Carolina Custom: Tuscarella
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Yes, I agree. Good luck with the sale. Again, did not mean to minimize the value of your cue. Just wanted to state what was out there, of comparable value.
400 is a low ball answer and a bit insulting... But you are entitled to your own opinion. Though if you read the other posts, particularly in the cue review and above, you'll understand where I'm coming from when I talk about playability/ quality versus the value of the cue I have for sale. It's a more then reasonable offer.
A lot of people over look this when buying a cue because most people are thinking about the resale value, even when looking for a cue to play with. My playing cue for instance, it would take a lot more than its worth to buy it just because of how good I feel it plays.
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The cue is very pretty and may play lights out and I'm sure it's worth a good chunk of cash. Trying to boost the price by saying it was "probably" made by another more famous, more valued maker is about the same as my saying my Action jump/break was actually made by Szamboti and is worth $900... even though I have no documentation behind it.
Your cue could be the greatest deal on these forums, but tossing up a completely undocumented and unfounded claim such as yours is bound to raise eyebrows.
Regardless, I wish you the best in your sale of this very handsome cue.
Your cue could be the greatest deal on these forums, but tossing up a completely undocumented and unfounded claim such as yours is bound to raise eyebrows.
Regardless, I wish you the best in your sale of this very handsome cue.
I know it doesn't matter now,but the cue was not exact if you look at both .JD had a extra veneer with a different color.I will agree it looked 99% the same but I see alot of that going on lately with alot of cuemakers,but only a few taking any slack.There all influenced by somebody I would think.Oh well, still great cues,takecare
I think thats true to a point.If someone wants it bad enough they might pay anything for it.But I think there is an actual price point on the cue depending on condition.If what he is saying is true that Pete did this cue then the value of the cue is worth alot more than if it wasn't.In this day an age if the cue had Justin Biebers signature on the wrap it would be worth 20,000.:wink:
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why would the value be more if pete did it? it's still the same cue either way. The difference is only what someone is willing to pay for it because PETE did it.
The OP is asking $1200 for the cue. I am sure that is not far off from the original price when purchased new from Carolina Cues.
A similar cue, built by Pete Tascarella, Sr. would have a price of $3500+.
Joe
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but WHY would it have a higher price if pete built it? still the same design, same wood etc.
again, the only difference is what someone is willing to pay.
If the OP is going to maintain that Pete made this cue, i believe an LOA is going to be required.
Supply and demand....
From The Blue Book of Pool Cues, 3rd Edition:
"Maker of pool cues from 1976 to present, currently in Massapequa Park, New York.
Pete Tascarella is an accomplished player who has run over 200 balls in straight pool. He was a police detective in Brooklyn and spent a lot of time in the neighborhood where George Balabushka lived and made cues. Pete bought his first cue from George in 1971 for $125, and the two became friends. Pete started to visit George regularly, and bring him coffee in the mornings. Although George never formally trained Pete in cuemaking, George worked while Pete was in his shop and he let Pete see what he was doing. When George died in 1975 Pete bought his equipment and materials. Utilizing what he had seen in George´s shop, using George´s materials, methods, and equipment, Pete made his first cue in fall of 1976.
Pete´s early cues could easily be mistaken for Balabushkas so in 1980 Pete began signing his cues "Tascarella" on the forearms to avoid confusion. He has continued to make cues in the tradition of George Balabushka. Pete has retired from the Police Department and he owned a couple of upscale pool rooms in New York in the 1990s. Now Pete´s son, a full-time New York State Court Officer, works with him. They thread all components and use traditional gluing methods as opposed to epoxies or super glues. Points are short or full spliced and ferrules are capped. Any kind of joint is available, including a unique ivory joint with a steel bushing that they developed. Their goal is to make the perfect cue, with playability being the primary concern. They still work on the Atlas lathe that George Balabushka customized for his own shop."
For those that don't know, I worked at Carolina Cues for many years. I was there from the start. Pete Tascarella did help us get started.
This is a fine cue and one of the very first we built. Pete was not involved with the company by the time this was made though. Sorry.
On another note, I'm not even positive they still make cues over there. I left a year ago. Not one single cue has been added to the website since then.
They were coating plastic for military/police goggles when I left.
Again, it is a nice cue. Pete Tascarella was not involved in building it, though. I inlayed and turned it. Trevor probably built the blank. Michael Hancock sprayed it.
If you built a cue exactly like Tascarella, same woods, same design,ect, Do YOU think "it is worth" the same?
I agree that an item is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay, BUT you can definately go by trends and previous "like" transactions for comparisons to find a value.
Imo you should be positive before saying something like that.
I received a cue from Trevor two weeks ago for which the design sheet was sent a few months back.
gr. Dave
Hmmmm
Who said it was a guess. I made a clear and factual statement. Pete did not build this cue ! I only said 99.99% because I thought I would come off as cocky if I said 100% !!
Who said it was a guess. I made a clear and factual statement. Pete did not build this cue ! I only said 99.99% because I thought I would come off as cocky if I said 100% !!