EBAY~ Tad Kohara NOT?

As stated before.....the only thing that means anything is if Barry says it is a Boti.....who cares what anyone else says? Therefore, I would think contacting Barry would be the proper course of action instead of fishing for guys you dont know on a forum to confirm or deny what it is you bought.
 
jasonlaus said:
dont know if i hit the jackpot or not. but i cant believe nobody has responded or had an opinion about this cue. i guess thats why everybody posts in SALE / TRADE. still looking for thoughts on maker.
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YOU KNEW WHAT IT WAS BEFORE YOU BOUGHT IT.... THAT'S WHY YOU BOUGHT IT.

SAME REASON I TOLD THE SELLER IT WASN'T A TAD.
 
the reason i asked for opinions is if it is not a boti then i need to find out what it is. obviously barry will be the one to verify boti or not. but it doesnt hurt to hear other opinions in case it is not.
 
Not a Tad, probably Szam or Mottey....need to see a little more.

Find it interesting how a private buyer can pick up something like this for a great buy and eveyone is all congratulations and the like, but if a dealer would have gotten his hands on it, then he's a crook and the guy got shafted.....still trying to make sense of that ??

Sean (wishing I'd have seen this one early) :)
 
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Talked To Barry Yesterday He Said It Could Be One Of His. Right Time Frame & Recalled Making A Cue Like This. Took The Bumper Off Proper Slotted Bolt Inside. Will Have To Get It In Barrys Hands To Make Sure. Will Keep Everyone Posted.
 
jasonlaus said:
Talked To Barry Yesterday He Said It Could Be One Of His. Right Time Frame & Recalled Making A Cue Like This. Took The Bumper Off Proper Slotted Bolt Inside. Will Have To Get It In Barrys Hands To Make Sure. Will Keep Everyone Posted.
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We will be waiting.
 
Talked To Barry Yesterday He Said It Could Be One Of His. Right Time Frame & Recalled Making A Cue Like This. Took The Bumper Off Proper Slotted Bolt Inside. Will Have To Get It In Barrys Hands To Make Sure. Will Keep Everyone Posted.
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According to an addition made to the eBay auction listing, it was stated that this particular cue was made in the late 70's to early 80's. I was just wondering if Barry was making cues that early in his career, or if the buyer was saying it might be a Gus.
 
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The Century

ScottR said:
You may have just gotten the deal of the decade......
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I wasnt going to read this thread but glad I did...glad there are still miracles out there in such a grey and capitalist motivated world.

PLEASE LET US KNOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
jasonlaus said:
ITS A SZAM!!! ONE OF BARRYS. made around july,1992
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Congrats! The seller really did not do his homework and it should be a lesson to everyone here what happens when you don't do your homework.

You did take a risk, and in this case, it paid off. I've taken a few of my own and overall I've come out pretty good myself.

Chris
 
Wow. Great find for you. I still don't understand why the seller changed the description and stated it was made in late 79 to early 80's. That might have cost him thousands--who knows?

Marcus, how positive were you it was a Szam, and what about this cue tipped you off?
 
I was 85-90% sure it was a Barry after seeing the closed auction link. The only other real possibility might have been an early Mottey. Seller had everything wrong on this cue and it did end up costing him....severely. If I had seen this before it was sold, I would have tried to make a play on it, too. Congrats to the buyer....you have a cue worth several thousand for probably only the "several hundred" you might have paid. Can't beat that !!
 
RoyL said:
Marcus, how positive were you it was a Szam, and what about this cue tipped you off?
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100% SURE WHAT IT WAS. TRIED TO BUY IT, AS SOON AS I SAW THE AUCTION.

THERE ARE JUST CERTAIN THINGS TO LOOK FOR. IN PICS IT'S TOUGH, BUT I CAN USUALLY SEE ENOUGH TO BE RELATIVELY SURE. WHAT I LOOK FOR THOUGH, IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I'M GOING TO ELABORATE ON. I'M SORRY, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A JERK, I JUST DON'T SHARE THAT INFO.

P.S. ON THIS ONE THE ID WAS REALLY EASY. I HAD SEEN THIS CUE BEFORE.

MARCUS
 
kidcuban21 said:
Recently, I was selling a item on eBay, I have a rating score of 158, with 100% positive feedback, accordingly. I receive an email from a very well known-reputable user-dealer here saying that my item is not worth anything and makes a few statements about it here and next thing I know all of my ebayers are asking me to retract there bids. I ended up selling the cue anyways outside of ebay. The same forum member attempts to reach the buyer and tell him to get his money back, that the cue is worth nothing, etc.

Lastly, I receive an email from the same person, who degraded my cue on AZ, which effected eBay, and had the audacity to contact the buyer through numerous connections and tell him to not purchase the cue.....its a fake....it is old taiwanese, etc. Now this is where it gets even worse, adding insult to injury, the azer emails me and tells me to refund the guy his money, that he can paypal me $x000.00 dollars.

I don't know if that's right, but to me, this is called low-down dirty business, I could paypal the original buyer his money back and sell the cue for $1000.00 more, but I won't because I already sold the cue and my word is my word.

Damien Dominicis
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Wonder if this AZ dealer he spoke of knew it was a highly valuable cue the entire time, and therefore tried to push all the other bidders out? Is there a cuemaker in Taiwan named Szamboti:)
 
RoyL said:
Wonder if this AZ dealer he spoke of knew it was a highly valuable cue the entire time, and therefore tried to push all the other bidders out? Is there a cuemaker in Taiwan named Szamboti:)
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THAT'S A GOOFY QUESTION.

WHY WOULD THE DEALER BE TRYING TO BUY IT, IF HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.

I FEEL A LITTLE BAD FOR THE SELLER, BECAUSE I CALLED AND MADE AN OFFER. TOLD HIM IT WASN'T A TAD, BUT REFUSED TO TELL HIM WHAT IT WAS. BUT I CAN SAY, I NEVER TOLD HIM IT WASN'T WORTH ANYTHING. I JUST TOLD HIM I WOULD BUY IT, AND THAT WAS THE END OF IT.

I DON'T MIND MAKING A SCORE, BUT I WOULDN'T TELL THE GUY IT WAS WORTHLESS AND THEN TRY TO BUY IT.

IT SUCKS THAT HE WON'T TELL US WHO SAID DEALER IS.
 
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