INFO and APPRASIALS for my old Gina Cue

[Myan_808]

Aloha!

New member here! My father who had recently passed had this Gina Cue, All he ever told me was it was his “grail” and I was never to touch it until he’s gone. After doing some research, all I could gather was this was an old cue possibly around the 80’s perhaps even earlier. It was in a hard case the whole time my father had it, he played maybe 2 matches with it and after that it went into his room.

It has its 2 original shafts, and one other one (don’t know where its from). The cue itself is in immaculate condition for its age and very straight, from the barbell design it appears to have ivory in it. I tried looking for a serial number under the screw where the shaft is connected and can only see the cursive “ginacue” logo, however under the rubber butt at the bottom, it has the cursive “ginacue” logo and “00400”. I don’t know if that’s the serial number, the model number, etc.

I was looking for any information about this cue, collectability, rarity, and possible appraisals. Any info would be amazing!

Mahalo in advance.

 

[Frosty]

From the looks of those ferrules, this cues been used to play a lot more than 2 games.

Fairly bare bones basic for a Ginacue. Value? It’s worth what someone will pay for it. I’ll give you $500 for it.

 

[Myan_808]

From the looks of those ferrules, this cues been used to play a lot more than 2 games.

Fairly bare bones basic for a Ginacue. Value? It’s worth what someone will pay for it. I’ll give you $500 for it.

Mahalo, yeah I’m really not sure about what is what, I’m just going based on what I remember him sharing with me. My dad was a billiards player unfortunately I didn’t share the same passion. I should’ve asked more questions when he was around.

 

[lfigueroa]

Definitely worth something to the right collector.

Clearly, from the logo, it's a second generation Gina, sometime after 1988 -- the first generation had Ginacue spelled out one way or the other. It also does appear to have been used a fair amount though the wrap looks to be in pretty good condition. There are folks here than will know more.

Lou Figueroa

 

[bbb]

a quick search for pool cue appraisors came up with classic cues
seems for $150 you can send him the info and get an appraisal from a cue dealer
i have never used them so i can not speak for the accuracy of the appraisal
i know they have been around a long time
hope this helps

Appraisals and authentifications

 

[mikemosconi]

No need to pay for an " appraisal" the cue market for a cue like this is not even close to being set in stone. It is a cue that has a very limited market- why?
1. it would not appeal to 99.99% of current pool players under the age of 50.
2. it is out of reach financially for the vast bulk of the cue buying public.
3. the actual market for cue buyers of this type of cue is shrinking every day, as people 65 to 90 who , by far, are those who actually would know of this famous cue maker of the past , are mostly not buying more cues to add to their collections unless it is a fire sale on the cue.

4. the Reality is - if you want ACTUALLY to sell the cue- post in the for sale section of this site, follow the selling rules, vet your potential buyers as one needs to do on the internet, and start with an asking price of $4500. Be clear in your listing that you will strongly consider best offers.

5. Then just wait to see what offers come your way- refresh the listing often here by bumping it to the top if you do not get any early acceptable offers above a floor that you decide- should be somewhere between $3,000 and $4,000 in my opinion.

6. From about 25 years of doing this, and one who believes in actually selling cues and not just listing cues, my opinion is that ANYWHERE from $3K to $ 4K - I would take the money- but that is just me- others may differ.

 

[gutshot]

Made in 2000. $3000 min.

 

[mikemosconi]

I see that you just went ahead and posted this on e bay for $10,000 or make offer- why ask us all here if you are going to do something like that?
Where did you get that $10,000 number from? You are paying e bay 13% to sell it.

 

[overlord]

I see that you just went ahead and posted this on e bay for $10,000 or make offer- why ask us all here if you are going to do something like that?
Where did you get that $10,000 number from? You are paying e bay 13% to sell it.

You gave him the skinny.

He will never get 10K.......

 

[Biloxi Boy]

I am not a Gina fan. Don't dislike them either. Same for barbells. But this cue is a peach (I keep coming back to the pictures) and if . . . but, ultimately, Mike tells us the rest of the story.

 

[g0ds gReeN]

Condolences to you and your family. I remember seeing this thanks to the facebook algorithm earlier this week? Nice to see some other pictures of it.

 

[lfigueroa]

I see that you just went ahead and posted this on e bay for $10,000 or make offer- why ask us all here if you are going to do something like that?
Where did you get that $10,000 number from? You are paying e bay 13% to sell it.

$10K for that cue is... nuts.

I believe you were correct putting it $3-4K.

Lou Figueroa

 

[TheWacoKid]

I would contact Cornerstone Cues and get an estimate of what they will consign it for, and how much they think they can sell it for. They have Gina Cues for sale at a hefty price now.

 

[Sooner32]

I would contact Cornerstone Cues and get an estimate of what they will consign it for, and how much they think they can sell it for. They have Gina Cues for sale at a hefty price now.

I tried contacting them a while back about a couple of cues they had listed. They have some nice Scruggs and early Joss cues listed. Nobody ever responded. Somebody else told me they have had many of the same cues on their site for a really long time. All the same cues I was interested in last year are still listed on their site.

 

[skip100]

Want to know what it’s worth? Put it on eBay with good pictures and no reserve. You’ll find out in a week.