Balabushka owned by Willie Mosconi

Mosconi Cue

Saw that cue many years ago in Chicago. Call me a pessimist but this looks like it should be filed in the "too good to be true" drawer. Seller has no track record. Price is VERY low for this documented stick. This doesn't pass the smell test. What do you think?
 
He had the cue at VF and it's my understanding it's authentic. I think he was looking for something north of $25K. His auction doesn't seem to specify a reserve, which I have to think is a mistake.
 
Balabushka price

pawnmon said:
Saw that cue many years ago in Chicago. Call me a pessimist but this looks like it should be filed in the "too good to be true" drawer. Seller has no track record. Price is VERY low for this documented stick. This doesn't pass the smell test. What do you think?
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The price might not be that low considering there are 2 days and 8 hours to go.

I know if I were going to try to buy it, I wouldn't show my hand till the last few moments.
Bet there are many planning the same thing.

You can tell it's a nice cue.
AND, it was owned by Willie Mosconi.
Probably adds considerably to it's value.

You know, if ya had that broom stick Mr. Mosconi swept the floor and beat the guy playing pool with, you could probably get $5,000 out of it. :o)

The problem may be the $15,000 bidding limit on items you have to qualify somehow to make. I warned the owner he should make people aware of it, but he hasn't yet.

Probably, all we've seen in the bidding so far are those who won't end up being the owner of the cue.
The real potential owners and owner probably have and are on the phone to him working out the details of having another documentation done before handing over any money.

The people who have real money, who really want it, won't be sitting there saying, " Well, I wish now I'd have bid that much ".
They'll bid what they'll pay the first time.
Well, most of em will.

That's why I suggested here it might be fun to watch ...... especially the last few minutes.
Or maybe bid on.

I just worry for him the right people don't hang around eBay and won't have any idea the auction is going on. Don't think he's promoted it anywhere.


Max
 
No expert here, but this cue has been subject of discussion before and appears to be the real deal.

Just wait until the last day and watch the price go sky high, unless a deal is made in private. I do hope it stays on ebay till the end, the last few minutes on the auction would be a blast.

My prediction is that if it stays the course, the final sale price will be over 15 G's.

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Darn it Max you posted while my slow fingers were madly pecking away.
 
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Here we go again....

This item has been on ebay so many times, it make very couscous of anyone selling it on ebay without making it available with any kind of escrow services such as proficient billiards.

IF it was a real sale, it would have sold by now, since it has been on ebay for at least the last two years running (every other month), almost as long as I have been a member here on AZ. Ebay/paypal will only cover "This item is covered up to C$315", what ever that is?.

I would not bid over that, IMO.

Bugs

To be totally honest, I am wishing Fatboy would have purchased it in the past. We have all talked about this before. This nonsense would be over by now? We have all spent too much time looking at this cue and wondering, if it was real, the sale or seller to be real, or too real to believe?. ;-)
 

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The Cue Is Authentic And Verified. I Had It In My Hands At The Expo.

I Just Spoke With The Seller From Ebay On The Phone, And It Was The Same Guy That Had The Cue At The Show. So I'd Have To Say Everything Is On The Up And Up.
 
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Max Harding said:
The price might not be that low considering there are 2 days and 8 hours to go.

I know if I were going to try to buy it, I wouldn't show my hand till the last few moments.
Bet there are many planning the same thing.

You can tell it's a nice cue.
AND, it was owned by Willie Mosconi.
Probably adds considerably to it's value.

You know, if ya had that broom stick Mr. Mosconi swept the floor and beat the guy playing pool with, you could probably get $5,000 out of it. :o)

The problem may be the $15,000 bidding limit on items you have to qualify somehow to make. I warned the owner he should make people aware of it, but he hasn't yet.

Probably, all we've seen in the bidding so far are those who won't end up being the owner of the cue.
The real potential owners and owner probably have and are on the phone to him working out the details of having another documentation done before handing over any money.

The people who have real money, who really want it, won't be sitting there saying, " Well, I wish now I'd have bid that much ".
They'll bid what they'll pay the first time.
Well, most of em will.

That's why I suggested here it might be fun to watch ...... especially the last few minutes.
Or maybe bid on.

I just worry for him the right people don't hang around eBay and won't have any idea the auction is going on. Don't think he's promoted it anywhere.


Max
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I happen to own that broom. I'll take $1500 cash only. PM me for address.
 
I checked out the auction and I can't say if its a scam or not. But I did notice that English might not be his first language. Sounded kind of Oriental maybe? Anyone notice only 2 periods were used in both paragraphs? Excluding the Mr. And the phrase "I have it ever since" is a little odd.
 
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Bushka

The Balabushka on Ebay is a real Balabushka and the auction on Ebay is NOT a scam. I will add, this cue was never owned by Mosconi, it was held in Mosconi's hands.

Best Regards,
Hal
 
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Hal2 said:
The Balabushka on Ebay is a real Balabushka and the auction on Ebay is NOT a scam. I will add, this cue was never owned by Mosconi, it was held in Mosconi's hands.

Best Regards,
Hal
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i was gonna say the same thing. i saw it many time but this is the first time i saw mosconis name as a previous owner
 
Update...Marcus has spoken to owner of ebay auction and says its legit! So if Marcus says so..it must be
 
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thepavlos said:
Did someone steal this last night or what?!?!?!?
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IT was shill bid?? They already have agreed to withdraw bid and cancel sale as stated on feedback of high bidder. Zero seller and this is his first sale on ebay and he doesnt complete deal.....I guess there was a reason the real money stayed away from this auction
 
cuedoctor said:
IT was shill bid?? They already have agreed to withdraw bid and cancel sale as stated on feedback of high bidder. Zero seller and this is his first sale on ebay and he doesnt complete deal.....I guess there was a reason the real money stayed away from this auction
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Well it would have sucked because he was offered more than this by a few people.

JV
 
Jusy MO...he may have paid off the high bidder and taken another offer from outside ebay,who knows,who cares,its just a piece of wood..now if it was a barrell of oil who knows how high it would have went:)
 
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