Chess pieces weight variation

Hi guys,

I am new to chess.com I am in the midst of ordering a chess set for about $250. The manufacturer asked weather I want all the pieces to weight exactly as in all pawns equal and all rooks equal and so on.

I was wondering should I get all the pieces equally and proportionally weighted? It will cost another $100 to do so. As of now he says that the total weight of the chess set will be same. Just individually checking all pieces will cost extra.

I need the chess set for personal use and not for tournament purposes. Does slight chess piece weight variation matter? Like 10 - 15 grams here and there?

Please let me know your opinion.

My first instinct is to buy somewhere else.  My second instinct is to ask for a link to the set.

Agree. Sounds fishy to me. A 10 to 15 gram variation within pieces of the same type sounds like sloppy workmanship in a $250 set. Especially when you can spend $100 LESS to avoid the problem elsewhere.

Good advise! Yes, I would look elseware also. For personal use there are a plethora of chess pieces out there. Even if one piece was slightly heavier than another it should not be noticeable. Here is an example: a boxwood & eboney set... the eboney pieces will be heavier for sure but, should not be noticeable unless you uase a scale.

its nice for pieces to have some weight to them so they dont constantly fall over when u touch them....but who cares if there is a 10 gram difference?

I got a decent set for like 55 dollars etc uscf sales

A friend of mine took the bottom off his pieces and put sand in them reglued the bottoms on and it worked fine

I just noticed that the OP is from India! If he can't find a decent weighted nice looking set there, then there is a problem. Indian set's are some of the finest made sets in the world IMO. I have about 3 & never had a problem with warpage or discoloration.

Thanks for all your comments...I had a word with the supplier he is making the set as per Inernational standards. So the weights are going to match 100% And by the way it's a luxury set, looking forward to it.