EBAY CUE

maha said:
i dont understand why anyone would buy an unknown cheaper cue off the internet without hitting it first. you can do that in many poolrooms that sell cues.
most are for sale because they are junk and the owner doesnt know much about it. good cues are well know even by people that inherit them.

and if its some rare find it will be gone before you get to bid on it.
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Most buyers of a cue like this are bidding bc they “think” they may be making a killing on a valuable cue - if someone actually knows that the cue is a possible “steal” they would not bid until the very end in an auction setting.
 
maha said:
i dont understand why anyone would buy an unknown cheaper cue off the internet without hitting it first.
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For shits and giggles. Idle entertainment.

To investigate them.

Lots of people have knowledge of mainstream customs and big name cues. They comment often on others and are wrong. Not everyone. But frequently.

I like to dig into the obscure and even strange. It has broadened the horizons of what I understand.

Certainly if you don't have the money don't waste it.
 
doc you buy for fun and collecting . cool hobby. i was talking about buying a cue to play with.
that is crazy doing it off the internet without being able to hit it.
at least in my thoughts.
 
This week a guy put a Scruggs cue one bay for $725 buy it now- he said that PROFICIENT HAD REFINISHED THE CUE. - it was a very nice looking four pointer. The cue sold immediately, I saw it about 3 hours after the listing hit e bay- already gone. I think that the seller just did not do his homework and that the buyer got one of those once every six months cue deals on the internet. I know that someone here bought a nice Searing about six months ago for around $600.

So these things do turn up rarely, but you have to be looking every day at a minimum to get lucky. I have sold a few cues for way less than actual full market price- sometimes I just feel generous as long as I am not losing money - sometimes I just want someone else to enjoy a cue that I enjoyed, who maybe could not afford it- my way of giving back . I have been on the winning end of many a cue deal- so I never feel cheated in the long run.
 
mikemosconi said:
This week a guy put a Scruggs cue one bay for $725 buy it now- he said that PROFICIENT HAD REFINISHED THE CUE. - it was a very nice looking four pointer. The cue sold immediately, I saw it about 3 hours after the listing hit e bay- already gone. I think that the seller just did not do his homework and that the buyer got one of those once every six months cue deals on the internet. I know that someone here bought a nice Searing about six months ago for around $600.

So these things do turn up rarely, but you have to be looking every day at a minimum to get lucky. I have sold a few cues for way less than actual full market price- sometimes I just feel generous as long as I am not losing money - sometimes I just want someone else to enjoy a cue that I enjoyed, who maybe could not afford it- my way of giving back . I have been on the winning end of many a cue deal- so I never feel cheated in the long run.
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If you are talking about seller krgdj_1 with 1 feedback I am pretty sure that was a scam and buyer may never get the cue. That seller listed a number of good cues for around the same amount and they all sold as everyone likes a deal. I know the unknown cue he listed was actually a John Robinson cue that sold several weeks ago by another ebayer for $1275.00. I doubt this guy bought it for $1275 and then turned around and sold it two weeks later for half of what he paid for it.
 
Chopdoc said:
I saved the pics and put them up on my big high res monitor. I don't think it's Dacron. It looks like it might be natural fibers.

Dacron, for those that might not know (I know you know) is a brand of polyester. It is used in many things, including textiles and fishing line. Cortland did and still does sell Dacron fishing line (at least they still did the last time I looked). There are have been numerous brands of Dacron fishing line, including green spec.

Nylon is another can of worms. It's a different synthetic with different properties and feel. It has also been used on many pool cues.

I have seen the common synthetic fishing lines used, and also threads meant for the textile industry. I have an ebony Titlist converted by Ricco Cervantes that is wrapped with nylon thread.

As for Dacron, GB did use it on some cues, I have pictures of one in my wraps folder, I think I grabbed that pic here on AZB years ago.

The synthetics don't sand/press/polish like natural fibers.

Generally, people very often confuse the names and materials a lot.
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Interesting observations. The Ebay pictures are not that sharp, but they more remind me of the very light green dacron that was supposed to look like linen. It had a very light green spec or strand, which this appears to be. Of course I'd have to hold it to be sure what it is. Anyhow, this is what it more reminded me of, the dacron on my second catalog Palmer Model D.

We kill for pictures.

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maha said:
i dont understand why anyone would buy an unknown cheaper cue off the internet without hitting it first. you can do that in many poolrooms that sell cues.
most are for sale because they are junk and the owner doesnt know much about it. good cues are well know even by people that inherit them.

and if its some rare find it will be gone before you get to bid on it.
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My thoughts exactly. The only way to know anything about the quality of the cue is to hold it in your hands and hit some balls with it. I have played with Asian imports that were well made cues and U.S. made cues that sucked. The only cues I ever bought online were from known dealers with good reputations or people I personally knew. Name brand cues for the most part like Schon, JW, Gina and Tad.
 
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