Is this a good table for home?
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As long as it doesn't have that crimson red cloth, I think you'll be OK.
Its ok as long as you use red chalk.
Noooooooooooo!
Noooooooooooo!
My answer will appear very cliche' for this forum but regardless of how often it is stated you will be best served by finding a used Gold Crown on Craigs List.
The market for used pool tables right now is in the gutter. Complete buyers market. You will be able to find a 10x better table used for less money.
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AMF table
I bought an AMF table 14 years ago. They made a table that appeared to be made to nearly identical specs as a Gold Crown. At the time, I could get a new AMF for the same price as a beat up GC that had been in a pool hall. When I crawled under the table and looked at the undercarriage, it looked just like a GC.
Initially I was pretty disappointed with the table. I don't know how a new Gold Crown plays. But this table's rails were too stiff. The cue ball bounced a bit off the table as it came off the rail. I wanted a table that plays like the ones in pool halls, but what I was learning about playing rail wasn't helping at all. I play almost every day. It took a couple of years, but eventually, the rails softened and improved greatly. Actually, I think it plays just as well as the tables in the local halls. So I am quite pleased now, but it was too much trouble getting here.
I looked at a web site of an AMF dealer. The new table that resembles a GC, looks to be of substantially cheaper construction than my table. I would agree with the other advice that you should check out a Brunswick or Diamond. If price is a concern, with access to the internet, there are much better places to find out about used tables than there were 14 years ago. Most home tables are relatively unused.
Best,
Greg
I bought an AMF table 14 years ago. They made a table that appeared to be made to nearly identical specs as a Gold Crown. At the time, I could get a new AMF for the same price as a beat up GC that had been in a pool hall. When I crawled under the table and looked at the undercarriage, it looked just like a GC.
Initially I was pretty disappointed with the table. I don't know how a new Gold Crown plays. But this table's rails were too stiff. The cue ball bounced a bit off the table as it came off the rail. I wanted a table that plays like the ones in pool halls, but what I was learning about playing rail wasn't helping at all. I play almost every day. It took a couple of years, but eventually, the rails softened and improved greatly. Actually, I think it plays just as well as the tables in the local halls. So I am quite pleased now, but it was too much trouble getting here.
I looked at a web site of an AMF dealer. The new table that resembles a GC, looks to be of substantially cheaper construction than my table. I would agree with the other advice that you should check out a Brunswick or Diamond. If price is a concern, with access to the internet, there are much better places to find out about used tables than there were 14 years ago. Most home tables are relatively unused.
Best,
Greg
Keep an eye on Craigs List and ebay. You will find a much better table at a cheaper price.
I passed on two nice GC I's recently. One at $800 and one at $500.
I passed on two nice GC I's recently. One at $800 and one at $500.
If the table is in good shape that is a very fair price, but here's the thing.
It's not just what you pay for the table, it's the money you put into it.
If you need to replace the cushions, replace the cloth (that red needs to go) pay to have it moved and set up correctly by a quality table mechanic, you will be putting more money into the table than the table is worth.
Do you want to put $1,000+ into a $200 table that when you sell it you will never get back?
If you are going to move it and set it up with some friends, not put any money into it and play on it as it is, then for $200 you have nothing to lose but your time and your sweat.
But if you are thinking of replacing anything on it, think again, that is not the table to start dumping money into. If your patient (when looking for the right table you need to be) I am sure you can come across a GC 1 or 2 for $500-$800 dollars. Now you have a table worth putting $$ into when the time is right for you and you won't lose your ass on it if and when you decide to sell it. Plus it will play MUCH better, especially if set up by a good mechanic.
Agreeing with this. The local craigslist has silly deals on tables all the time.