A 1998 Dale Perry - pretty elaborate, but what's the value?

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A 1998 Dale Perry -- what's the value?

We all know the truism that a cue is worth what someone is willing to pay, no more and no less. And most of us know what happened to the value of Dale Perry cues over the past few years.

An old friend of mine recently bought a Dale Perry cue without any knowledge of the market value of the cue. I tried to explain to him what has happened since Dale started marketing his cues on eBay and cranking out about 100 cues a month. I'd like to give him a realistic idea about what to ask for the cue when he tries to sell it. Anyone care to give an opinion about this?

Butt weighs 15.12 oz. - shaft #1 is 13 mm and 4.27 oz. - shaft #2 is 12.75 mm and 4.1 oz.

Cue is straight apart and together and no dings that I could see or feel. BTW, the cue plays very solid with either shaft.

Here are a few pics of the cue:

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BillPorter said:
We all know the truism that a cue is worth what someone is willing to pay, no more and no less. And most of us know what happened to the value of Dale Perry cues over the past few years.

An old friend of mine recently bought a Dale Perry cue without any knowledge of the market value of the cue. I tried to explain to him what has happened since Dale started marketing his cues on eBay and cranking out about 100 cues a month. I'd like to give him a realistic idea about what to ask for the cue when he tries to sell it. Anyone care to give an opinion about this?

The cue has two shafts.

Butt weighs 15.12 oz. - shaft #1 is 13 mm and 4.27 oz. - shaft #2 is 12.75 mm and 4.1 oz.

Cue is straight apart and together and no dings that I could see or feel.

Here are a few pics of the cue:

877763349_hPUVA-L.jpg

877763741_Be3cy-L.jpg

877763853_uSRWt-XL.jpg

877763267_Do8MM-XL.jpg

877763222_tQqz6-XL.jpg
877762523_6eu4V-XL.jpg
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Nice looking Dale Perry, love the ring work and the cnc points all the way to the joint, great piece of wood too,
that is what the DPs used to be,a true 1/1, but with the sales on Ebay you would be hard pressed to get
even 500 for that beauty.

good luck with the sale
Kennan
 
That's a nice cue! What a shame that it wont bring what it should have been worth. Maybe he gets lucky and finds someone who just wants a good, unique cue and pays enough to justify the sale. If not, I would just keep it.
 
Yep - maybe around $500 now

I had a custom cue Dale made for me back in 2006, which I sold in less than a year. Ebony cue with green malachite and white points with green/white shamrocks everywhere. A lot of really nice inlays, in 99% condition with 2 shafts. I sold it on ebay, before the market dropped:thud: for $750, and it is similar in the amount of work in yours. And as close as you can get to a Dale Perry 1 of 1 these days.

Nowadays, I wish I could get it back, because it was really nice and unique.:o:(

Anybody know where it is? :help:

Michael
 
really nice!! only thing i dont like about it is the uni-junk joint. I have a nice Joss i might trade for it tho. let me know if interested.
 
Not worth selling. Its a players cue. Resale blows on DP cues.
Even though its a older cue with Uni-Loc pin. My old Uni DP plays great. My new DP is pretty & plays like crap.
 
The Clever Set said:
Nothing wrong with a properly installed Uni-Loc joint.
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I agree. I'm not sure why some are biased against the Uni-Loc joint. There have been some very high end cues using this joint and I have played with many cues using it. I hit some balls with this Dale Perry and it plays rock solid.
 
The Clever Set said:
Nothing wrong with a properly installed Uni-Loc joint.
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untill you get a little dirt on it and you play hell getting the cue apart. :eek: Little oil on the pin from time to time will help. It is a poor design. Imo it is junk and a lot of cue builders would agree.
 
jaydog468 said:
untill you get a little dirt on it and you play hell getting the cue apart. :eek: Little oil on the pin from time to time will help. It is a poor design. Imo it is junk and a lot of cue builders would agree.
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You are correct in saying that the joint can lock up and be difficult to separate if dirt or grit gets into it. I have never had that happen, but have heard of it happening to others. Using joint protectors should be a must with this joint. By the way, Billy Stroud, a pretty good cue maker, would disagree with your comment about the joint being "junk" as he started using this joint back in 1992 and has used it in cues selling above the $10,000 range.:):D
 
I'm in disagreement with a lot of the things said here. My DP 1of1 plays outstanding and that is where the value is. It is a radial pin cue. I do have a few Lucasi Uni-Loc pinned cues and the joints go together and come apart like butter. I have hi end cues also but I can say that DP cues are beautiful work horses. Can't beatem for the price.
 
BillPorter said:
You are correct in saying that the joint can lock up and be difficult to separate if dirt or grit gets into it. I have never had that happen, but have heard of it happening to others. Using joint protectors should be a must with this joint. By the way, Billy Stroud, a pretty good cue maker, would disagree with your comment about the joint being "junk" as he started using this joint back in 1992 and has used it in cues selling above the $10,000 range.:):D
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Yes sir I will agree Bill Stroud is a great builder:bow-down. But I think he has had better ideals on joint pins. By the way your Dale Perry is a Beautiful cue, If you sale it plz p.m me and maybe we could work something out. I would like to give it to my borther-in-law:). Hope you have a great day BillPorter.
 
Its criminal what he has/market has done to the value of those cues.

All things considered, I would guess 250-350 to someone in the "know"

Get lucky enough to find someone that knows "just enough"... maybe you get 500-600,

That's just my guesses.

I wouldn't cross 300 for it personally.
 
It's not poor design at all. The reason dirt causes the joint to lock up is because the tolerances are so tight. Keep the pin and insert clean and you'll have no issues.

Cues builders have a lot of notions, some correct, some not. I'm sure a lot of the animus toward the Uni-Loc joint is because Lucasi uses it. Since I had experience with Uni-Loc jointed cues before Lucasi existed, I lack that prejudice.

BTW, that's a sharp DP, Bill

jaydog468 said:
untill you get a little dirt on it and you play hell getting the cue apart. :eek: Little oil on the pin from time to time will help. It is a poor design. Imo it is junk and a lot of cue builders would agree.
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The Clever Set said:
It's not poor design at all. The reason dirt causes the joint to lock up is because the tolerances are so tight. Keep the pin and insert clean and you'll have no issues.

Cues builders have a lot of notions, some correct, some not. I'm sure a lot of the animus toward the Uni-Loc joint is because Lucasi uses it. Since I had experience with Uni-Loc jointed cues before Lucasi existed, I lack that prejudice.

BTW, that's a sharp DP, Bill
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Clever set, you are right keep it clean maybe a little oil and the uni-loc will do its job like any other pin. I just don't like them and it has nothing to do with Lucasi. If you like the Uni-Loc that all that matters at the end of the day.
 
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