Cue is test hit,really?

The word "unchalked" is big in the world of collector cues.
Collectors and even players will typically pay more if the cue is unchalked.
I guess guys could take a cue that has been played with and make it look new again but that is dishonest and will catch up to them.
I'm an honest seller, as most that I deal with are.
If I say the cue is unchalked, I can assure you the cue is unchalked, if it was test hit that means it was chalked and played a rack or less.

There is a certain history to many of the new cues you see getting flipped 4 or 5 times.
When dealers and resellers get bored we start dealing with each other and you never know what is going to happen.
Some cues probably play really good but they make great trade bait and keep getting flipped...new South Wests are a good example.
There are a lot of nice cues sitting in collections that have never been chalked, I've had several.

I took ten cues to the pool hall yesterday to check out, and can't remember half of it.
The least likely cue to be a good player turned out to be a fantastic playing cue, worst cue ever on paper.
Took the balls right to the hole
Butt weight.......16.80 oz.
Original shaft......3.10 oz. 13.0 mm I think
 
In 2006, I made my one and only pilgrimage to the DCC and won a Schoen Ltd in a $5 raffle. When I got home, I shot approximately six shots with it and put it up. I have never played a game with it. Because I was simply throwing $5 at it, I did not inspect the cue before I bought the ticket. Upon receipt, I simply admired it for what it was. Had I not been at the DCC, I would have shot with a new cue immediately, but because I was completely preoccupied . . . As best I can determine, this stick is in "new" condition, although I did chalk it. (Is something inherently wrong with chalking?) I feel like I am entitled to sell this cue as "new", but I would certainly offer the above as explanation in connection with any transaction. And, no, it is not for sale.
 
Oops. I had better add that I have polished/waxed the butt and cue silked the shaft at least once a year. Does such "maintenance" also destroy value?
 
Biloxi Boy said:
Oops. I had better add that I have polished/waxed the butt and cue silked the shaft at least once a year. Does such "maintenance" also destroy value?
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You just shredded the value and may not be able to even sell this Schon after all that modification.
Silking, polishing, waxing, annual maintenance...no good!
How much do you want for it
 
So I have 2 custom cues that are in my case, 1 was played 1 rack with 1 of the shafts, the other unchalked and the other cue has about 3 racks played on 1 shaft and the other shaft unchalked. Would it be completely off base if I ever decided to sell them and say they were both "test hit"
 
Biloxi Boy said:
In 2006, I made my one and only pilgrimage to the DCC and won a Schoen Ltd in a $5 raffle. When I got home, I shot approximately six shots with it and put it up. I have never played a game with it. Because I was simply throwing $5 at it, I did not inspect the cue before I bought the ticket. Upon receipt, I simply admired it for what it was. Had I not been at the DCC, I would have shot with a new cue immediately, but because I was completely preoccupied . . . As best I can determine, this stick is in "new" condition, although I did chalk it. (Is something inherently wrong with chalking?) I feel like I am entitled to sell this cue as "new", but I would certainly offer the above as explanation in connection with any transaction. And, no, it is not for sale.
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It is "like new", which is synonymous with "used"

If you listed it for dealer cost, I'm sure it would sell quickly enough
 
ideologist said:
It is "like new", which is synonymous with "used"

If you listed it for dealer cost, I'm sure it would sell quickly enough
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I have a '93 Schon SL14 virgin. Never chalked, never hit. At least that's how it was advertised when purchased and it sure did look like it. I screwed it together, rolled it and broke it down.
It's perfect. It's second hand. On a good day, it's worth about half what it sold for 27 years ago.
 
jimmyco said:
I have a '93 Schon SL14 virgin. Never chalked, never hit. At least that's how it was advertised when purchased and it sure did look like it. I screwed it together, rolled it and broke it down.
It's perfect. It's second hand. On a good day, it's worth about half what it sold for 27 years ago.
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New old stock Schon, virgin unchalked, unplayed

I bet you get more than dealer price out of it in a second
 
If it is in great shape there is no way to know how many games were put on it, but does it really matter? If it looks brand new it may as well be brand new, it's not like there is a warranty based on how often a cue was played with. It may not be honest, but is there really a difference between a 20 yr old cue that was really never used or one that looks just like it that was used for 100 games? In fact I am pretty sure that there is a school of thought that using a cue and aging makes the wood have a sweeter hit feel over time as the vibrations and compacting of the hit changes things a bit.
 
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