hypothetical question...
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Depends I think. Currently Allison Fishers table is on ebay, starting bid is 8k. Seems like they are asking a lot for that table. Table is only a few months old. Why pay twice as much because she had it for a few months?
Now if you said you had Willie Mosconi's personal table that he played on for 20 years, along with other legends or friends that were stars down in his basement,
I would think it would be worth a good deal more than the same table without the name attached.
Now if you said you had Willie Mosconi's personal table that he played on for 20 years, along with other legends or friends that were stars down in his basement,
I would think it would be worth a good deal more than the same table without the name attached.
If the table was used for an event, maybe.
Practice table? No, since the player would have so many practice tables.
Practice table? No, since the player would have so many practice tables.
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I would pay market value. I used to play in the same pool room on the same tables that Cliff Joyner, Tony Ellin, Shannon Daulton, Tony Watson, Stevie Moore, and a slew of other players that came through town to play them on.... a table is a table... I didn't play any better or any worse because these guys played on it. IMO, the table is worth market value.
That's just my opinion... something is really only worth whatever one is willing to pay for it.
There is quite possibly a fan out there that would be willing to pay more to own the very pool table that their favorite player owned... I'm just not one of those people. 
That's just my opinion... something is really only worth whatever one is willing to pay for it.
There is quite possibly a fan out there that would be willing to pay more to own the very pool table that their favorite player owned... I'm just not one of those people. 
Timberly said:I would pay market value. I used to play in the same pool room on the same tables that Cliff Joyner, Tony Ellin, Shannon Daulton, Tony Watson, Stevie Moore, and a slew of other players that came through town to play them on.... a table is a table... I didn't play any better or any worse because these guys played on it. IMO, the table is worth market value.
That's just my opinion... something is really only worth whatever one is willing to pay for it.
Im pretty much with you on that though if a table had a real good story behind it- e.g. a famous match-up, i might pay a very slight premium due to its conversational value.
vagabond said:If a world famous pool player wants to sell the pool table he/she practiced ,will u buy it for the price he/she paid or less because it was used or more than he/she paid to buy it?
Nope, I wouldn't, but that is just me.
I would be a lot more concerned about who is going to move it a nd reset the table.
I would be willing to pay more especially if it was a very good table. I upgraded several time to better pool tables ( always antiques). When selling the old table the buyers always asked where I got the table. My standard answer was "My grand dad got it out of and old whore house in Covington, Ky. This table could tell many stories." If the guys wife wasn't with him, he always bought it. I guess the stories came with the table.
I would pay market value. The only reason I would pay a little more was if the table was altered professionally for playability. In other words, if the pockets had been tightened or better rubber put on. I don't really see what the big deal is about it being a table that a pro shot on.
chefjeff said:Gee, maybe the state of Florida should call that "gouging" make that sale illegal.
People in Florida are using pool tables to secure their houses prior to a hurricane ? Wow, sounds like a cool place
Dave, who has enjoyed a few evenings in Sloppy Joes, thankfully they had the doors wide open and no pool tables covering them.
At a pool shop not too far from me (Showcase Billiards in CO), they have an old table (I forget what make/model... looks like a Gold Crown if I recall right) that apparently was used in "The Color of Money". I think the last price set out on it was around $35k.
I've heard that every time someone comes around and is semi-serious about buying it, the shop owner waffles and refuses to sell, then ups the price. I think it's gone up about $10k since the first time I walked into the place. Apparently he's very attached to that table.
Incidentally it's the only table in the place that doesn't have ANOTHER table sitting on top of it - it's the table everyone uses to demo cues/etc. It shoots just fine.
I've heard that every time someone comes around and is semi-serious about buying it, the shop owner waffles and refuses to sell, then ups the price. I think it's gone up about $10k since the first time I walked into the place. Apparently he's very attached to that table.
Incidentally it's the only table in the place that doesn't have ANOTHER table sitting on top of it - it's the table everyone uses to demo cues/etc. It shoots just fine.
A pool table is a bit large to hang on the wall
I'll pay market value and try for less knowing that the pro probably paid a lot less, if anything. I'm not buying a pool table to hang on the wall and unless the player becomes a household name outside of the pool world it has little or no extra investment value.
I once had the two-millionth Vega(car) ever made. It had a few special things on it to make it unique and was identified as the two-millionth made. Like most Vega's it was a POS and didn't bring me much money when I crushed it.
Hu
I'll pay market value and try for less knowing that the pro probably paid a lot less, if anything. I'm not buying a pool table to hang on the wall and unless the player becomes a household name outside of the pool world it has little or no extra investment value.
I once had the two-millionth Vega(car) ever made. It had a few special things on it to make it unique and was identified as the two-millionth made. Like most Vega's it was a POS and didn't bring me much money when I crushed it.
Hu
I think I would pay some more, according to the history. I see often that cues are sold because of who the previous owners were, or for whom they were made. I don't see why a table would be any different.
But as TImberly and others stated, one can usually tell by what the market will bear. If there are those who will pay more, they will make themselves known.
Mike
But as TImberly and others stated, one can usually tell by what the market will bear. If there are those who will pay more, they will make themselves known.
Mike
i would pay a premium for the archer-busta table
What if they werent a pro?
I would pay a lot to get Jackie Gleason's personal pool table. It is the one he was on during the 60 minutes interview. He was a huge fan of pool and played most of his life. Played pretty good if I remember. As for pro pool players...I would pay to get a "personal" table they had at home, if I respected the player. Efren, Nick Varner, Mosconi, Sang Lee's( 3 Cushion table?), Buddy Hall to just name a few. Just my $.02.
I would pay a lot to get Jackie Gleason's personal pool table. It is the one he was on during the 60 minutes interview. He was a huge fan of pool and played most of his life. Played pretty good if I remember. As for pro pool players...I would pay to get a "personal" table they had at home, if I respected the player. Efren, Nick Varner, Mosconi, Sang Lee's( 3 Cushion table?), Buddy Hall to just name a few. Just my $.02.
vagabond said:If a world famous pool player wants to sell the pool table he/she practiced ,will u buy it for the price he/she paid or less because it was used or more than he/she paid to buy it?
Vagabond,
If Allison only played on it for a few months, then maybe the buyer should ask for her to autograph a few rails and sign a COA that she owned it. If she doesn't, then it appears that she's just looking to supplement her income.
Barbara
Been there, done that.
I was fortunate enough to buy Jimmy Caras' table before he moved down to FLA to live with one of his daughters. And he was happy to sell it to me because he knew he wouldn't be seeing it on eBay two days later.
It's a keeper.
Barbara
cueandcushion said:I would pay a lot to get Jackie Gleason's personal pool table. It is the one he was on during the 60 minutes interview. He was a huge fan of pool and played most of his life. Played pretty good if I remember. As for pro pool players...I would pay to get a "personal" table they had at home, if I respected the player. Efren, Nick Varner, Mosconi, Sang Lee's( 3 Cushion table?), Buddy Hall to just name a few. Just my $.02.
I was fortunate enough to buy Jimmy Caras' table before he moved down to FLA to live with one of his daughters. And he was happy to sell it to me because he knew he wouldn't be seeing it on eBay two days later.
It's a keeper.
Barbara