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alphadog

alphadog

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Looking thru a antique mall in Coleyville,Texas saw a old 3x6 table that was listed as dining table/conversion pool table. Table was marked as a
snooker table and had some rough looking short cues with small tips.A clipping from a newspaper ad led stated it was a Riley. Table appeared well
built but I don't know if $ 2400.00 is in line.A removeable table top was
also part of the set-up.
 
Not quite halfway down the following page a 6' conversion table is listed for 3000 to 3500 pounds (about $4750 to $5500):

http://www.buysnookertable.net/category/reviews

Here are several antique snooker dining tables selling for less than 2000 pounds (around $3000 or less):
http://www.antiquesatbrowns.co.uk/Antique-Snooker-Diners-Antique-Snooker-Dining-Tables-6ft.html

These prices seem high to me, but if those are typical prices then $2400 isn't completely out of whack. A snooker dining table would be an interesting conversation piece, but if you have the space for a 10' snooker table you might get a snooker table and a respectable dining room table for $2400 or less. I fear the conversion could be disappointing both for snooker and for dining.

Maybe Wity could give a better idea of what a good price for a used snooker dining table would be.
 
Full size tables over here can go for free. yes free, and they often do. Many a club that's closied down has scrapped them in the past as a potential buyer is either another club thats expanding (hahahaha) or someone wanting one in their own house and so very few have large enough properties.

10 footers are even more difficult to sell as snooker clubs wont want them and you still need a big house for one.

6' or 7' tables will fit in a lot more homes but bear in mind the sixe of a average house in the uk is a lot smaller than in America. You may think the average house has room for a 6" over there but for us a 6' is usually found stacked against a wall of the garage and used occasionally having moved all the furniture to one end of the living room and played from 3 sides with short cues. The typical cueist with room for a table at home will most likely go for a uk pool table and it'd be of the same type as that found in the clubs and pubs where he plays foe a team rather than a one off table that will play different.

Whatever the price is over here for a table is irrelevent to you guys really especially if you want an antique english table. all i can say is buy one at an auction and dont be the only bidder. At the worst then you know someone else would pay much the same.
 
seb1899 said:
What can you expect from a republic of kalifornia organization that does not allow guns to be advertised for sale:angry:
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Sanity?

You yanks crease me up, you led the way with the smoking bans, have a war on drugs, yet throw your rattles from your prams because someone somewhere with common sense says guns which are g-teed to kill ought not be sold.
 
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