman! 😛
Wholesale Chess has at least two different versions of the set listed at different prices, but they use one photo for both sets--the photo shows the ebonized black pieces, which cost less than the rosewood. I must say that I really like the looks of my rosewood pieces.

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