Bushka re-listed back on eBay! Not much else to say. 
http://cgi.ebay.com/Genuine-Early-1...197933695QQcategoryZ21212QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Genuine-Early-1...197933695QQcategoryZ21212QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Bushka Back on eBay!
- Thread starter ridewiththewind
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PoolSleuth
Banned
Would not mind having that Cue.
titlistsucker
Deceased
ridewiththewind said:Bushka re-listed back on eBay! Not much else to say.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Genuine-Early-1...197933695QQcategoryZ21212QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Its a wonderful piece actually.
I am pretty interested in that cue actually and still pondering whether to go for a swoop. The ebayer who listed it i did business b4 and is one of the good guys. But the only thing holding me back would be the addition of those non original inlays, which IMHO makes it slightly less original. well still have one last day to decide ..
Bgrds
Raist
Gerry said:
Bushkas are disappearing fast and who is to say that the ones that are supposed to be "all original" are actually that? At least this seller is being upfront. I see the cue has also been authenticated by the best. Evidently the seller isn't hiding anything. There are so many cues being sold for high dollar amounts built by cuemakers with less than legendary status in the cue building world...uh...I don't know...I'll put my hard earned on a proven legend's butt, before I would on some of the others' entire cue. Where are you going to get these in 10-15 years and what will they cost if you can get one? A Balabushka is a Balabushka. Even if it does have a couple of replaced inlays and a shaft that may have been replaced by the man himself. Just mho.
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PoolSleuth said:Would not mind having that Cue.
I'm curious RWTW,as I would not mind having the cue myself,did you cancel some of the bids in your auction?
My opinion...
Its a titlist Balabushka... normally in itself not a big deal. Except this one is fancy. I know a guy who has an all original cue identical to this cue. His cue I think is a 20k example. Why? Because you just don't find many titlist Bushkas this fancy. With the replacement inlays, non original shaft.. its still a great piece. But if you are an all original collector, obviously this cue will not appeal to you. If this cue had two original shafts, even with the resto work I would think 12k wouldn't be out of the question.
Joe
Its a titlist Balabushka... normally in itself not a big deal. Except this one is fancy. I know a guy who has an all original cue identical to this cue. His cue I think is a 20k example. Why? Because you just don't find many titlist Bushkas this fancy. With the replacement inlays, non original shaft.. its still a great piece. But if you are an all original collector, obviously this cue will not appeal to you. If this cue had two original shafts, even with the resto work I would think 12k wouldn't be out of the question.
Joe
classiccues said:
So 2 orignal Balabushka shafts without a home would cost you how much?
SPINTHEBALL said:
If you could find someone willing to part with the shafts..
13mm - 1.5 - 2k each
Anything less could vary from 500-1.5 IMHO
Joe
classiccues said:
I am assuming all his shafts and collars were the same and are interchangeable.
SPINTHEBALL said:
Not my Bushka...but I did notice a bid retraction as well. I was just letting everyone here who might be interested that there was one on eBay.
Lisa
SPINTHEBALL said:
It's not nearly that easy. George's shaft rings are not all the same... Finding the exact match to the ring at the joint is a project...He also made many different size joints, so the shaft collars don't usually fit perfect unless it's original... Not to say you can't come across one that does..
Best,
Ken
www.highendcues.com
HighEndCues said:
I agree with Ken, shaft interchangability was not a concern back then. The best you could hope for is a larger shaft and get it modified to fit. However they would then be original modified bushka shafts, not original to the cue...
Joe
More cancelled bids? Never really seen a cue drop in price during an active auction like this...just keeps going down.
Lisa
Lisa
what is up with bidding on this cue?????
something doesn't seem right to me. private bids?, multiple retractions??, relisting??? looks like a duck, swims, smells like a fish, yeah, it's a duck.
something doesn't seem right to me. private bids?, multiple retractions??, relisting??? looks like a duck, swims, smells like a fish, yeah, it's a duck.
Yeah, a $5000 duck,at least someone thought so.woodyosborne said:
woodyosborne said:
I am the owner and the one who has run both auctions on this Balabushka. It never ceases to amaze me how some people on here throw around despariging remarks regarding subjects they know nothing about.
If anyone was interested enough to speak on this here, they should be interested enough to do some real research to secure an explanation. I don't know about you, but when someone's money is at stake, I either look into something if I feel compelled to speak about it, or I simply shut up.
It certainly is one's right to express an opinion, but to go as far as spin negative reflections on someone else, is plain irresponsible.
Sit back and see if this might not be a better explanation, because it's the right one!
As far as the Private Auction aspect of this is concerned, I did that because there are always people that do not want others to know they are making such a purchase. When I didn't get any bids on the first one within the first couple to three days, I decided to make it a private auction. I continued that format in the second one. The reason it was relisted was that the initial bidder backed out of the sale stating that he was told by some "pro players" that it was not a genuine Balabushka. His rating was a whopping "2" and he wrote emails to me that I subsequently took to my 15 year old to translate for me. He knew nothing of Pete Tascarella...etc., etc. With me so far?
When relisting, I got an initial bid and then it was bettered by another bidder with an extremely low rating. I kicked myself because I had forgotten to put a disclaimer in there that any bidder with a rating under 10 must contact me. I did that after the fact and thus the retractions. One of the three retractions was from a guy that re-bid going from 5300.00 down to 5000.00. Why, I don't know. He ended up winning the auction. The other two retractions were from bidders with a "6" rating and one with, I believe, a "2".
Take time to check this all out. You will see it fits and I come out smelling like a rose...not your perverbial duck or fish.
Sorry for the long post. Would rather not have to answer to such irresponsible posts. Gene
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I hpoe you did not construe my comments as disparaging to your cue,as I would have surley loved to possess it.I have a few questions about your cue,were the inlays replaced with others or were other inlays added?I understand your concern with bidders with little or no history,and if for some reason the winner does not follow through I would like a shot at the cue.
I wasn't speaking of anyone in particular, but one particular post did move me to words, and I think it is very apparent which one accomplished that. When people throw unsubstantiated innuendos around, especially when a cue is up for sale...well, it's just not the right thing to do.SPINTHEBALL said:
Although it's early, I have not yet received payment for the Balabushka, so if you are interested at the end of the allowed time for me to receive it, you will have a shot.
To answer your question, there were some inlays missing and those were replaced. No non-original cuts were made to this cue. The original design was not changed.
Finally, low rated bidders have a right to bid just like everyone else. I would just like the opportunity to qualify them to what ever degree I can.