FS: Tim Scruggs 4-Pointer

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I have a beautiful Tim Scruggs 4-Pointer for sale. The Scruggs has a maple forearm with 4 ebony points with 4 veneers, red, maple, red, black with ivory inlays in each point. Ebony butt with more fancy ivory inlays.

Ringwork is at all positions. Black/white linnen wrap. Joint is steel piloted 5/16x14.

The cue is 58" long and the butt weighs 15.4 oz.
Shafts are 3.95 and 4.0oz and the tip size is approx. 13mm.

Price is $2,600.00 incl. shipping
 
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Wow as far as my taste goes, That is the best one I've seen - Maybe ever!!
Wish I could. Good luck sir with your sale.
 
Are There Any Restrictions on Shipping

I( do not know this to be the case but I've read that shipping a cue from overseas involves passing the item through US Customs and apparently, there are restrictions on ivory. Since this cue has ivory, it's my understanding that the cue might be confiscated by US Customs and I do not know what happens at that point. I know this point has been raised with other cue sellers that were overseas based upon postings I've previously read on the forum.

The forum members are very knowledgeable and I'm sure that others can comment more about my question. Again, I do not have direct knowledge about the ivory ban and restrictions but this is what I've read before on previous postings. Perhaps some of the other forum members can offer their two cents on the issue of shipping a cue with ivory from overseas.
 
Admittedly A Nice Cue

I previously posted a question about shipping this specific cue from overseas and the likely import restrictions on anything containing ivory. Does the cue reside in Germany or anywhere else that shiping requires passing thru US Customs where the cue could be confiscated because of the ivory and then the buyer or seller winds up getting screwed out of the money or cue? It's a nice cue but if getting it into the US presents any risk, you could wind up owning a white elephant. I've previously seen this same issue squash the successful sale of cues by two different cue sellers on AZ that lived in Munch, Germany and Verona, Italy.

Do you guarantee at no risk whatsoever to the potential buyer that there aren't any restrictions shipping this cue from outside the US that might conceivably interfere or impede the sale in any way. Thanks for the reply....clarifying this might indeed accelerate the potential sale of your cue.

Your asking price is only several hundred dollars over my cue budget but I haven't seriously thought about buying the cue because of what I understood to be US Customs restrictions on cues containing ivory....I MIGHT BE WRONG...but this is what others on the forum have also confirmed in their responses to prior postings of the cues for sale by overseas owners.


Thanks for straightening this out for me & any other interested forum readers or prospective buyers of your cue.
 
Admittedly A Nice Cue

I previously posted a question about shipping this specific cue from overseas and the likely import restrictions on anything containing ivory. Does the cue reside in Germany or anywhere else that shiping requires passing thru US Customs where the cue could be confiscated because of the ivory and then the buyer or seller winds up getting screwed out of the money or cue? It's a nice cue but if getting it into the US presents any risk, you could wind up owning a white elephant. I've previously seen this same issue squash the successful sale of cues by two different cue sellers on AZ that lived in Munch, Germany and Verona, Italy.

Do you guarantee at no risk whatsoever to the potential buyer that there aren't any restrictions shipping this cue from outside the US that might conceivably interfere or impede the sale in any way. Thanks for the reply....clarifying this might indeed accelerate the potential sale of your cue.

Your asking price is only several hundred dollars over my cue budget but I haven't seriously thought about buying the cue because of what I understood to be US Customs restrictions on cues containing ivory....I MIGHT BE WRONG...but this is what others on the forum have also confirmed in their responses to prior postings of the cues for sale by overseas owners.


Thanks for straightening this out for me & any other interested forum readers or prospective buyers of your cue.
 
Do you guarantee at no risk whatsoever to the potential buyer that there aren't any restrictions shipping this cue from outside the US .......

For shure I can not guarantee that the cue will not be confiscated by the US customs authorities. And, sorry for saying that, I have no experience with importing cues into US.

But please consider. Tim Scruggs is a American cuemaker (and a famous one ;) ) and the cue was manufactured in his american workshop. And now, the cue is just coming home.
 
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That is one fine looking cue,and a very good price.
To bad our governments love to jerk us around.

Eric
 
Cue Might Be Homeward Bound

Thanks for the reply to my question about ivory. I've done some Internet research on the subject and althought you express a sentimental though about "The cue is just coming home", Since 1989 ivory importation has been strictly regulated. And although there are some loopholes in the regulation, such as if you can prove the ivory didn't come from an endangered animal like an elephant, or that the ivory used was at least 100 years, getting the cue into the USA legally doesn't seem possible. The U.S.F.W.S. (Fish &Wildlife Services), ICE (immigration & Customs Enforcement) and Department of Homeland Security are very vigilant on preventing ivory smuggling and the item is subject to prosecution and the shipper/recipient of the item(s) are mutually subject to additional penalties hat can include criiminal prosecution & civile penalties as well if the cue shipment is detected/intercepted.

So unless you're wiilling to do an escrow with an USA agent so that you don't get payment until the cue is actually in the possession of the USA escrow agent whom confirms the cue is indeed in the USA, it's pretty unlikely anyone is going to risk paying for the cue and just hope it gets through US Customswhich isn't going to happen. Everything gets closely inspected nowadays....it's a different world ever since terrorism hit our shores. The financial risks and potential penalties pretty much dictate that the risks aren't worth the reward. If you can figure out a risk free way to get the cue into the USA, there are bound to be some prospective buyers on the forum that would love to hear about this. I'm one of them.
 
Ive bought cues with ivory from overseas and never had a problem. I did know the seller though.
G.L with the sale. 1 nice cue.
 
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