$20 a spot--Bluegrass Sneaky Pete

My guess is some people might feel that $20 a spot is too much for an older plain Blue Grass sneaky pete. Honestly, that is why I haven't grabbed any spots yet. I know Richard and his cues probably more than anyone outside his dealers and I know the value of his cues pretty well. Outside his dealers, I've probably have more of them in and out of my hands than anyone.

I have raffled two sneaky petes here in the last 6 months or so. The first one was raffled when the ecomony was starting to free fall. It went off for $25 a spot. It was a new fancy s/p with a birdseye maple forearm and decorative rings. The second one was the slightly used and also had the birdseye maple forearm and decorative rings. It was a newer cue (maybe a year old). I again tried $25 a spot but it didn't go off. Tried $20 a spot and still didn't go. Finally, at $15 a spot it went off.

I believe that since the economy went into the crapper, it is getting harder and harder for people to spend money. For a used older sneaky like this with no ringwork, I would say it's worth in the $600-$650 range in excellent condition. New ones with the decorative ringwork go for $700-750 fairly regularly.

I know that running a raffle takes time and you also have to consider paypal fees and shipping costs. Nothing wrong with making a few bucks. You might have to consider lowing your price per spot a little to get it off.

Just one's long winded opinion.:)

Good luck with the raffle!

Kelly
 
gutshot said:
My guess is some people might feel that $20 a spot is too much for an older plain Blue Grass sneaky pete. Honestly, that is why I haven't grabbed any spots yet. I know Richard and his cues probably more than anyone outside his dealers and I know the value of his cues pretty well. Outside his dealers, I've probably have more of them in and out of my hands than anyone.

I have raffled two sneaky petes here in the last 6 months or so. The first one was raffled when the ecomony was starting to free fall. It went off for $25 a spot. It was a new fancy s/p with a birdseye maple forearm and decorative rings. The second one was the slightly used and also had the birdseye maple forearm and decorative rings. It was a newer cue (maybe a year old). I again tried $25 a spot but it didn't go off. Tried $20 a spot and still didn't go. Finally, at $15 a spot it went off.

I believe that since the economy went into the crapper, it is getting harder and harder for people to spend money. For a used older sneaky like this with no ringwork, I would say it's worth in the $600-$650 range in excellent condition. New ones with the decorative ringwork go for $700-750 fairly regularly.

I know that running a raffle takes time and you also have to consider paypal fees and shipping costs. Nothing wrong with making a few bucks. You might have to consider lowing your price per spot a little to get it off.

Just one's long winded opinion.:)

Good luck with the raffle!

Kelly
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Thanks for your opinion but I didnt ask for your opinion on the value of the pool cue. Why do people insist on adding negative talk to others threads?

Thanks everyone else. Nate
 
Ummm, you asked what you can do to fill up the spots and I gave a reason for why people may not be pulling the trigger. I also gave you an option (lower price) to fill it up.

I could care less if the price of the raffle was $20 or $25, but some people multiply that out and see how much the raffler is making. I'm sure everyone knows what the value of a Richard Harris sneaky pete is. No big secret there. At $20 a pop that comes out to $780. Take away fees and shipping at you are justified your offering price. I'm not saying $20 is bad because it is not. I'm just saying there are a lot of nittish people that blow up over raffle prices.

If you can find one thing negative about my post, good luck. It was not meant to be negative. Simply explaining facts about economy, etc. If you think I'm pissing on your wheaties, oh well. I was planning on grapping the last several spots to fill it up, but with that attitude, you can keep them. The last thing I need is another RH sneaky pete to put in my closet.

Best of luck with the raffle.

Kelly





NateSchoepf said:
Thanks for your opinion but I didnt ask for your opinion on the value of the pool cue. Why do people insist on adding negative talk to others threads?

Thanks everyone else. Nate
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gutshot said:
Ummm, you asked what you can do to fill up the spots and I gave a reason for why people may not be pulling the trigger. I also gave you an option (lower price) to fill it up.

I could care less if the price of the raffle was $20 or $25, but some people multiply that out and see how much the raffler is making. I'm sure everyone knows what the value of a Richard Harris sneaky pete is. No big secret there. At $20 a pop that comes out to $780. Take away fees and shipping at you are justified your offering price. I'm not saying $20 is bad because it is not. I'm just saying there are a lot of nittish people that blow up over raffle prices.

If you can find one thing negative about my post, good luck. It was not meant to be negative. Simply explaining facts about economy, etc. If you think I'm pissing on your wheaties, oh well. I was planning on grapping the last several spots to fill it up, but with that attitude, you can keep them. The last thing I need is another RH sneaky pete to put in my closet.

Best of luck with the raffle.

Kelly
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OK, sorry, I was in a bad mood when I read your post. Nate
 
Only 9 Spots Left

NateSchoepf said:
Richard Harris/Bluegrass SP/hustler cue with one shaft and the brown phenolic on the butt and the collar, it is 19.44 oz and the tip is 12.8mm

It is slightly used and has one small scuff on the phenolic of the butt cap that you cant see unless you look very hard for. The cue hits and plays great.

CASE WILL BE INCLUDED NOW AS WELL--I have a few 1x1 coffin style cases with the plush lining, I will ship the cue in one of them, or I have a cheaper 1x2 case that I will ship in as well if the winner would rather have that.

$20 per spot---39 spots, drawing will be after the last spot has been paid for, please dont pay until the raffle has 30 spots filled. I will mark paid next to your name when I get the paypal payment, also, please make sure when you make the payment that you send in the paypal your az user id name.
PLEASE--post what spots you want here, first to request them here gets that spot/s, thanks and good luck.

PAYPAL address for payment-- nschoepf@hotmail.com thanks

sight that will be used for the drawing-- http://www.powerball.com/powerball/pb_numbers.asp

pictures of the cue
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s221/nateschoepf/Bluegrass--RichardHarrissneakyhu-2.jpg
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OK, nine left, lets get these spots paid for and the last few filled in. thanks everyone, Nate.
 
so just a few spots left here

I think I should have another 5 spots filled by Sunday so if you are thinking about this one nows the time to pick whats left of the spots and get your payments in for the ones you have claimed so we can do this thing. Nate.
 
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