Gus Szamboti For Sale

cuedoctor said:
....If anyone really likes this cue I am sure skip weston could make it for 2500 or so!!!:D
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Not even... $ 1,850.00 maybe... :D and thats with slotted diamonds lol

Joe
 
What do you guys with expensive collections do with the cues ? do u put them in a glass case to exhibit them or in a case in a closet ? do u play with them ?
 
classiccues said:
Not even... $ 1,850.00 maybe... :D and thats with slotted diamonds lol

Joe
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it is smoewhat of a plain cue.i still cannot see the money for it.
 
cuejoey said:
What do you guys with expensive collections do with the cues ? do u put them in a glass case to exhibit them or in a case in a closet ? do u play with them ?
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you hoard them of course. to HAVE something someone else doesn't. the same goes for anything else highly collectable, cars, jewelry, trading cards, paintings ect.... also for some who have the money to remind them of something they wanted or missed out on or let go of when they were younger. then of course there is the Trumps of the world that watch us and buy them for the investment.
 
cuejoey said:
it is smoewhat of a plain cue.i still cannot see the money for it.
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Its what ever each collector perfers.Me personally,I like the traditional hand made cues made by cuemakers who have a feel for the game.Others may like all them floating point,round inlays,goudy looking cues that play like a broom.They may be pretty with alot of Computer aided inlay work but thats what seperates the masters from the production type cues.Its hard to find a cnc loaded cue worth anything near what these collectable cues bring(5-50g).Thats why there is such a flood of new cuemakers on the market now,they can whip out cues while they go off and cut the lawn..There are some that use cnc inlay but atleast they made there blanks most of the time.JMO,no need to reply with a list of cnc cues,I dont care,its just a opion,so dont take it wrong:D
 
ribdoner said:
This cue, as others of this ilk, is worth what it sells for.

A great story would be to buy it for apprx 25k and then, a year or two from now, Mr. Morales shows up wanting his hi-jacked cue back.

B sure to cross t's and dot i's on a deal like this;) NOT implying this is the case but, what if????
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I actually met this Mr. Morales in a local Chicago Pool Hall recently, he was taking calls on the cue and I overheard him saying "Gus" and a really big price, and I was curious about what he was selling. Not that I checked his identification or anything, but he seems like a stand up guy.

Tate said:
Just look at the new Blue Book. The values in the BB were actually considered realistic to low. The average price on a Gus in the BB in 90% condition is $22,648. That is taking all 36 cues shown and dividing it into their value listed.
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For those looking for a ballpark i was told there are offers already for considerably more than this average price...
 
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Hind Sight Is 20/20

Resurecting this old thread to say:

I guess those who thought Al's asking price was too high wish they would have bought that cue now since the value is in the 30k range. :)

It could have and WAS had for a LOT less.... Hind sight is always 20/20
 
It's depressing for me to read stuff I wrote 10 years ago and realize I was wittier and wiser then than now, so thanks for the bump!
 
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