Beautiful South West cue for sale / SN 306-06

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I have decided to sell one of my beloved SW cues. I am in a position to buy a fancy SW and need to free up some $$$.

The cue for sale is a 3 veneer (blue,natural & black) birdseye maple points into a macassar ebony nose. Cue is in like new condition, no dings and/or dents and comes with (2) 13 mm shafts. Asking sold which includes Fedex Standard overnight delivery. I would prefer a personal check or USPS money order but Paypal is OK if your willing to split the fees. I am not interested in trades at this time.

SPECS:

SN 306 06

Butt / 15.90 oz. no dings or dents

Shaft1 / 13 mm. - 3.55 oz. light play , original tip

Shaft2 / 13 mm. - 3.55 oz. test hit only, original tip

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I forgot to mention that the cue is 58 inches long and that I'll listen to near reasonable offers.
 
Nice lookin cue, looks like it was never used. I would guess this will go fast, nice offering. Good luck with the sale.

-don
 
One last bump to the top. As an added bonus, I will ship the cue in a black 1x2 whitten case.
 
Nice looking cue.

I don't know a lot about many brands of Cues - mostly just the basics. I know that SouthWest is a very good cue, but what makes it worth this much?

I had a McDermott Custom made 16 years ago and paid 1200 for it but it has actual gold in the horn and mane of the unicorn that was hand painted.

Just trying to learn,

Steve
 
unicorncomputer said:
Nice looking cue.

I don't know a lot about many brands of Cues - mostly just the basics. I know that SouthWest is a very good cue, but what makes it worth this much?I had a McDermott Custom made 16 years ago and paid 1200 for it but it has actual gold in the horn and mane of the unicorn that was hand painted.

Just trying to learn,

Steve
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Steve,
Southwest cues demand high prices due to very high quality of production and materials used, the fact that they are still handcrafted without CNC, and their playability. Add to that the fact that the waiting time for a new Southwest is now right at 10 years, and that is about it. Low supply and high demand equals high price.
Joe
 
bantay1 said:
I have decided to sell one of my beloved SW cues. I am in a position to buy a fancy SW and need to free up some $$$.

The cue for sale is a 3 veneer (blue,natural & black) birdseye maple points into a macassar ebony nose. Cue is in like new condition, no dings and/or dents and comes with (2) 13 mm shafts. Asking $2450 which includes Fedex Standard overnight delivery. I would prefer a personal check or USPS money order but Paypal is OK if your willing to split the fees. I am not interested in trades at this time.

SPECS:

SN 306 06

Butt / 15.90 oz. no dings or dents

Shaft1 / 13 mm. - 3.55 oz. light play , original tip

Shaft2 / 13 mm. - 3.55 oz. test hit only, original tip

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I am just too picky I guess...but for this price, I would want the ringwork on both shafts to match the butt, I would think SW woudl make sure the ringwork mathed...the shaft on the left blue veneer doesnt match the butt or the other shaft...it is a nice cue though
 
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ftgokie said:
I am just too picky I guess...but for this price, I would want the ringwork on both shafts to match the butt, I would think SW woudl make sure the ringwork mathed...the shaft on the left blue veneer doesnt match the butt or the other shaft...it is a nice cue though
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You are being picky. It must be something related with light reflection on the cue.
 
unicorncomputer said:
Nice looking cue.

I don't know a lot about many brands of Cues - mostly just the basics. I know that SouthWest is a very good cue, but what makes it worth this much?

I had a McDermott Custom made 16 years ago and paid 1200 for it but it has actual gold in the horn and mane of the unicorn that was hand painted.

Just trying to learn,

Steve
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Short answer.....These are custom-made cues, ordered and built exactly per the customer's request....not spec, production-made cues built in mass quantities in the hundreds (or thousands even) at a time. Currently SW has an outstanding book of orders reaching out about 10 years into the future, so somebody just can't call them up now and get one quickly, thus ensuring an ongoing secondary market demand for their cues.
 
BENFICA said:
It must be something related with light reflection on the cue.
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I dont think he was talking about the coloring of the blue veneer ring.
I think he was refering to the order of the veneer rings on the left shaft. If you look at the veneer ringwork on the shafts, you'll notice that its Black-Blue-Maple-Collar on the left shaft and Black-Maple-Blue-Collar on the right shaft

I noticed it too while looking on the butt sleeve.

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Free Bump on a good lookin SW.
 
ftgokie said:
I am just too picky I guess...but for this price, I would want the ringwork on both shafts to match the butt, I would think SW woudl make sure the ringwork mathed...the shaft on the left blue veneer doesnt match the butt or the other shaft...it is a nice cue though
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That is just the grain of the ring. Roll the shaft 45* and it matches perfectly.
 
BENFICA said:
You are being picky. It must be something related with light reflection on the cue.
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BENFICA - It's more than the light reflection. The order of the blue and maple rings is reversed. Look closely. The shaft on the right matches the butt. The shaft on the left doesn't.... fwiw. :shakehead:
 
ftgokie said:
I am just too picky I guess...but for this price, I would want the ringwork on both shafts to match the butt, I would think SW woudl make sure the ringwork mathed...the shaft on the left blue veneer doesnt match the butt or the other shaft...it is a nice cue though
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These rings are color-dyed sycamore wood veneers. You may not know, but all wood has two sides, end grain and long grain, so you get this effect. When a colored veneer is put in there and turned round you always end up having two sides that look slightly different....sometimes it's more pronounced than other times. It's just where the dye has taken in the wood and the grain gives it this different effect. It's nothing that's a problem with this cue in particular, rather this is the case for every cue that's made with wood rings done in this manner. Types of plastics are sometimes used as alternatives and you get a consist color appearance, but generally they are crap because they 'move' at much different rates than the phenolics and wood around them...you always seem to end up with finish cracking problems around plastic rings....not a good alternative imho.

Sweet looking SW, btw....good luck with your sell. Should be gone shortly.
 
cigardave said:
BENFICA - It's more than the light reflection. The order of the blue and maple rings is reversed. Look closely. The shaft on the right matches the butt. The shaft on the left doesn't.... fwiw. :shakehead:
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Wow, didn't notice that....:sorry:
 
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