middleofnowhere
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I appreciate all the responses and leads I've received so far. I've been busy at the pool room / grill re-opening this week, so I haven't had a chance to follow up on any of the leads offered here yet.
It's a 4 point Gus Szamboti, 2 shafts with ivory ferrules, early 1980s, which I've owned for all but 1-2 years since a friend of mine who just by chance ordered it direct from Gus on a recommendation from someone he knew that advised him that Gus made a nice cue. We both lived in the northeast at that time. At the time of our transaction, neither of us knew what it would eventually be worth. Luckily I held on to it before finding out what I had, which was not until around 10 years later. I think I paid him likely what he paid for it when he ordered it.
I have no clue how to post a photo from my phone to a post or reply on here.
Barry will have all his dads records.. It would be good to have the history and paper trail for the cue. I know one guy who even had the original shipping tube with the names and addresses. Also Barry may have some leads on buyers who are looking for his dads cues.
You are into a high enough dollar value that if the buyer is not too far, say within 500 miles they would probably drive in to buy the cue. I know a cue I was paying like 8 or 10 thousand for , I would have no problem making a trip to see it in person before buying it. Think this through a bit before making any decisions. This is a one time sale, it is not like you are in the cue business. It is highly unlikely you will ever own another Gus. You want to do the best you can for your self.