I owned a set of nice set of poker chips that came in a large case and in the style of my local currency (AUD$). They cost me about $150 to purchase. I would semi regularly play home games with a few guys I knew. Played a house game at one of the boys houses and I brought my chips along. This was sometime in January or February this year.

The game went till late and I decided I’d call it a night and leave. I left my chips behind as they were still playing. I figured I’d no doubt be involved in a game sooner rather than later.

Fast forward to April and I realised that there hadnt been any poker games on so I asked the host for the chips. He tells me he will have a look and let me know.

I get a reply and I’m told he doesn’t have them. Another guy we played with has them at his place. Initially I was slightly annoyed as for me you don’t lend out something you don’t own to someone else. But that’s me.

I message the guy in question that supposedly has my chips and he tells me he does so I attempt to arrange to get them.

He didn’t seem all that helpful. He took days to reply to my messages or simply ignored so again my frustrations began to rise again.

From May to August I had some major things happen in my life so the question of the poker chips went by the wayside.

In mid August I again message him asking for the chips. He agrees to leave them out at his front door for me to pick up. I go past one day to the address given and chips are nowhere to be seen. Frustration rising…

He claims that his ring doorbell didn’t show me at his door and it seemed to me that he may have been accusing me of lying about going there…he basically just didn’t leave them out.

I try to keep my cool but eventually an argument ensues via messages. He tells me he will give chips to original guy and get me to deal with him…wtf just give me the chips ffs!!

Weeks go by and I’m asking when they see each other and no one seems all that interested in helping.

Eventually I ask the guy who has the chips again and request him to leave them out front. He agrees.

I go there this morning to his place and guess what? The chips he has aren’t mine!

I go back to original guy about chips. He claims He can’t find them. I get accused of not being polite enough initially when I asked for chips.

Now I’ve basically been told they’ve been lost and to suck it up.

AITA here for asking on and off for 6 months to get my chips back? What would you do?