dale perry cues

dale perry

well,i'am the guy who started this thread.as it goes,i tried to contact dale when i ordered the cue off e bay,to have the shaft tapered to what i wanted.i never got a reply,not to say it wasn't recieved or the work done.i did recieve an e mail that the cue was shipped monday.i got the bid on it saturday.it was shipped second day,so i should have it tommorow.(wednesday).i have a feeling the shaft work wasn't done though.reason being is i asked him in another e mail about another shaft and different tips,with no reply.hopefully the cue isn't shipped yet so work can be done or maybe the shaft work was done and he doesn't need anymore money for more shafts and tips.ha ha i will keep ya'll posted tommorow if i get it as to the quality and how it looks.won't be able to play until the weekend unless i can sneak out.
 
When I order from him I talk to him personally and get what
I want. Fast delivery. Well packed. nice quality.



buck15 said:
well,i'am the guy who started this thread.as it goes,i tried to contact dale when i ordered the cue off e bay,to have the shaft tapered to what i wanted.i never got a reply,not to say it wasn't recieved or the work done.i did recieve an e mail that the cue was shipped monday.i got the bid on it saturday.it was shipped second day,so i should have it tommorow.(wednesday).i have a feeling the shaft work wasn't done though.reason being is i asked him in another e mail about another shaft and different tips,with no reply.hopefully the cue isn't shipped yet so work can be done or maybe the shaft work was done and he doesn't need anymore money for more shafts and tips.ha ha i will keep ya'll posted tommorow if i get it as to the quality and how it looks.won't be able to play until the weekend unless i can sneak out.
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hondo said:
When I order from him I talk to him personally and get what
I want. Fast delivery. Well packed. nice quality.
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Do you pay his "retail" prices or the eBay prices?
 
My buddy ordered one and paid WAYYYYYYY too much for the cue. It looks great, but he'll never get 1/2 what he paid for it IMO. He had a problem with one of the shafts, called Dale, and Dale sent him a replacement, no questions asked. He backs up his work, from what I understand, just no marketability potential for his cues IMO.
 
hondo said:
I've got 3. Look good. Hit great. The 1st one I bought for $700
before I realized I could get them quite a bit cheaper has a
killer hit. I've got some nice cues, Mottey, Bender, Scruggs, Kikel,
and this cue,hit wise, is right up there with them. I've got a Ebony
& snakewood Perry that's very nice also. The Speedster isn't as
good but it's decent.
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Somehow I find it very difficult to believe that an individual who owns cues by Paul Mottey, Tim Scruggs, and Mike Bender (to name a few) would even compare the hit of a DP cue.

From my experience, the craftsmanship is poor and theplay is mediocre. The resale value is virtually nonexistent too.
 
Dale makes a great cue, but he makes cues for people that buy his cues to play with. He is not making cues for collectors. He is not making cues for resellers or cue dealers. He is making them and selling them directly to people that want to play with a DP cue. Bottomline, they are affordable custom cues with great designs and playability in mind. He is not worried that his cues don't sell for 2k anymore...he is going for quantity over higher end quality...and I can't say I blame him. He can sell 10 cues at 400 dollars a pop much easier than two 2000 dollar cues. He has learned how to use eBay as his storefront with word of mouth being his major marketting tool. I personally feel he is doing things right among cuemakers.

just an opinion...
 
i_maycotte said:
Dale makes a great cue, but he makes cues for people that buy his cues to play with. He is not making cues for collectors. He is not making cues for resellers or cue dealers. He is making them and selling them directly to people that want to play with a DP cue. Bottomline, they are affordable custom cues with great designs and playability in mind. He is not worried that his cues don't sell for 2k anymore...he is going for quantity over higher end quality...and I can't say I blame him. He can sell 10 cues at 400 dollars a pop much easier than two 2000 dollar cues. He has learned how to use eBay as his storefront with word of mouth being his major marketting tool. I personally feel he is doing things right among cuemakers.

just an opinion...
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I think his current practices are fine for his current customers. That being said, I am one of the people who got burned when he switched to unloading cues on eBay. My first "high-end" cue was a $1200 DP. I paid retail at one of the cue shops here in town and it was a big jump from my $400 Huebler! When DP turned his back on his current customers I decided to wash my hands of him and sold the cue.

I've pretty much gotten over my resentment for the reduction in my cues value but I'll more than likely never do business with him again since he doesn't make spliced/v-groove cues or do sharp inlays. Just $.02 from one of the many who got burned.
 
i_maycotte said:
Dale makes a great cue... Bottomline, they are affordable custom cues with great designs and playability in mind.
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The only part of this statement that is true is that Dale's cues are affordable! Aside from that, his designs are unattractive and, lets face it! The man has some sort of sick malachite and turquoise fetish! The play on these cues is at best mediocre. I'd rather buy a production cue.
 
pharaoh68 said:
Somehow I find it very difficult to believe that an individual who owns cues by Paul Mottey, Tim Scruggs, and Mike Bender (to name a few) would even compare the hit of a DP cue.

From my experience, the craftsmanship is poor and theplay is mediocre. The resale value is virtually nonexistent too.
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Well, everybody's different. In fact, right now I'm more
comfortable with the Perry when shooting for money
than the Mottey! ( BUT my Mottey is beautiful. Truly
a keeper.)
 
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hondo said:
Well, everybody's different. In fact, right now I'm more
comfortable with the Perry when shooting for money
than the Mottey!
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Then send me some pics and a price. I'll take it off your hands!
 
I too have a DP Cue.

pharaoh68 said:
Then send me some pics and a price. I'll take it off your hands!
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I too, have a DP cue. It is an oak titlist conversion. I can post pics as it is my normal, ivory ferrelles, ivory joint and hoppe ring. It plays very, very good.

I too have Southwest, Gina, Black, PFd, Woodworth, Tad, etc. I have just sold a Mottey.

Trust me, while those who lost value in cues wont admit it. When Dale was selling cues for $2K he was a premier cuemaker, when he sells them for $500, his quality sucks.

LOL, these guys remind me of my wife. The quality of the cuemaker is directly proportional to the costs.

They sound like children.

Ken
 
Ken_4fun said:
I too, have a DP cue. It is an oak titlist conversion. I can post pics as it is my normal, ivory ferrelles, ivory joint and hoppe ring. It plays very, very good.

I too have Southwest, Gina, Black, PFd, Woodworth, Tad, etc. I have just sold a Mottey.

Trust me, while those who lost value in cues wont admit it. When Dale was selling cues for $2K he was a premier cuemaker, when he sells them for $500, his quality sucks.

LOL, these guys remind me of my wife. The quality of the cuemaker is directly proportional to the costs.

They sound like children.

Ken
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I, for one, thought that my DP played well. That being said, I think the cues I have now play better. I've not played with any of the "cheaper" ones so I can't speak for them.
 
dale cue here

i just recieved the cue .delivery was as promised.the cue looks very nice.the only part that i don't like,if you can believe is the rubber on the bottom.i have not hit a ball with it yet though.before i wrote this i did e mail him again about the shaft taper and other items i may have wanted when i purchased the cue.as yet i have not heard back.i'am putting off calling as i bought via the net,i should be able to talk via the net.one of the shafts has a nick where the ring meets the wood(may be nothing but an oversight),and one shaft has 5 black dots one the bottom face where it meets the but.i asked him in the email what that was,perhaps a taper code or somthing.i wish he would have put the tips on that i wanted,but never got ahold of him.i don't know what kind of tip they are but not a layered tip like i asked about.i wanted a moori soft.i will hit some with it by the weeken and post results.so far it is a nice purchase.
 
pharaoh68 said:
Then send me some pics and a price. I'll take it off your hands!
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You replied before I edited. I'm very proud of my Mottey.
Lizard skin wrap. Purpleheart and pink ivory wood. Ivory
ferrules. I'm just having a little trouble adjusting to the
lizard wrap.
 
mottey's have a taper that is a bit too long for me. if i were to play with a cue it probably would be a dp over a mottey. collectibility of course not. But to play with I would. Now white's are a different story...:)
 
buck15 said:
oversight),and one shaft has 5 black dots one the bottom face where it meets the but.i asked him in the email what that was,perhaps a taper code or somthing
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the 5 black dots is probably what he uses to tell the difference of shafts from one cue to the next.. alot of cue dears mark either the inner part of the shaft or the top of the tip so they dont mix shafts up between similar cues..

chris
 
ChrisOnline said:
the 5 black dots is probably what he uses to tell the difference of shafts from one cue to the next.. alot of cue dears mark either the inner part of the shaft or the top of the tip so they dont mix shafts up between similar cues..

chris
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well I recieved mine yesterday......I am in Japan so I am a day ahead!!! But mine had no sort of marks on it!! Now I do not think the shafts are different for each stick!!! I bet that it is a batch production. All the ebay cues are coming with the same size shafts!!

Mine is not bad looking at all. Nice birdseye used that is for sure. I had shaft cut 13 and 12.75 with no problem!! But I also emailed about changing the taper and got no response. I figure it is not dale perry doing all the work on this stuff anymore probably not even running anything anymore!!

my pics are on page 2!!
 
Quality...wood selection...construction...$$$$$

I have done a few internships with cuemakers, just to gain knowledge and understanding of what goes into building a cue...
Dale Perry is doing very, very well for himself. He has definetely found his selling platform. With the machinery that he has, he is probably turning out about 30 cues a month...@ an average of about 350.00...he is doing very well.
I have own Two of his cues...i started with a basic Sneaky Pete with a Unilock joint that i paid about @$200 and it played very well worth the $$$....thinking that i could now upgrade to a high end DP...i purchased a custom one from him directly for about $1200. Well...i sold the High end one for 1/2 the original price and then sold the SP for $500...go figure.
 
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