Balabushka

[junior718]

My friend has a Bushka. Just curious of the value. Ballpark figure?

The pics arent the best.

 

[The Beginner]

If you have LOA then the value will be sky high...that's a nice looking cue

 

[junior718]

yea i know. the guy wont let me take it to get one. how about a ballpark figure without one?

 

[paulybatz]

Well

Send the cue or drive it over to the maker of your avatar!!!
Id say somewhere between 25-55K; of course pending its all original, not unfinished.
It looks minty.

yea i know. the guy wont let me take it to get one. how about a ballpark figure without one?

 

[branpureza]

I'd say 15-20k...

 

[junior718]

The guy wont give it up to take to get authenticated. He will sell it tho. So I'm stuck in a position where I dont know how much to offer and I gotta buy it then authenticate it and then resell it.

 

[junksecret]

The guy wont give it up to take to get authenticated. He will sell it tho. So I'm stuck in a position where I dont know how much to offer and I gotta buy it then authenticate it and then resell it.

It will, in my opinion, be very hard to sell without a letter from Pete. I have seen some that I woulda bet (and lost) money were the real deal....made from burton spain blanks, the right rings, the right vintage, the right everything...and Pete says (in the words of Maury), you are NOT the father!

Without the LOA I'll be surprised if it brings more than 3k.

Just my $.02 and overpriced at that.

Joe

 

[skins]

if you're in Brooklyn and you're friend is nearby, have him drive out to Pete Tascarella's in Massapequa and get it authenticated. it's a short trip to maximize it's value.

 

[paulybatz]

There You Go

if you're in Brooklyn and you're friend is nearby, have him drive out to Pete Tascarella's in Massapequa and get it authenticated. it's a short trip to maximize it's value.

THERE YOU GO, Its a short drive (even if you were in California for that matter) to make 10K

 

[Thecoats]

The guy wont give it up to take to get authenticated. He will sell it tho. So I'm stuck in a position where I dont know how much to offer and I gotta buy it then authenticate it and then resell it.

I would say that if he is dead set against having Mr. Tascarella inspect the cue then it probably is not authentic. Offer him 2k and if it is real you hit the jackpot, if not have it refinished and you probably have a nice player

-don

 

[FAST_N_LOOSE]

Are The Shafts Original To The Cue?

Are All Pieces Straight?

Is The Finish Original?

Was Anything Modified?

All These Things Greatly Change Value. If It's All Original, Sraight And Not Modified, It Brings About 20k.

I Have Access To Two Fancier Ones That Are That Same Price Range.

 

[classiccues]

Are The Shafts Original To The Cue?

Are All Pieces Straight?

Is The Finish Original?

Was Anything Modified?

All These Things Greatly Change Value. If It's All Original, Sraight And Not Modified, It Brings About 20k.

I Have Access To Two Fancier Ones That Are That Same Price Range.

Yeah Marcus is correct on all the above. Plus the real question of who made it. Which the letter will clear up.... maybe.

JV

 

[Hal2]

Caveat emptor

My friend has a Bushka. Just curious of the value. Ballpark figure?

The pics arent the best.

Junior,
The notched diamonds look almost too good to be a Bushka. And the two parallel nickle/silver rings above the wrap are a bit too far apart.

Best Regards,
Hal

 

[junior718]

He is sick and stubborn and wont let me take him or the cue to Pete. I know for a fact that he has been offered $7k cash in fornt of him and turned it down about 6-7 years ago. He has owned the cue for more then 20years also. I am almost certain it is real but dont know how much to offer. I'd buy it and bring it to Pete but I dont know what the value is.

 

[Hit Man]

too bad for him

He's probably cheating himself out of a good 10K or so.
Without the LOA from Pete, I'd say he'd be hard pressed to even get 5 for it.

Just my .02

 

[wild west]

Looks like the Bushka the Irvin Crane used to have...pictured the Snap magazine "Collectable Cues"...which Richard Black has made several "replicas" of over the years. Without the the LOA...your friend has a nice Richard Black ...$2500.

 

[paulybatz]

Id say...

that someone might not even pay that without a certificate. If he resides in NY and will not go to LI to have it authenticated....

Looks like the Bushka the Irvin Crane used to have...pictured the Snap magazine "Collectable Cues"...which Richard Black has made several "replicas" of over the years. Without the the LOA...your friend has a nice Richard Black ...$2500.

 

[cueman]

He is sick and stubborn and wont let me take him or the cue to Pete. I know for a fact that he has been offered $7k cash in fornt of him and turned it down about 6-7 years ago. He has owned the cue for more then 20years also. I am almost certain it is real but dont know how much to offer. I'd buy it and bring it to Pete but I dont know what the value is.

If the cue is real and you can get the letter you can get maybe $15K for the cue. Are you willing to risk the $10K it is probably going to take to get it from your friend? My guess is since he turned down $7000 it will take at least that much to get it from him. You could take Pete to him since you all live near each other. But once Pete tells him what it is worth you won't get it for $10K unless you agree up front that if Pete says it is that he will sell it to you for that amount. Then you would only be risking the amount Pete would charge to go there with you. The man got the cue after Bushka was gone so he really does not know for a fact it is a Bushka himself. He bought it as one on the used market and has always believed he was told the truth when he bought it. I bought a cue that really caught some peoples eyes. It even kept Billy Schick looking at it for some time to decide it was not a Bushka. Another collector of Bushkas decided it was most likely a Richard Black bushka copy unsigned. So not everything that glitters is gold. But I did not risk $10K to find out either.