Dale Perry (DP) Cue with 2 shafts - 1 is a Predator 314

td873

td873

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I'm selling a GREAT starter cue. It is a Dale Perry with Uni-loc joint! One of the shafts is a PREDATOR 314!! As many people will attest, DP cues are a great value for the money, and this one is no exception!

The cue has 4 ebony points with spear-heads into VERY NICE curly maple!! Each point also has a good sized inlayed ivory diamond! The butt sleeve has 4 spear-head points as well, and each of these also has an inlayed ivory diamond.

The cue weighs in pretty close to 19 oz, but I don't have the exact weight. (It does have a weight bolt if you want to change the weight.)

There are two shafts, one of which is a predator 314. The ferrules are not ivory, and there is some blueing due to playing time.

I bought this cue in early 2002 -> before DP started saturating the market with his cues. I think that I paid over 600 bucks for this thing, but I'm pretty sure I can't recoupe that... *sigh*

PM me if you are interested! And remember, one of the shafts is a Predator!

More pics available upon request:
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td873 said:
I bought this cue in early 2002 -> before DP started saturating the market with his cues. I think that I paid over 600 bucks for this thing, but I'm pretty sure I can't recoupe that... *sigh*
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I feel your pain. I had two DPs at one time, one fancy one not, and I lost over 50% on both when I sold them after he went crazy on eBay. I thought they played well, but I couldn't stand his change in business practices. Good for new buyers who want a decent cue cheap, but bad for current customers who paid high dollar for his cues!
 
hey zim!!

td873 said:
I'm selling a GREAT starter cue. It is a Dale Perry with Uni-loc joint! One of the shafts is a PREDATOR 314!! As many people will attest, DP cues are a great value for the money, and this one is no exception!

The cue has 4 ebony points with spear-heads into VERY NICE curly maple!! Each point also has a good sized inlayed ivory diamond! The butt sleeve has 4 spear-head points as well, and each of these also has an inlayed ivory diamond.

The cue weighs in pretty close to 19 oz, but I don't have the exact weight. (It does have a weight bolt if you want to change the weight.)

There are two shafts, one of which is a predator 314. The ferrules are not ivory, and there is some blueing due to playing time.

I bought this cue in early 2002 -> before DP started saturating the market with his cues. I think that I paid over 600 bucks for this thing, but I'm pretty sure I can't recoupe that... *sigh*

PM me if you are interested! And remember, one of the shafts is a Predator!

More pics available upon request:
Forearm1.jpg


Forearm2.jpg


Butt1.jpg


Butt2.jpg


Butt3.jpg
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how much for an old customer?
 
I'm hoping to sell for around $400 = $300 for the cue and $100 for the Predator. Shipping is $10 bucks for FedEx 2nd day. I would come a bit if you use paypal though. Is that a "pie-in-the-sky" dream?

No matter what, I'm selling this cue. So don't be shy. Put in an offer, and I'll take the highest one. I don't really want to go to Fleabay, but if I don't get any offers, I just might have to! DOH!

Really tragic how much this cue DE-preciated, lol.

-td
 
hello!

td873 said:
I'm hoping to sell for around $400 = $300 for the cue and $100 for the Predator. Shipping is $10 bucks for FedEx 2nd day. I would come a bit if you use paypal though. Is that a "pie-in-the-sky" dream?

No matter what, I'm selling this cue. So don't be shy. Put in an offer, and I'll take the highest one. I don't really want to go to Fleabay, but if I don't get any offers, I just might have to! DOH!

Really tragic how much this cue DE-preciated, lol.

-td
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I'll give you $350 right now if interested
 
I had one Brand New! Never Hit! I couldnt trade it to anyone at the VF expo--it was like I had the plague. It was an 800+ cue, ended up getting 300 for it.
It was pretty but always left a bad taste because of the reputation thing-I dumped it and cut my losses. But you know what I think, I think he makes a damn good cue--my buddy just bought one and it has the nicest curly maple and hits great--he runs racks. Its all preference and price is what the market will bear, for DPs its below average fair market value for a custom cue.
 
paulybatz said:
I had one Brand New! Never Hit! I couldnt trade it to anyone at the VF expo--it was like I had the plague. It was an 800+ cue, ended up getting 300 for it.
It was pretty but always left a bad taste because of the reputation thing-I dumped it and cut my losses. But you know what I think, I think he makes a damn good cue--my buddy just bought one and it has the nicest curly maple and hits great--he runs racks. Its all preference and price is what the market will bear, for DPs its below average fair market value for a custom cue.
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In all fairness, he did this to himself! I did the same as you and cut my losses. I think that if you are wanting a starter custom cue that you're going to keep for a while and play with all the time, and don't mind CNC points, then DP is a good choice. I will probably never buy another DP just because I'm still feeling jilted...lol, not to mention the fact that I'm now a v-slice/full splice guy.
 
Rackin_Zack said:
In all fairness, he did this to himself! I did the same as you and cut my losses. I think that if you are wanting a starter custom cue that you're going to keep for a while and play with all the time, and don't mind CNC points, then DP is a good choice. I will probably never buy another DP just because I'm still feeling jilted...lol, not to mention the fact that I'm now a v-slice/full splice guy.
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Kind of ironic that DP Cue = DePreciated cue, LOL. I gotta say, with the predator though, it hit pretty good!
 
There is a high offer right now for an undisclosed amount, but I'm still waiting for confirmation. I have PM'ed the current high offeror.

I will be shipping this cue tomorrow morning to whoever wins if it is paid for via paypal.
 
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RZ, no doubt, I see you play with a Skip, what a great cuemaker! You note full splice, who else is doing full splice now besides Joel Hercek?

Pauly

Rackin_Zack said:
In all fairness, he did this to himself! I did the same as you and cut my losses. I think that if you are wanting a starter custom cue that you're going to keep for a while and play with all the time, and don't mind CNC points, then DP is a good choice. I will probably never buy another DP just because I'm still feeling jilted...lol, not to mention the fact that I'm now a v-slice/full splice guy.
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done!!!

td873 said:
There is a high offer right now for an undisclosed amount, but I'm still waiting for confirmation. I have PM'ed the current high offeror.

I will be shipping this cue tomorrow morning to whoever wins if it is paid for via paypal.
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Hi guys!! just letting everyone know I just sent him the money for the cue. I'll let everyone know how it plays.Thanks,Jeff
 
paulybatz said:
RZ, no doubt, I see you play with a Skip, what a great cuemaker! You note full splice, who else is doing full splice now besides Joel Hercek?

Pauly
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I believe Mark Bear makes them. He posts here as fullsplice I think. I don't have any full splice yet, however, I am on Joel's wait list and only have 4 or so more years to wait before my name comes up...lol.
 
hello

duke@neo.rr.com said:
Hi guys!! just letting everyone know I just sent him the money for the cue. I'll let everyone know how it plays.Thanks,Jeff
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the predator shaft needs a new tip on it due to the layers separating,but it plays fine anyway. After the new tip,it'll be awesome. I have only used the predator shaft for summer league which started tonight,but it played great. I won all my games with it. hopefully it'll continue. nice dp though.
 
duke@neo.rr.com said:
the predator shaft needs a new tip on it due to the layers separating,but it plays fine anyway. After the new tip,it'll be awesome. I have only used the predator shaft for summer league which started tonight,but it played great. I won all my games with it. hopefully it'll continue. nice dp though.
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Great! Glad you like the way it hits! I'm sure you'll get lot's of great playing time out of that cue! And that curly maple is SWEET!

-td
 
paulybatz said:
I had one Brand New! Never Hit! I couldnt trade it to anyone at the VF expo--it was like I had the plague. It was an 800+ cue, ended up getting 300 for it.
It was pretty but always left a bad taste because of the reputation thing-I dumped it and cut my losses. But you know what I think, I think he makes a damn good cue--my buddy just bought one and it has the nicest curly maple and hits great--he runs racks. Its all preference and price is what the market will bear, for DPs its below average fair market value for a custom cue.
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I've got two. So far I'm not crazy about the Speedster
but the other hits very well and gets a lot of compliments
in the pool room. Until I can afford a Bender it will have
to do.
 
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hondo said:
I've got two. So far I'm not crazy about the Speedster
but the other hits very well and gets a lot of compliments
in the pool room. Until I can afford a Bender it will have
to do.
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I gotta let you guys know, now that I have it, and played with it enough times, it plays so well with the predator shaft. I'm willing to get rid of the schon cue I got it plays so well.my schon is on this site if interested. I'm satisfied with this cue.
 
duke@neo.rr.com said:
I gotta let you guys know, now that I have it, and played with it enough times, it plays so well with the predator shaft. I'm willing to get rid of the schon cue I got it plays so well.my schon is on this site if interested. I'm satisfied with this cue.
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Nice ;). Glad it's working out for you!

-td
 
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