🎱 What’d seller do to auction four $25 cues for $180 (works out to $45 each)? 🎱

Paul_#_

Paul_#_

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What appear to be $25 cues sold on eBay for $45. It was a lot of four cues and sold with shipping cost for total $177.50 ($142.50 plus $35.00 FedEx).

If they are $25 cues, what did seller do to auction them off for the equivalent of $45 each?

Starting bid was 99 cents. The AI-generated description tells little at https://www.ebay.com/itm/3961459552...d=link&campid=5335988529&toolid=20001&mkevt=1 :

Brand: Unbranded _____________ Cue type: Two-piece​
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Delve into the game with this set of four vintage unbranded pool cues, each crafted for precision and durability. These two-piece cues offer a classic feel with a timeless design, ideal for enthusiasts looking to add a touch of tradition to their game room or for seasoned players seeking reliable equipment.With an eye for quality and a nod to nostalgia, these cues are a testament to the rich history of billiards. Each piece in the lot has been designed to provide a consistent playing experience, making them a valuable addition to any player's collection. All four CUES are strait. 3 2 price CUES 1- 3 price cue ​

The last sentence in description above is an undecipherable: 3 2 price CUES 1-3 price cue
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I think it helped that seller started bid at 99 cents.
All cues had cases, albeit cheap flat ones.
Cues looked okay and not beat up.
Still, pretty unremarkable for that much money.
Was one of the cues actually a valuable cue?
 
Paul_#_ said:
I think it helped that seller started bid at 99 cents.
All cues had cases, albeit cheap flat ones.
Cues looked okay and not beat up.
Still, pretty unremarkable for that much money.
Was one of the cues actually a valuable cue?
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My guess is someone took a "chance" on this one being something more:
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Some people will see bids going up and assume something in the lot must be valuable....
 
Paul_#_ said:
I think it helped that seller started bid at 99 cents.
All cues had cases, albeit cheap flat ones.
Cues looked okay and not beat up.
Still, pretty unremarkable for that much money.
Was one of the cues actually a valuable cue?
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nope all junk, all import, all kindling...

just people thinking there getting a deal, buying low, and then turning around and relist each cue at $100
 
Auctions are funny like that. Maybe a friend or family member is bidding as a gift for a friend who collects?
The green bumper on the Italian cue was worth a ten spot to me! Those are the bounciest bumper I have ever seen. I have a couple in my collection and they rebound like Diamond rails.:geek:
 
SlateMan said:
on't know, I was just guessing. Maybe they have an old Brunswick cue and need a shaft that fits... who knows...
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Cuebuddy said:
Maybe a friend or family member is bidding as a gift for a friend who collects?
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No one here has spotted anything remarkable about these cues. The seller did not mention anything unusual about the cues.

Two bidders found something valuable. Bidder 2***3 started his bid at $6 and started bidding against 1***i at $76. Only those two bumped it to $142.



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again, eBay is littered with shit cues like these titled "Antique" and "Classic Vintage" with clearly AI-generated item descriptions at $100 to $150 buy-it-now's.

If I knew nothing about cues I could naturally assume that buying four cues of the same ilk could easily net me a profit from buying and relisting with $125 buy-it-now prices.

It's sort of a self-reinforcing circle of shit on that site, where the dumb get dumber and the poor get poorer.
 
Got lucky. But it goes both ways. Some things sell for far less than they're worth. Or you get some sellers that cancel when unhappy with the auction results.
 
Benelli said:
Wait you think there is one of Abe's cues in that lot...

I'm not seeing what you are.
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I would guess the buyer thought something like that too. Any maker with a pearl type butt sleeve could be a guess. Who knows what the buyer thought? But it seems likely it is that one cue that attracted them.

To me the cue is worth "looking at" but the price to examine it is $180. :rolleyes:

What is it? I don't know. Not an Abe cue IMHO.

It did attract me for about 15 seconds. I would like to examine it close up. Is that a an A joint with a ring? Or is it a piece of tape?

But I am not going to pay to examine it. I have done so a number of times, take a shot at something like that, and it turns out good. $20, maybe $50. Just fun really.

That cue? $180? Nope.

I would buy it for cheap even if it's "nothing", it's a cool cue.
 
No Abe's in the bunch... The cue with the pearlized butt sleeve, pointed joint pin and thin black joint rings appears to be an "Isaac Algaze" era Rich-Q cue...

Rich-Q History:

Sol Rich's "Rich-Q" cues were all made in Valley Stream, Long Island New York from the early 1960's until he sold Rich-Q to Isaac Algaze in about 1970... Isaac moved production of Rich-Q's to Freeport Long Island where it remained until he sold it to Imperial Billiards in 1980...
 
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