BEST 7 FOOT TABLE FOR HOME USE

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a friend of mine wants to buy a 7 foot table for his house
has up to 4k to spend
any advice on various brands quality in his price range new
and brands that maintain their quality if used
any brands to avoid?
thanks in advance
 
a friend of mine wants to buy a 7 foot table for his house
has up to 4k to spend
any advice on various brands quality in his price range new
and brands that maintain their quality if used
any brands to avoid?
thanks in advance
Does he play at all outside the home?

If so, my first thought would be the same type of table that he plays the most outside his home.

The second question is skill level.

If a decent player, probably a diamond with 860HR and pro cut pockets.

If he's more of a banger, he might have more fun on a decently set up valley with league cut buckets...
 
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If I was going to buy a 7 ft table right now I would get a Diamond.
You should be able to get a used one delivered and setup for 4k.
I would go with a Diamond because that is what most of the Bars and Pool Halls have in my area.
And it’s a nice table.
 
Does he play at all outside the home?

If so, my first thought would be the same type of table that he plays the most outside his home.

The second question is skill level.

If a decent player, probably a diamond with 869HR and pro cut pockets.

If he's more of a banger, he might have more fun on a decently set up valley with league cut buckets...
Does he play at all outside the home?

If so, my first thought would be the same type of table that he plays the most outside his home.

The second question is skill level.

If a decent player, probably a diamond with 869HR and pro cut pockets.

If he's more of a banger, he might have more fun on a decently set up valley with league cut buckets...
thanks for the advice
he is not p[laying leagues now as he is learning but an avid student trying to be a good player
he only has room for a 7 footer at his house
 
I played for a decade in a room that had a washing machine chunk taken out close to one of the corner pockets and still got an 8-foot table. The rational is that one can "compensate" for a small room with short cue sticks and get the benefits of a large table.

That house got raised, and in a couple of weeks the 8-foot table will be reinstalled in a room designed to hold a 8-foot table.
 
Get a Diamond and you cannot go wrong. And if he ever wanted, or had a need to sell,
a 7’ Diamond table sells better than any other brand. Plus, he will absolutely love it. 💗

Then tell him to spend the money on good lighting and hopefully, still have room in his
budget for a set of Brunswick Centennials. He’ll quickly appreciate how quality matters.
 
I scored a seven foot Valley with good cushions and Simonis for $600 delivered about fifty miles or so. I also had to pass on a far better nine foot table because I couldn't move it in a timely manner for $200! Good to know that everything is usually half price the last day of an estate sale so they are worth watching for pool tables.

I realize there is only room for a seven foot table but I would either find the money for a new Diamond or hunt a real steal deal to use while waiting on a great deal. I have seen probably a dozen gold crown nine footers free to a good home or bad one over the years. A pool hall lost their lease after decades and sold over forty of them for two hundred a pop too.

I think that very nice can be found for half of that four thousand. Look for a table in a home. When we get in a hurry we often compromise only to find perfection right afterwards.

Just a few ramblings. Talk to people that do estate sales and realtors. Movers too. My table came from a moving company that I suspect got it free. By the time they delivered they had learned they could have gotten several times what I paid. Good people, stood by their deal!

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a friend of mine wants to buy a 7 foot table for his house
has up to 4k to spend
any advice on various brands quality in his price range new
and brands that maintain their quality if used
any brands to avoid?
thanks in advance
I have a 6 year old diamond, still in perfect condition, with 14 month 860hr on it. I also have an older valley table outside under a patio roof. Might want to buy a nice clean valley for now to start. Sell it when he’s ready to buy a diamond.
 
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I'd get a used Brunswick home model 7' table. Probably a lot of them in the $1000-2000 range. The top third or so (by price) of the Brunswick 7' home tables have SuperSpeed cushions. I'd look for one of those models.
 
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I looked for a year before buying a 7-foot Olhausen (all I could fit). Never saw a Diamond 7-footer on sale near me, never mind for under $4K.

I'd look for a Connelly, an older Brunswick or Valley with tighter pockets on Facebook. (Ohlausen pockets play differently than most other brands.)

Plenty of good used tables for sale that are cheap.
 
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If I was going to buy a 7 ft table right now I would get a Diamond.
You should be able to get a used one delivered and setup for 4k.
I would go with a Diamond because that is what most of the Bars and Pool Halls have in my area.
And it’s a nice table.
Where lol. maybe 10 years a go. when I bought a year a go anything used was over 5k without delivery so I just bought a new One.

for 4k by a nice valley . Get some ridgeback rails and simonis on it and you‘ll still have a couple grand in your pocket. If you can find a a diamond for less then 4k you got damn lucky.
 
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thanks for the replies
i sent him all your info
he decided on an imperial black pearl new which will be delivered and set up on thursday.......🤷‍♂️
 
thanks for the replies
i sent him all your info
he decided on an imperial black pearl new which will be delivered and set up on thursday.......🤷‍♂️
Do you have a link? I couldn't find that with a google search, and I'm not familiar with that brand. Thanks.
 
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