Why must people make up B.S. stories when selling a pool cue on ebay?

jayman said:
This is a perfect example of concocting a line of bullshit to try to sell a cue for ten times what it's worth.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-adams-cue-/150867193559?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item232062aed7
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It is certainly sad to see this, however, on eBay as we all know it is common place. In most cases I personally write it off to an uneducated seller who has been told by some one else who dosen't know anything either.

But in the case you have brought up here the seller properly identified the cues model which also tells me he is trying sell something he knows is worth far less than his asking price.

I totally agree Jayman.
 
manwon said:
But in the case you have brought up here the seller properly identified the cues model which also tells me he is trying sell something he knows is worth far less than his asking price.
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But you are missing the main selling point... there is no stamp on the butt!!! :grin:
 
Maybe the seller is a Car Sales Professional by trade, and use to streaching the truth, or just lieing to make a sale..........JMHO
 
Hey cowpoke, another astute observation on your part. I just noticed you have over 22,000 posts! Impressive! Wilt Chamberlainesque...
 
That's way less extreme than the stories that usually go with the carved multi-piece or walking cane cues. You know, like how their grandfather got it in WWII Germany from the last descendent of King Arthur and used it to stab Hitler in the face (but the history books have covered that up). Later used by Mosconi as a last minute loaner cue for an impromptu showdown with a Russian champion to end the Cuban Missile crisis.

The Adams cue seems like a stretch, but at least it's not a total fable.
 
George B may have collaborated with Adams on a cue they called the Phantom. Who knows.

But without the proper documents on this particular cue, all you have is a story that you can relate to your friends, that is if you are crazy enuff to pay his asking price on a story.
 
cane cues

DallasHopps said:
That's way less extreme than the stories that usually go with the carved multi-piece or walking cane cues. You know, like how their grandfather got it in WWII Germany from the last descendent of King Arthur and used it to stab Hitler in the face (but the history books have covered that up). Later used by Mosconi as a last minute loaner cue for an impromptu showdown with a Russian champion to end the Cuban Missile crisis.

The Adams cue seems like a stretch, but at least it's not a total fable.
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I had one of the cane cues in my shop 2 years ago.
The customer was going on and on about how special this cane cue was, and wanted me to put a clear coat on it.
which I did .
I also told the customer that I had been to hong kong a few times and it made a great club for 10 bucks.:rolleyes:

MMike
 
Because when you have something that by itself is not interesting and not in demand you need to make it interesting to generate demand. Simple marketing 101 that is instinctively understood by most humans.
 
I sent him a note regarding his cue and it's origin. This was his response to me;

Dear jay-man3,

My cue is not a mass produced cue in Japan. It was hand made in NY. You may know about the mass producted Phantom, but you nothing of my cue. It has been apprasied twice recently, I know my cue, you do not.


- fmjuice
 
perhaps I should post this in the action thread. . . I'm giving 8 to five it doesn't sell . . .on anything under $10:grin:
 
Elwood said:
Hey cowpoke, another astute observation on your part. I just noticed you have over 22,000 posts! Impressive! Wilt Chamberlainesque...
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The Big Dipper
 

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On second look, it appears there was a Phantom model with rosewood forearm, similar inlay patterns to the Galaxie and Corsair. But, $3,000 seems way too high.
 
jayman said:
This is a perfect example of concocting a line of bullshit to try to sell a cue for ten times what it's worth.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-adams-cue-/150867193559?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item232062aed7
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The way to deal with these ass holes is to report them to eBay for a fraudulent listing. Every item listed includes a "report this Item" it is located directly above the Item Description on the right side of the Screen. I have done this many times in the past and eBay has reacted on almost every occasion.

I just finished reporting this listing, I suppose we will have to wait and see what they do.
 
I have seen these cues sell for up to $400.
Contacting Ebay sellers when you are not interested in buying is a big waste.
I see this stuff all the time, and you can't help these people, or fix Ebay.
We have guys on the forum asking for values on cues that are worth much less than this Adams, who get upset when they hear that their inherited $2000 Viking is only worth 40-bucks.
This joker's bozo friend probably told him that the cue is rare and valuable, so he put it up a 3K to see what happens.
Just let him spin his wheels and move on.
 
cuesblues said:
I have seen these cues sell for up to $400.
Contacting Ebay sellers when you are not interested in buying is a big waste.
I see this stuff all the time, and you can't help these people, or fix Ebay.
We have guys on the forum asking for values on cues that are worth much less than this Adams, who get upset when they hear that their inherited $2000 Viking is only worth 40-bucks.
This joker's bozo friend probably told him that the cue is rare and valuable, so he put it up a 3K to see what happens.
Just let him spin his wheels and move on.
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The voice of reason speaks again:thumbup:

don't you ever get tired of it??:rolleyes:

tried to green ya but it was too soon, who knew??
 
thommy said:
The voice of reason speaks again:thumbup:

don't you ever get tired of it??:rolleyes:

tried to green ya but it was too soon, who knew??
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I get asked about cue & case values all the time.
I'm brutally honest with people and they are rarely happy, but all that is in the past.
Effective immediately any cue on the planet is worth at least a grand.
If it has points, a butt cap, and a glue-on tip 2k, add a couple of inlays 3k.
Production, custom, import, knockoff, walking cane conversion, light-up cue, dollar store cue,
I don't give a ****, it's going to be worth something someday, so hang onto it.
 
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