I. D. Old SCHMELKE and value?

That cue is along the lines of the D50 in the 1970 catalog, or at least a similar level. I would put it in the early seventies.

Example of a D50: http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=422007

A D50 sold for $140 in 1970, which is around $900 now. Such cues were not cheap, yet many look at them now like they were. Not many were made I think (relatively)...and certainly we rarely see such cues.

What are such cues worth now?

I hate the value issue, so I try to stay away from it I will say that I offered more than most would on that D50 when it was posted in the for sale forum...and I got turned down. I wanted that D50 bad but apparently not bad enough.

If I find that exact cue I'll post it...and in the mean time somebody else might know. :smile:


Very cool cue! :smile:

The value on old Shmelke cues that are outside of the norm would be very hard to value as there has not really been a collectors market established for them yet. You can put it up for ssle and see we what it will bring. Once that happens multiple times on similar cues we will see the true value.

cueman said:

The value on old Shmelke cues that are outside of the norm would be very hard to value as there has not really been a collectors market established for them yet. You can put it up for ssle and see we what it will bring. Once that happens multiple times on similar cues we will see the true value.

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I have to agree with that. It's really hard to peg them, but not worth a lot...yet.

I saw one from the sixties that was a Titlist conversion, not Schmelke Titlist points, but an actual Brunswick conversion by Schmelke. Definitely a rare bird. But that cue had inherent value to collectors because it was an actual Titlist.

I do think interest will grow in these. I know I am interested. :smile:




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