I dont know the asking price, Yet, I am first trying to find out, just how rare this combo is. From what I looked up in the history, I would say, Rare to Very Rare. I attempted to reach Bill, personally, but no response, so far.
The cue was acquired in a 'i beat you out of all your cash', so we will play for something else, type of situation, so the actualy 'Cash Value' is a little funky.
This is a nice condition, 4 Point with Veneers of Natural Maple and Brazillian Rosewood. The points are almost exactly the same length and even nicer each veneer is the same lengths all the way around. I have 250 cues in my inventory and with short splice and long splice cues, I probably have 3 or 4 that are this close and I feel I have a pretty nice collection. The Wrap looks like white with green speck cortland type no. 9 linen. Stitched rings of matching woods. The butt section has a very nice very black black, gaboon ebony.
The one area that is an issue is the buttcap, which is the original buttcap with the 'J with sideways W' in it. I was going to replace the butt cap and keep the cracked one with the letters to go with the cue and pass it along to the new owner, but I decided against that and I kept it as it is, with the cracked buttcap, but it is the original buttcap to the cue with the early 1970-1980 'JW' sideways 'w'.
I will put the pictures in the posting in a little while,
Length is: Butt 28.5 Shaft 29.0
Weight is Aprox: 19.7 ounces
No breakdown on weight, no scale
Shaft is 12.05mm
Cue is straight, but I also state their is a small taper roll to the shaft. This avoids any problems.
Hope this helps,
Mike
Any feedback or info on the common versus rare versus ultra rare, with the 3/8x10 Pin with the Micarta Joint. The Shaft I would say is the original, same patina, 'Ivory' ferrule, matching stitched rings, correct diameter in mm of joint collar and shaft collar.
There are Zero dings and dents as I am putting this info into the posting, you would definitely see them if there were any with the ultra black ebony in the butt and the ultra dark B. Rosewood in the Forearm. The birdseye maple is a nice piece, not loaded with eyes, but has a couple dozen in the forearm, a nice dark honey patina in the forearm color to go with the other hardwoods.
Very nice, straight forward, solid hitting 1970s Bill Stroud 4pointer with veneers.
I get so tired of people describing how the cue hit, feels, etc.
All I will say is this is 'old school' JossWest at its best, classic, basic styling, hit, feel, EVERYTHING!!
A lot of the people on AZ are aware of what has happened with me over the last 4 years regarding my health and even more recently with the bone and blood treatments I had to go through to stay alive and hopefully get my health back. Most might know that I depleted every dollar I had in savings over the last 4 years to survive and I ended up having to give up my right hip most of the pelvis and 5 inches of my right femur and loss of the ability to use my right leg. Anyway, I am now the new League Operator for the Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties of Florida for the newly formed and Launching April 1st 2014, the G.P.P.A. league. So I am trying to rebuild my life and business and to do this I am having to once again part with many of the prized possessions I have left, since these are the only things I have left that have any cash value. I own a 27 year old car that I drive and it is on its last leg, so I am having to also get a new car so I can continue to sign members up and grow my business with the GPPA.
So with this long explanation, I am selling this cue as well as many other very nice examples of vintage 20 to 60 year old cues that I have in my collection, understand that my prices might be high but I try to valuate where the cues that I have sold in the past have sold through EBAY, which means you are looking at some of the range of RETAIL prices as opposed to wholesale prices, which is where most AZ'ers like to buy at, but I need to get as much funds as I can to restart these businesses, so I am hoping that any AZ'er that is interested in any of the cues or items that I have listed for sale on here, understand that I am trying to get some part of the Retail dollars, so I can help improve the Pool World and Businesses with the launching of a new Pool League and so I am hoping that the Az'ers are willing to spend a little more then they normally would?.
Thank you to all that have purchased anything from me over the last 4 years, it has kept me alive and able to start over again and when I say start over again, I have less in the bank now, then when I was 12 years old and opened my first savings account in 1979.
With that being said,
PRICE.....PRICE....PRICE for Early JOSSWEST----------------------$1,100 (changed 01/24/2014)---------------------------------------
$1,100 is price for CUE ONLY CUE ONLY, 1 Butt and 1 Shaft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess I wasn't clear, the two offers were over $1000, but they included a partial trade that I didn't not want to deal with.
Cash offers, I have had 4 offers, ranging from $700 to $870, cash,
I am close on the number but I have it buy it now, $1100 plus shipping. I have it listed on ebay and they gave me a free posting and no end fees on this listing, so the only thing I will have to pay as an expense is the PayPal fees if there are any. Which I am willing to eat, but I really feel if someone is buying this to play with, they will be hard pressed to find another in this price range and this cue with the options it has is not going to go down in price.
I would rather sell a couple of Joss or a Few Vikings to make a Thousand dollars than sell this cue and not be able to replace it unless I got really lucky. A micarta Big Pin with Ivory Ferrules with Brazillian Rosewood and Gaboon Ebony, I think this cue has it all and its an Eary Sideways W JOSSWEST,
I will wait until someone wants to pay some retail dollars on this cue. I have had multiple offers of 850, cash from cue dealers and collectors, so I know there is a buyer who wants this and willing to pay some retail dollars.
I know the market is soft, but it is what it is,
Thanks again
Sorry due to the explaination above, no trades.
I will accept payment in the form of: Cash, Paypal or Money Order by USPS-----
THANKYOU ALL AZERS for the help and purchases over the last 4 years!!!!!!
I really do APPRECIATE all of YOU!!!!!!!
WILL SELL FOR, $1000 CASH or MONEY ORDER or PAYPAL but add 4%, SHIPPED AND INSURED!!!!!!
Any questions, shoot them my way, Pictures are coming,
Respectfully,
Mike 'acedonkeyace' Kennedy
PS: I took a second set of pictures and rotated the forearm, so you can see how even and symetrical the main points and the veneers are, maybe 1/128 of an inch from highest to the lowest points and the veneers are almost dead on all the way around. Take a look and see what you think.!! Very nice for 40 year old design and execution>!
The cue was acquired in a 'i beat you out of all your cash', so we will play for something else, type of situation, so the actualy 'Cash Value' is a little funky.
This is a nice condition, 4 Point with Veneers of Natural Maple and Brazillian Rosewood. The points are almost exactly the same length and even nicer each veneer is the same lengths all the way around. I have 250 cues in my inventory and with short splice and long splice cues, I probably have 3 or 4 that are this close and I feel I have a pretty nice collection. The Wrap looks like white with green speck cortland type no. 9 linen. Stitched rings of matching woods. The butt section has a very nice very black black, gaboon ebony.
The one area that is an issue is the buttcap, which is the original buttcap with the 'J with sideways W' in it. I was going to replace the butt cap and keep the cracked one with the letters to go with the cue and pass it along to the new owner, but I decided against that and I kept it as it is, with the cracked buttcap, but it is the original buttcap to the cue with the early 1970-1980 'JW' sideways 'w'.
I will put the pictures in the posting in a little while,
Badbeat13 said:
Length is: Butt 28.5 Shaft 29.0
Weight is Aprox: 19.7 ounces
No breakdown on weight, no scale
Shaft is 12.05mm
Cue is straight, but I also state their is a small taper roll to the shaft. This avoids any problems.
Hope this helps,
Mike
Any feedback or info on the common versus rare versus ultra rare, with the 3/8x10 Pin with the Micarta Joint. The Shaft I would say is the original, same patina, 'Ivory' ferrule, matching stitched rings, correct diameter in mm of joint collar and shaft collar.
There are Zero dings and dents as I am putting this info into the posting, you would definitely see them if there were any with the ultra black ebony in the butt and the ultra dark B. Rosewood in the Forearm. The birdseye maple is a nice piece, not loaded with eyes, but has a couple dozen in the forearm, a nice dark honey patina in the forearm color to go with the other hardwoods.
Very nice, straight forward, solid hitting 1970s Bill Stroud 4pointer with veneers.
I get so tired of people describing how the cue hit, feels, etc.
All I will say is this is 'old school' JossWest at its best, classic, basic styling, hit, feel, EVERYTHING!!
A lot of the people on AZ are aware of what has happened with me over the last 4 years regarding my health and even more recently with the bone and blood treatments I had to go through to stay alive and hopefully get my health back. Most might know that I depleted every dollar I had in savings over the last 4 years to survive and I ended up having to give up my right hip most of the pelvis and 5 inches of my right femur and loss of the ability to use my right leg. Anyway, I am now the new League Operator for the Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties of Florida for the newly formed and Launching April 1st 2014, the G.P.P.A. league. So I am trying to rebuild my life and business and to do this I am having to once again part with many of the prized possessions I have left, since these are the only things I have left that have any cash value. I own a 27 year old car that I drive and it is on its last leg, so I am having to also get a new car so I can continue to sign members up and grow my business with the GPPA.
So with this long explanation, I am selling this cue as well as many other very nice examples of vintage 20 to 60 year old cues that I have in my collection, understand that my prices might be high but I try to valuate where the cues that I have sold in the past have sold through EBAY, which means you are looking at some of the range of RETAIL prices as opposed to wholesale prices, which is where most AZ'ers like to buy at, but I need to get as much funds as I can to restart these businesses, so I am hoping that any AZ'er that is interested in any of the cues or items that I have listed for sale on here, understand that I am trying to get some part of the Retail dollars, so I can help improve the Pool World and Businesses with the launching of a new Pool League and so I am hoping that the Az'ers are willing to spend a little more then they normally would?.
Thank you to all that have purchased anything from me over the last 4 years, it has kept me alive and able to start over again and when I say start over again, I have less in the bank now, then when I was 12 years old and opened my first savings account in 1979.
With that being said,
PRICE.....PRICE....PRICE for Early JOSSWEST----------------------$1,100 (changed 01/24/2014)---------------------------------------
$1,100 is price for CUE ONLY CUE ONLY, 1 Butt and 1 Shaft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I guess I wasn't clear, the two offers were over $1000, but they included a partial trade that I didn't not want to deal with.
Cash offers, I have had 4 offers, ranging from $700 to $870, cash,
I am close on the number but I have it buy it now, $1100 plus shipping. I have it listed on ebay and they gave me a free posting and no end fees on this listing, so the only thing I will have to pay as an expense is the PayPal fees if there are any. Which I am willing to eat, but I really feel if someone is buying this to play with, they will be hard pressed to find another in this price range and this cue with the options it has is not going to go down in price.
I would rather sell a couple of Joss or a Few Vikings to make a Thousand dollars than sell this cue and not be able to replace it unless I got really lucky. A micarta Big Pin with Ivory Ferrules with Brazillian Rosewood and Gaboon Ebony, I think this cue has it all and its an Eary Sideways W JOSSWEST,
I will wait until someone wants to pay some retail dollars on this cue. I have had multiple offers of 850, cash from cue dealers and collectors, so I know there is a buyer who wants this and willing to pay some retail dollars.
I know the market is soft, but it is what it is,
Thanks again
Sorry due to the explaination above, no trades.
I will accept payment in the form of: Cash, Paypal or Money Order by USPS-----
THANKYOU ALL AZERS for the help and purchases over the last 4 years!!!!!!
I really do APPRECIATE all of YOU!!!!!!!
WILL SELL FOR, $1000 CASH or MONEY ORDER or PAYPAL but add 4%, SHIPPED AND INSURED!!!!!!
Any questions, shoot them my way, Pictures are coming,
Respectfully,
Mike 'acedonkeyace' Kennedy
PS: I took a second set of pictures and rotated the forearm, so you can see how even and symetrical the main points and the veneers are, maybe 1/128 of an inch from highest to the lowest points and the veneers are almost dead on all the way around. Take a look and see what you think.!! Very nice for 40 year old design and execution>!
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