D-26 any idea?
- Thread starter Tim-n-NM
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Probably, but...
...you will have to find someone who loves the old McDermotts. The Blue Book value range from $315 in 70% condition to $675 in 98% condition. $450 is right in the middle. I had a like new McDermott D-19 with 2 shafts, leather wrap, just a marvelous cue, and I had a rough time getting $450 for it.
Joe
Tim-n-NM said:
...you will have to find someone who loves the old McDermotts. The Blue Book value range from $315 in 70% condition to $675 in 98% condition. $450 is right in the middle. I had a like new McDermott D-19 with 2 shafts, leather wrap, just a marvelous cue, and I had a rough time getting $450 for it.
Joe
Bamacues said:
Thanks Bama.
I kinda figured that, I quess those old McDermotts are not that hard to come by. I also have a very nice D-19 that I played with for many years and would'nt part with it for that. Thanks again for the speedy response.
Merry Chirstmas.. to you and yours.
Tim.
Tim-n-NM said:
I pioneered the sale of the first McDermott cues in Germany back in 1980. When they came out with the D series cues, I quit selling them shortly there after, I didn't care for the changes they made doing away with the pointed veneer's on the forearm of the cues. The D-26 was the top of the line of the D series cues and retailed for $510.00 in 1981. I felt that the direction they were taking at the time cheapened their cues, so I quit selling the cues. Today, that cue is probably still worth about that much, but it wasn't very attractive back then, as well as today.
Glen
The D-19 dice cue is worth about $1,250.00 in 98% condition according to McDermott's home page. I'm still in possession of mine since Oct. 1984. Steel joint with 3/8X10 pin , dark stained curly birdseye , leather wrap and 2 original shafts. It is still one of my best players. When I'm in a slump , I whup it out and whup it on em'.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=230063586100&rd=1&rd=1
Here is a D 21 that was on e bay last week, It went for 426.00. Not too bad.....
You shouldn't have a problem getting 450.00
There still is a market for them. Good thing...I have a D 21, and a D 16.
Rick S.
Here is a D 21 that was on e bay last week, It went for 426.00. Not too bad.....
You shouldn't have a problem getting 450.00
There still is a market for them. Good thing...I have a D 21, and a D 16.
Rick S.
The D series was launched in 1984 , not 1981. I talked to Jes McDermott about 5 years ago and he told me the reason the D-19 was worth more than the D-21 or D-26 even though the initial cost at production was lower is because of the dice inlays. There were fewer D-19's made because of the set up time for the cnc's to do the inlays.
Darth said:
I stand corrected on the beginning date of the D series...LOL The only thing I can remember from back then is I still have my McDermott C-21 with 2 shafts, 60" long...in mint condition I might add. Lost my wife from back then somewhere....LOL
Hey, I was in the Army for 9 years, I lost a lot of brain cells back then...LOL, but, I did pioneer the sale of the McDermott cues back then and only delt with Jim or his wife Marlyn, never new anyone else at McDermott.
Jes is Jim's son. I was friends with Bobby Williams back when he was the pro player rep for McDermott Cues. Bobby got me all my deals. He was one of the greatest shot-makers I ever saw but had a bad habit of raking the balls if he missed a shot , even if it was on the one ball. He used to live here in south Florida but now races stock cars in Charlotte NC.
Darth said:
Back in 1980 I only made $660 a month in the army. Beat a guy in Frankfurt Germany out of $15,000 on a long weekend playing 8 ball last pocket on a 3 1/2 x 7 bar box, took half of that and bought $15,000 worth of cues all at one time at a 50% discount, sold them all in 2 months, then kept doing that throught 1980, in 1981 McDermott hired someone to run their sales department for them who cut my discount back to 35% with the excuse that I was overseas. I stopped selling McDermott cues and switched to Joss cues only from Bill Stroud which I also sold as my high end cues. No one in Germany was selling 2 piece cues at that time. Tried selling McDermott cues when the D series came out, didn't like the cues...so I retired from selling cues...as well as got out of the army...had something to do with the end of my enlistment...and 760 cartons of cigaretts...LOL
Hey, I was in sales, what can I say, other than Jiffy Pop popcorn sold like hot cakes too....LMAO
Solid stuff
Those old things were close to indesrtuctable. Very under rated cue.
Nick
Those old things were close to indesrtuctable. Very under rated cue.
Nick
The market value is not consistent and fluctuates alot. I bought a D13 on eBay about 4 months ago for $137 in very good condition. It was listed under McDermott and the title just said pool cue with poor pictures. The following week someone listed one as a D13 not nearly as nice as the one I bought and sold it for $375.
feldz23 said:
I think your purchase has less to do with the market and more about being lucky. That cue could have just as easy been a turd, bad pics not much detail in the listing etc. I've got a D-16 I wouldn't sell for less than 600. I don't know what it's worth but I like it that much. i think if you you use the Blue Books 90% price you'd be close on values for Mcds. maybe even 80% values.
andy