ebay scrugs question?

so whats the difference then between a sneaky pete and a hustler? care to explain? please inform the uninformed. what you have invested does not mean you will get that in return. :-)
 
Sneaky pete or hustler, it's all semantics. I've read this whole post, and I've watched the auction on ebay. I'm sorry to say that collecting cues is not usually a profitable business. Yes, some will increase in value over time, but most will not in the short run. It's the same thing for guys who restore/collect cars. They buy an old car and dump tons of money and maybe even make improvements to the original design. Most of the time, when they are done, the real world value, as in what the car will sell for in the open market, is not nearly what they paid to restore the car. People collect and restore cues because it's a passion, and it's part of loving the game of billiards. It's just the sad truth that the majority of people who sell their cues lose money on the deal in the SHORT RUN. Your Scuggs hustler cue is a GREAT cue, and I don't think anyone on here would not want to see you get what you're asking for it, except maybe the buyer,LOL.
 
ABall said:
Your Scuggs hustler cue is a GREAT cue, and I don't think anyone on here would not want to see you get what you're asking for it, except maybe the buyer,LOL.
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i for one would love to see him get what he wants.. then that means my scruggs is worth even more then i thought..

do i think he will find somebody to buy it for that price..

probably not.. or atleast anytime soon...

but alas.. its cue.. and he can ask what he wants.. wether or not it may be too much.. i think its high.. but thats my honest opinion..

chris
 
ABall said:
Sneaky pete or hustler, it's all semantics. I've read this whole post, and I've watched the auction on ebay. I'm sorry to say that collecting cues is not usually a profitable business. Yes, some will increase in value over time, but most will not in the short run. It's the same thing for guys who restore/collect cars. They buy an old car and dump tons of money and maybe even make improvements to the original design. Most of the time, when they are done, the real world value, as in what the car will sell for in the open market, is not nearly what they paid to restore the car. People collect and restore cues because it's a passion, and it's part of loving the game of billiards. It's just the sad truth that the majority of people who sell their cues lose money on the deal in the SHORT RUN. Your Scuggs hustler cue is a GREAT cue, and I don't think anyone on here would not want to see you get what you're asking for it, except maybe the buyer,LOL.
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I agree. I was hoping maybe he would give me his version of the difference. I thought maybe I was going to get another lesson in semantics.lol I guess not.
 
my cue

well im the past owner of this cue now. the cue sold for 800.00. got what i had in the cue.the cue being signed made it a collector.tim said he calls the cue a hustler because it had a cocabola joint peice, it was not wood to wood like a sneaky!this is what tim told me! people have there own opinions about everything which is fine!we all will never know i guess! as far as im concerned tim know what he is talking about hell he made the cue!thanks for all of your help! well if anyone would like to write back please do so thanks
 
Nice piece!

10 years from now you are going to laugh about this post. You will be crying about selling the cue however!!:D
Nick :)
 
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Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Pinocchio
 
thank you

sweatinNbettin said:
I agree. I was hoping maybe he would give me his version of the difference. I thought maybe I was going to get another lesson in semantics.lol I guess not.
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thank you for the input.
 
thank you

ABall said:
Sneaky pete or hustler, it's all semantics. I've read this whole post, and I've watched the auction on ebay. I'm sorry to say that collecting cues is not usually a profitable business. Yes, some will increase in value over time, but most will not in the short run. It's the same thing for guys who restore/collect cars. They buy an old car and dump tons of money and maybe even make improvements to the original design. Most of the time, when they are done, the real world value, as in what the car will sell for in the open market, is not nearly what they paid to restore the car. People collect and restore cues because it's a passion, and it's part of loving the game of billiards. It's just the sad truth that the majority of people who sell their cues lose money on the deal in the SHORT RUN. Your Scuggs hustler cue is a GREAT cue, and I don't think anyone on here would not want to see you get what you're asking for it, except maybe the buyer,LOL.
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thank you for the post most reasonable thing i read so far thanks
 
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