Recent content by classiccues

That is a good looking, original Paradise. I sold one very similar quite a few years ago. I can't see the foil, as long as its an Original by Frank Paradise foil. That is what a collector should look for. Values are very tough, what I think it should be worth and sell for might not be the market...

You are not collecting, you are investing. Very short term as well. These are two very different things. I have news for you; there is going to be a time where many big names are going to be in that pile if collecting is strictly turned into speculative investment. Collecting because you love...

People do not like the truth. Hell, I don't sometimes. I have been selling cues since the early 90's and I think it is a wonderful hobby. Collecting is a great hobby and IMHO it should be encouraged. BUT truth is the truth. If a custom cue could make a pro win more tournaments a year, give him...

Hmmm... High end cues are not *one* category of cues. You can have two 15K cues with two very different reasons for them being 15k. If you want to argue the merits of a $5000 sneaky pete by some mystical warlock of a cuemaker vs a Mezz cue, its worth a conversation. My views have evolved as I...

Hello, Sheldon.. is that you? JV (sarcasm... bazinga...

I would have made it sound much more plausible.... Like it was 3 parts 10-40 motor oil, 2 parts lacquer thinner, and a little rubbing alcohol. When you fish you gotta reel them in.... JV

I think its the latter. The bit he used for the bore was probably a little bigger than the bumper and the tape snugged it up. I do not think George liked slop or play. His machining and assembly techniques were precise. One thing I tell people if you remove the rings from lets say a Palmer, you...

FWIW.. My uncle had Gus install a KU Bumper in his Szamboti when he picked it up in 76 ish... When Barry refinished it in the late 90's he had Barry put a black one in. My uncle kept the brown one. Gus did not tape the bumper. JV

Some of these bumpers turn to sh*t and some stay pretty decent. I would not expect it to devalue it much. We have had quite a few with KU bumper replacement. JV

You guys are so gullible... lol The tape is real which most people know... I want to see how long it takes for the bumper hardening to become an internet myth.... 😂 JV

It doesn't really matter.. the KU-Bumpers out of the box are useless unless you know how he treated them. He had a solution to change the durometer rating of the rubber, which is why they have tape around them. So his are a little more dense than the stock KU bumper. JV

Obviously it's more statement furniture than pool table. With that website I recommend checking reviews and GOOGLE searches on the auction house/company. JV

Your number 1 and mine are the same... Technically the album cover for the Color of Money Soundtrack would also qualify.... JV

The brass tax is this when it comes to buying and selling... not all participants are angels. There are bad buyers and there are bad sellers. At the end of the day, it is who is going to be the one willing to leave themselves open to the potential screw over. There is a whole lot of.. "well I do...

Which? O'Neils The Engles cases I can shoot you pics... few different ones left... JV