Help in identifying this Predator cue

I'm sure it's a LE-VIII
Way more desirable with a 5/16-14 pin in my opinion
Probably a fantastic playing cue, and it doesn't surprise me that it isn't a quick release.
I bought a custom Schon that came with the same 314-cat shaft
Good shaft
 
cuesblues said:
I'm sure it's a LE-VIII
Way more desirable with a 5/16-14 pin in my opinion
Probably a fantastic playing cue, and it doesn't surprise me that it isn't a quick release.
I bought a custom Schon that came with the same 314-cat shaft
Good shaft
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Not quite, it almost looks like a demo or prototype cue for that model. The cue would have the limited under the Predator and the inlays are different.

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Inlays, Points, Pins, Stain

This cure really got me stumped.

I went over Predator's retired cues page 5 times :( and the closest I came to was the LE VIII.

In addition to the inlays and pin , the points and stain are also different.

Anyone who works at Predator and knows the history of this cue?
 
If someone had the ability to fake this cue, then why wouldn't it be exact.
Highly doubtful this cue is a fake.

After years of owning and seeing dozens of 1-2-3 off variations on Schon cues, many worth less than this Predator, nothing surprises me.
These guys couldn't possibly list everything they do on their website.
I just ordered a custom 1-off OB cue that you won't find on any webste.
 
I can offer a possible source, at the time that these cues were in the works Predator had a very sticky handed clerk with a "problem" that used to take cues then pawn them, under his real name, for very little money....under $50 even though he knew they were worth over $1k. He was caught, prosecuted and went to jail for an undetermined amount of time, sad since he was a nice guy with a family but had issues that lead to a few cues being let into the public in a rather suspicious way.

Oh by the way it's an LE-VIII prototype, this is before they started putting labels/numbering them. You can tell by all of the differences mentioned above which meant it was part of the initial batch of cues from the producer for approval.

Neil
 
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Fuji-whopper said:
I can offer a possible source, at the time that these cues were in the works Predator had a very sticky handed clerk with a "problem" that used to take cues then pawn them, under his real name, for very little money....under $50 even though he knew they were worth over $1k. He was caught, prosecuted and went to jail for an undetermined amount of time, sad since he was a nice guy with a family but had issues that lead to a few cues being let into the public in a rather suspicious way.

Oh by the way it's an LE-VIII prototype, this is before they started putting labels/numbering them. You can tell by all of the differences mentioned above which meant it was part of the initial batch of cues from the producer for approval.

Neil
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Thanks Neil. Very insightful, finally mystery solved.

This makes this cue all the more interesting

Cheers
Joe
 
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