Do you still have the Weston I would love to see pics
A nice pawn shop find...
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Do you still have the Weston I would love to see pics
The guys didn't even bother checking the real price on the cue.
Doubt they're computer savvy.
When I lived in Reno I noticed nice cues surfacing at pawn shops several months after the bi annual Reno Sands Regency Tournaments. I believe that most of these mid range cues available at the local pawn shops were the result of overindulgence at the gaming tables while participating in the USPPA and Pro events....
Jerry made me a cue with no veneers and the front piece was straight grain maple, not Birdseye like most. Was this cue birdseye or plain? I sold the cue at the BCA show years ago and hardly ever played with it. It was one of a kind though.
Great pickup!
I would but the Schon isn't my best pool related deal I've ever made. In the past I made "steal" purchases of two Balabushkas and one Gus. None of which I would consider "gems" but when I owned the Gus it was in excellent condition. This cue was shown on the forum in the past....
Yes. I believe it's the "old yellow micarta"....
Or inherited, or left behind by a friend who owed you rent money and gave up pool years ago, or maybe pool cues just aren't on this shops radar.
Thats possible, we don't know the paper trail of the cue. It could have gotten in the hands of someone who knew nothing and just looked to sell it quickly.
If you are not a pool player and don't go around pool players or pool rooms where would you sell a pool cue? I can see a pawn shop as a simple way to sell it. They take a quick look offer $30.00 and the person says yes.
What doesn't make sense is the pawn shop doing no research on the cue themselves. Pawn shops just don't operate that way. Years ago I had a friend who had a pawn shop and i would hang around there from time to time.
This was before the internet and he had a whole shelf of catalogs and bluebooks on like everything. There was nothing you could show him he could not research and he did.
Today it is so easy with the net you could never fool a pawn shop. That is why I hardly go in pawn shops anymore they want top dollar for everything. There is nothing in that pawn shop they don't know the value of, nothing, thats their business.
I buy and sell stuff, vintage/retro/antique and things I like, watches, cues and guitars. Nothing high end yet, but I stop at almost all thrift shops and pawn shops. Most of my pool scores are from the same chain of pawn shops. I've talked to a few managers and many employees, none seem to know cues unless they are production. Some people have the idea that cues aren't worth anything, which makes it easier to buy low. The am and pop pawn shops care about every dime and generally do more research. Other places just go strictly by numbers. If they take in something for $20, the ask $100 and take $70. They made a 250% profit, they are happy.
When I found my Scruggs at a pawn shop, my first inclination was it had been stolen. Then I thought, it is in an old oneil case, one shaft is missing a tip, there is a small amount of rust on the hinges and the case had a slight mildew smell to it. I figured it was somebody that passed and taken to the pawn shop for whatever they could get out of it.
When I found my Scruggs at a pawn shop, my first inclination was it had been stolen. Then I thought, it is in an old oneil case, one shaft is missing a tip, there is a small amount of rust on the hinges and the case had a slight mildew smell to it. I figured it was somebody that passed and taken to the pawn shop for whatever they could get out of it.
Do you still have the Weston and if so do you have pics
