For the last few days I was watching a Runde Schon on ebay. The seller, who looks like an internet pawn shop operation, didn't know it was a Runde Schon but I could tell from the pictures that it was a Runde with stitched rings and sharp points and apparently multiple veneers in the points.
Somebody e-mailed the seller and told him this:
Q: what you actually have is a rare early schon cue referred to as a "runde era" cue. the yellowed ferrule is micarta(not ivory but more expensive!) and the rings are "stitched" instead of the later silver rings. it predates the stl series. the points are sharp instead of rounded as well, anotherpoint that will increase the poolplayers interest(and bids!). nice cue! Apr-23-07
A: THANKS FOR THE GREAT INFO
Why would you deliberately drive up the price on a cue that's on e-bay? Would you go to a pawn shop and tell the owner if he has any valuable cues so nobody can get a good deal?
I don't know if it made a difference in the price or not, but it had been at $400 for several days until somebody told the world it was a "rare early schon" and then it jumped to $800 after the identification. The price doubled after the seller found out what he had. If the seller really wanted to know what the cue was he could have easily found out before he posted it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320104504221#description
Am I wrong on this?
Somebody e-mailed the seller and told him this:
Q: what you actually have is a rare early schon cue referred to as a "runde era" cue. the yellowed ferrule is micarta(not ivory but more expensive!) and the rings are "stitched" instead of the later silver rings. it predates the stl series. the points are sharp instead of rounded as well, anotherpoint that will increase the poolplayers interest(and bids!). nice cue! Apr-23-07
A: THANKS FOR THE GREAT INFO
Why would you deliberately drive up the price on a cue that's on e-bay? Would you go to a pawn shop and tell the owner if he has any valuable cues so nobody can get a good deal?
I don't know if it made a difference in the price or not, but it had been at $400 for several days until somebody told the world it was a "rare early schon" and then it jumped to $800 after the identification. The price doubled after the seller found out what he had. If the seller really wanted to know what the cue was he could have easily found out before he posted it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320104504221#description
Am I wrong on this?
