Your first cue that you regret selling...

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Do you have some cues you regret selling?

What is the first one?

To me, it was my first Pechauer with a metal joint and two regular shafts, with a Jim Knott case.

Obviously, I did not learn from my mistake because I have sold a lot more cues that I regret since then...:)

Richard
 
One of the very first plain birdseye cues that Jerry Franklin built with David Kersenbrock. I stupidly sold it because of a very slight warp in the forearm. This was in my younger days before I had any cue education. My friend still owns it...complete with a very yellow original Micarta ferrule...and its to this day one of the best hitting cues I've ever laid my grubby mitts on!!! Geezzzzzzz...what a fool.
 
I did not regret selling it then but I would love to find my "first" ever cue.
It was a Meucci ( i did not know any better) and cost me 186.50
My friends that did not play pool thought I was crazy. Heck I thought I was crazy as well.
Less than a year later it was gone and I had started buying and selling.
Another few years and I had started semi-collecting.

2 cues that I wish I still had ----

A schon with 2 regular shafts and 1 snooker shaft. I really liked it and have not found another that hit quite like it. I made a really bad decision
about someone and it was "lost".

A pretty nice JW that I sold for 3300. I really liked the cue but was selling
off all of my cues. My father about choked when I came in with the
check( i used John Wright for the sale).
 
Several cues.

My first Schon cue. I loved that cue so much, and bought it when I really first started "somewhat" knowing what I was doing. I traded it for a Bludworth and some cash. Guess what happened to the Bludworth? Can we say.........bow and arrow (or bow is more appropriate). What a dumb mistake.

I had a second Schon that was one of a kind that I idiotically got rid of. (Are we spotting a trend here?)

Lastly, I got rid of a Tim Scruggs that I really liked because I thought I was done playing pool period. Smart move, right? Every once in a while Don Purdy harasses me by sending me pics of this cue (he successfully sold it for me by the way). I do miss that Scruggs.

OH well....in my older age I know to keep ALL of my cues or I'll just regret getting rid of them. I have one cue now...a brand new Skip Weston, and I'm on the list for several more...and none of them will be sold (unless I need a kidney or something).

That is my story and I'm sticking to it.
 
I'm sure I will eventually regret selling the first cue I ever had custom built. It was an ebony and burl Skip Weston!
 
The one and only

The only cue I regret selling was a plain birdseye JF Southwest with black collars. I probably played better with that cue than any that I have owned before or since. I sold it for 500 and I would give 3 times that to have it back. Why did you make me remember this cue, I hate this thread.
 
A custom Joss. Sold it for like $900, the guy turned around a few weeks later and sold it for $150. I wanted to commit murder.
Chuck
 
d17 mcdermott with two shafts
Joss N7 (was a different model then) stained with two shafts
Every scruggs sneaky I've owned

and I kinda miss the schon I had that had a broken forearm at some point in its life...damn fine hitting cue better than any other schon I've hit with or owned

Porper I wish I still had, hit like shit but is worth a small fortune today (traded the d17 and joss for it actually...so three cues in one deal that I wish I still had)
 
I had a D-14 McDermott that I regret selling, they're now at $655.00 in 95% condition....it was also an awesome playing cue too....
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That's easy for me. A Rambow made in 1964 (I think) that I sold for $40 about three years later. I had paid $50 for it. I had decided to give up pool and start getting serious about college, and I did. But I sure wish now that I had hung on to it - just what did that $40 do for me?

I had the privilege of talking to Mr. Rambow for quite a long time when I went to pick up the cue. He seemed to be alone in the shop and eager to talk, even to a kid like me. I don't remember the conversation too well, but I wish I had that opportunity again - a chance to talk to somebody who actually knew Hoppe, Greenleaf, etc.

Rich
 
nipponbilliards said:
Do you have some cues you regret selling?

What is the first one?

To me, it was my first Pechauer with a metal joint and two regular shafts, with a Jim Knott case.

Obviously, I did not learn from my mistake because I have sold a lot more cues that I regret since then...:)

Richard
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No regrets... My door only goes one way in regards to cues, in. I've sold 2 cues in my life. One to my nephew because he was shooting with a hunk of junk, he's family and I was happy to help him out, no regrets there. And my Sledgehammer, just a jump/break, no regrets there.
 
Back in the early 90's I was the grim reaper for cuemakers...

The 3 cues I regret selling:

1) A Craig Peterson with 2 shafts and an ivory joint - he died about a month after I sold it

2) An original Burton Spain with the screws in the shafts - he died about 4 months after I sold it

3) A birdseye maple Southwest with Tulipwood points - I traded it at the BCA National for an incredibly fancy Libra the year before Jerry Franklin died.

I'd be in the chips if I had hung onto those babies.

Oh well.
 
Varney Cues said:
MckinneyMiner...not enough cash in Texas for me to sell you a cue...GOOD GRIEF!!!
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So true! Talk about the Grim Reaper!:eek:

and, my story: I went bust in the poolroom one night and borrowed some $ (75? 100?), giving my Scruggs bar cue as collateral. Guy who was nice enough to extend the loan, turned around and sold it for 250- 300$. Kicker is, 15 yrs later, I still see the cue from time to time. Dude wants $500 to sell it back. Pass, dammit!
 
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Mine was an It's George cue. It hit great, but I was young and dumb. I was selling and trading cues all the time. Really wish I had that one back.

Jim
 
Cue trade that never should have happened

Matt_24 said:
Lastly, I got rid of a Tim Scruggs that I really liked because I thought I was done playing pool period. Smart move, right? Every once in a while Don Purdy harasses me by sending me pics of this cue (he successfully sold it for me by the way). I do miss that Scruggs.
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My worst cue deal was trading a very nice Tim Scruggs cue for a Bender cue that I hated. To this day I can't believe I traded my Scruggs and some money for that Bender cue. I was new to internet cue buying and selling and all I could see of the Bender was some pictures and it looked nice, but once I got the cue I was very disappointed with it. What I wouldn't do to go back and undo that stupid cue trade and get my Scuggs cue back. Oh well, what's done is done and I've moved on. I have 2 nice cues now, but I still miss that TS cue.

SCCues
 
Regret # 1

Have a friend and strong local player who badgered me for 6 months to buy my bacote Scruggs Un-Sneaky Pete. It's still one of the best playing cues either of us have handled. He offered very high $'s compared to the market at the time. It got to be a comical thing. He was obsessed and relentless with his offers but I refused to give-in.

With him in mind I bought an identical cocobolo TS fancy sneaky on ebay for a very reasonable price. Immediately shipped it to Profecient Billiards for an excellent refinish. A Beautiful Killer! I promptly sold it to my buddy for my cost (plus 1 VO and 7up!). He was thrilled. Within 10 days he turns around and sells it for a 60% profit.:eek:

Spose we all have too many "buddies" like that.:rolleyes:
 
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there's always the memories, but i've managed to put all my old cues behind me. i'm not saying i wouldn't take a couple of them back at the price i sold 'em...:D

-s
 
The kiss of death?

McKinneyMiner said:
Back in the early 90's I was the grim reaper for cuemakers...

The 3 cues I regret selling:

1) A Craig Peterson with 2 shafts and an ivory joint - he died about a month after I sold it

2) An original Burton Spain with the screws in the shafts - he died about 4 months after I sold it

3) A birdseye maple Southwest with Tulipwood points - I traded it at the BCA National for an incredibly fancy Libra the year before Jerry Franklin died.

I'd be in the chips if I had hung onto those babies.

Oh well.
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McKinney ~~~ LOL, Sure won't be selling you any cues.:D
 
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