What is my cue worth

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Gmanpoke

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Hi everyone. I'm a new member and just wondering what my cue is worth. I want to state right up front, I'm note trying to sell my cue.

I lived in Stillwater, OK for about 10 years. In 1997 one of my buddies drove to Moreland, OK and bought a couple of Verl Horn's cues. When he returned to Stillwater I bought this one from him. One of the shafts have never been played and the other minimal play.

If someone could tell me how to attach a picture, I will.
 
your cue is worth keeping,I knew Verl very well and he was a great guy,i owned several of his cues,but i sold them all,wish i hadn't
 
Well, without even the slightest detail, it's worth dick! Try describing it just a bit.

As far as pics, go to photobucket.com, register for free. From there, you can upload pics from your PC, to their site.
From there, you can copy & paste the image links in the body of your next post here.
Don't use the tag that starts with 'href', use the one that starts with 'imgsrc='. Your pics will magically appear.

Back to the Horn. I am some what of a Horn fan. I've had several over the years. I am especially fond of his over the top use of ivory. However, his precision has almost always left something to be desired.
Depending on which cue you have, you're looking at a hughe range of $500 to $2,000. You may see them once in a while listed for more, but that is usually an overly optimistic seller. Most of his cues go off right around $1,000 to $1,250.

Lastly, he made a few cues that were less of his own design, and more like tribute cues. These cues have been noted to closely resemble Szamboti's, Balabushka's and Richard Black's. For some, those are his most desirable cues.
 
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Gmanpoke said:
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Nice example of HORN's work.:)


I'd look at some of the cue pimp's web sites to see what they're asking for comparable cues.

PS...good job posting pics
 
I sold a Verl Horn exactly like this one (assuming everything White is Real Ivory) about 5 years ago for $1500.00 on eBay ... That was Top Money back then and it should have increased a few hundred by now ... It is very important that the Verl Horn logo (in Gold letters) is still intact on the Butt ... If you don't really need the money right now, I would highly recommend holding onto the cue as it is definitely a "keeper" ...
 
chew godit, mang! Photobucket = gooooood!

Nice Horn. As stated, Verl loved him some ivory ;)

Depending on the overall condition, minimum $1,000. Unfortunately, you asked during a low period in the cue market (reflection of the current economy). Max value approx. $1,500.

Depending on when it was made, Verl changed many things about his work. His early finish/laquer jobs sucked. Towards the end, they got much better, as did his inlay & point alignment. Based on your intro story, it sounds like this would've been near the end of dear Verl's time with us.

If you don't have a lot of $ into this cue, and don't need the money right now, I'd hold onto it.

Lastly, Verl put his logo in gold lettering on some of his cues. Horn collectors seem to prefer the ones with the logo.

enjoy!
 
If you really want to dig deep, Steve Kornelle (sp?) and one other guy (someone drop in) worked under Verl for years. These two guys would be able to give you just about any other info you need.
 
Greg Willingham was Steve's partner in WW Cues and both apprenticed under Verl Horn prior to his untimely passing ...
 
Yours is an earlier cue ...

Gmanpoke said:
My cue does not have gold letters. Here is a picture, although its not very good picture.
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Your Cue appears to have HORN imprinted just above the Butt Cap, making it an earlier cue ... If everything White is REAL Ivory, is it worth keeping ...
 
Everything white is ivory. When you say its an early cue, can you estimate when the cue was made. Like I said in my original post, my buddy bought it from verl in 1997.
 
yours is actually not an earlier cue. Verl made cues from about 1960 until his death in 1999. Your cue is almost defintely post 1980, the halfway mark of his career.

Your cue is not engraved with the logo, rather stamped or 'inked'. That makes it post 1985. From there, it's darn hard to tell without deferring to the former apprentices (Kornelle easily reachable and still in business).

Verl's gold lettering came about towards the very end of his career. {from the looks of the blurred pic} The white 'english script' style lettering you show could have been done anywhere in that 85-99 window. Pre-85 Horn lettering was block print and typically engraved in the cap.

So, as a pure guesstimate, I would say early nineties. HOWEVER, if your friends says he bought it from Verl in 97, I cannot see why it would be anything other than a 97. I'm willing to speculate there are less than a handful of cuemakers that actually keep stock on the shelves that long.

for what it's worth...
 
I would like to buy one of Verl's Balabusshka tribute cues,4 point,with moyher of pearl, the acryllic insert in the butt usually red,steel joint etc.,I don,t care if it has shafts or not.please pm if you have one
 
I believe Mr. Prathers also new Mr. Horn well and had given me some insight into his cues a few years back......Hope it helps....:)
 
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