Franklin SW question

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cuenut

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I am not looking to get rid of this cue, but was curious as to the value. I have a pre-date SW with COA from Laurie. 6 hi lo points indian rosewood forearm with alves points and single white veneer, ringwork at bas of butt and joint, 2 full shafts with micarta ferrules, and here is the kicker. It is 18.5 oz.

What do you believe this cue is worth. It is in nice original condition and is straight.

How much extra is the cue worth being this light, if anything?

Again, not looking to sell or trade this cue. It is going to get socked away from safe keeping with a few other select cues of mine.

It is pictured in my other thread if you query "cues for sale/trade".
 
cuenut said:
I am not looking to get rid of this cue, but was curious as to the value. I have a pre-date SW with COA from Laurie. 6 hi lo points indian rosewood forearm with alves points and single white veneer, ringwork at bas of butt and joint, 2 full shafts with micarta ferrules, and here is the kicker. It is 18.5 oz.
What do you believe this cue is worth. It is in nice original condition and is straight.
How much extra is the cue worth being this light, if anything?
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I doubt that you could get over $100 for this old cue, what with it being too light, etc, so just ship it to me.:D :D

As a certified pre-date, with micarta ferrules, with a single veneer and rings at A/B/E, personally, I would set a range of $2100-2800 for the cue, depending on the "nice original condition", probably on the upper half of the estimate. I don't really feel that being 18.5 ounces will add any significant amount to the value. Sean of Cue Addicts is much more of an expert in this than I am, so you could also PM him. Also, there are quite a few Southwest experts on here who will put their $.02 worth shortly.
Joe
 
Thanks Joe,
From what I understand, it is pretty rare to find an exotic forearm pre-date for under 19 oz. That is why I was asking. We shall see. Thanks for your input.
 
cuenut said:
Thanks Joe,
From what I understand, it is pretty rare to find an exotic forearm pre-date for under 19 oz. That is why I was asking. We shall see. Thanks for your input.
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I agree..that is why I would personally like to see Sean's valuation as well as some other. I don't know the premium of having the cue certified, the exotic forearm, and the Micarta ferrules (which are really sought out by a lot of folks). You could also get a general idea by looking at some SW cues that Roy has at www.indyq.com, but I don't know if he had prices listed.
Joe
 
cuenut said:
I am not looking to get rid of this cue, but was curious as to the value. I have a pre-date SW with COA from Laurie. 6 hi lo points indian rosewood forearm with alves points and single white veneer, ringwork at bas of butt and joint, 2 full shafts with micarta ferrules, and here is the kicker. It is 18.5 oz.

What do you believe this cue is worth. It is in nice original condition and is straight.

How much extra is the cue worth being this light, if anything?

Again, not looking to sell or trade this cue. It is going to get socked away from safe keeping with a few other select cues of mine.

It is pictured in my other thread if you query "cues for sale/trade".
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That is a rare piece. Usually SW weighs more than 19.
 
i would say it is worth about $2400.i don't think it is worth much more than any other cue b/c it is light.could have been altered making it worth less.
 
Understood, but I would think that Laurie would have noted any modifications in the COA, or at least I hope she would have!
 
masonh said:
i would say it is worth about $2400.i don't think it is worth much more than any other cue b/c it is light.could have been altered making it worth less.
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No reason to suspect alterations here. Back when you could call and talk to Jerry, which I did a few times, you could beg for a light cue. Kersenbrock taught him how to pick just the right pieces of wood to achieve whatever weight was ordered within reason. This is a lost art, thats why you see all the cored out ebony cues that weigh 19 ozs. It can be done without all the coring, but it sure is hell isn't easy.
 
i would plug it at 2200-2500....all depends on how hard at the precise moment you're selling- that someone else is desperately looking... rosewood and galcano are nice woods! if it had rings at ABCDE it would add a little more...
 
Southwest uses weights in their cues.they are not masters of matching woods or magicians or anything else.they use weight in their cues when they need to.
 
Scott, not having seen pics and just based on the descirption of the cue, I would guess $2500 market value. Would undoubtedly be $500 or so more if ebony forearm...and the nice colored veneers is always a real big plus. Assuming played but still excellent to near mint condition. The light weight is nice and we've noticed some buyers paying more premium $$$ for them, but again that's mainly on the ebony nosed ones. If the shafts are full and original with the yellow micarta ferrules, that's a much bigger bonus than the light weight IMO. Just my thoughts and most here seem to be in that same ballpark.
 
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