Your best thrift store, garage sale, or pawn shop billiard find

My dad found this McDermott G902 at a pawn shop out of state. The shop wanted $1,100 for it. My dad stopped by 3x looking at it, on the 3rd visit the pawnbroker asked my dad how much he would give him for it. My dad said $400 and he took it. We contacted McDermott Cues and they valued it at over $2,000. What a steal of a good deal!
 

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Nowadays you can take a picture of suff and google can identify it and reference you to sites where like things are for sale. But with pool cues they're not always identified via signatures or labels. So, you have to go by design, craftsmanship, general appearance an the joint rings.
 
Soberlife said:
We contacted McDermott Cues and they valued it at over $2,000. What a steal of a good deal!
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You never know, though. Buyers can be particular. This post described a practically new McDermott’s that had a $1400 MSRP and it sold for $500.
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Post in thread 'Do used but practically new McDermott’s that had a $1400 MSRP usually sell for $500?'

A couple of McDermott vendors sell new, stripped-down H-Series cues for $550 (H517, last year anyway) $620 (H323 with G-Core not the i-2 shaft) and $680 (H554). I agree the eBay sale was a good deal. My guesses are that it is harder to get a fair value for H-Series cues that are practically new with the fancier work done on the "never-been-hit" $1400 models than it is for stripped-down H-series cues. Also, McDermott does not have the resale value anywhere near that of some custom cue builders.

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Biloxi Boy

Thread 'Willie Hoppe cue and “Expert Leather Cue Case”'

I wanted to share this with ya’ll. I have been researching a Brunswick cue and a Brunswick case for some time and must express sincere thanks to Scott/runscott who has been incredibly generous with his time and knowledge.

I bought the cue and case at an estate sale after seeing a photo of an unidentifiable two-piece cue (out of focus in the background) on estatesales.net. I got up at 6:00 a.m. and drove up 30 miles in the country. The cue turned out to be a first decal/second signature Brunswick Willie Hoppe Professional made of brazilian rosewood. The cue has a Hoppe ring. The case...
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I don't bother with them places anymore. My reselling days, them placed grossed me out. Too many YouTubers dumpster diving in the good will bins trying to make just a few dollars profit on each item. Id rather stick to higher end reselling.
 
Zerksies said:
I don't bother with them places anymore. My reselling days, them placed grossed me out. Too many YouTubers dumpster diving in the good will bins trying to make just a few dollars profit on each item. Id rather stick to higher end reselling.
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A lot of the Youtubers will stage their finds or pay employees in thrift stores to throw out the best items for them and then fake believe they are the best shopper in the galaxy. The grossest bins experience for me is grabbing a used bath mat, I wear gloves and wore holes in some new Carhartt cut resistant work gloves within 2 weeks from just pulling that many clothes. There's an actual sophisticated technique to go through an entire clothes bin quickly/efficiently.

I've sold nearly $600 worth of items this weekend and over half came from the bins, $100+ for 3 pairs of Birkenstocks. Shoes are where the real $ is at, the best shoe rotation round of the year it'd be nothing to get $1000 worth of shoes in 5 mins. I've matched up higher end shoes 6 weeks apart which is nutty. I've sold a new Jordan jersey for $170 and several pairs of shoes for $100+ from the bins but the bread and butter items are in the $25 - 40 range. I'm there for the shoes first, clothes, hats and accessories are a bonus.

There are wholesale resellers and wholesale buyers at the bins I shop at, some of the younger guys will take pics of items and if they don't sell on instagram or tiktok or snapchat they don't buy them! You'd be shocked what some of the vintage clothes buyers get for 90's stuff that looks like a dog used it for a chew toy!!
 
For pool items I've only ever found Aramith balls at the Salvation Army for $5 that have yellowing. A few cheap cue cases at the Goodwill that I typically give away, a decent modern house cue and 1 two piece low end brunswick I only bought just to be able to say I bought a 2 piece cue!! I have found hundreds of higher end tennis rackets but they put Babalot rackets online so 0 of them but every other brand almost!! I don't know if the best Goodwills in Indiana put specific cues online or most of them but I've never seen any that'd sell for $50 and I may have 10,000 trips to thrift stores here!!
 
Pawnshop had a job case w a mezz cue (wx900) shaft and a no-name breakstick….
Bought the mezz for 120$ and asked if it had a case with it….👌🏻
 
I grabbed a New Image leather envelope case, 1 x 1, for $30 at a local Pawn Shop here in DFW. The broker said that there is an old house cue in there but what your buying is the leather case. That old house cue turned out to be a Les Blevins '95.
 
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