Ivory Jiont & Buttcap Barry Szamboti For Sale

Gwen's up said:
Please explain to me why this cue is worth $12,000+ dollars!


I look at AZ alot, I go to the cue show at Valleyforge...I see alot of cues.

I'm no professional or builder or anything so maybe there is a reason that I am unaware of? Special materials, special teqhnique? ??


Many cues here on AZ seem to have much more detail or decoration and sell for MUCH MUCH less.

Why so expensive?



Don't get me wrong, It is very nice, but I'm not sure it is $12,000 nice!

Please advise. :smile:
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Owning a Barry cue is going to be like owning an original Picasso some day. His father was to cuemaking what Socrates was to Philosophy. Barry makes cues in the same tradition only (from what I've heard) Barry will never make the number of cues Gus did. Consider that and the fact that anything that leaves his shop is flawless. So you've got the name, the tradition, the quality and playablility. I played with a Gus and a Barry and I can comfortably say they were 2 of the best 4 cues I've ever shot with. So you've got all these factors right off the top. Now here's what makes this cue even better: Ivory joint and buttcap is fairly rare and this is the only Koa Szam I've ever seen. Thats not to say its the only one but its definitely one of the few. Collectors obviously value rarity so the price will go up for that. I doubt anyone will ever say that a Szam (Gus or Barry) is the fanciest cue they've ever seen but from a collectors standpoint, you might have a really fancy original painting by Frank Somebody that is just beautiful to look out and have a lot of detail but my less detailed, simpler Original Vincent Van Gogh is worth MUCH MUCH more.

I hope this helps explain it.

Dave

Great cue by the way. You wouldn't happen to need a kidney would you?
 
Thanks Sean,
You are the real collector in your Craig,Szamboti, and Hercek.

Hope all is well.

Balance
 
Dear My friend,

I'll go to cue show in VF someday and share all my cues with you. To have a great time dinner with you, of course I pay.
Take care

Balance

alpine9430 said:
Balance

That is one beautiful cue.
You really brought out the beauty of this one with your great pictures.
I love the point work and the exceptional details in the inlays.

Good luck with the sale my friend.
myron
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DiamondDave said:
Owning a Barry cue is going to be like owning an original Picasso some day. His father was to cuemaking what Socrates was to Philosophy. Barry makes cues in the same tradition only (from what I've heard) Barry will never make the number of cues Gus did. Consider that and the fact that anything that leaves his shop is flawless. So you've got the name, the tradition, the quality and playablility. I played with a Gus and a Barry and I can comfortably say they were 2 of the best 4 cues I've ever shot with. So you've got all these factors right off the top. Now here's what makes this cue even better: Ivory joint and buttcap is fairly rare and this is the only Koa Szam I've ever seen. Thats not to say its the only one but its definitely one of the few. Collectors obviously value rarity so the price will go up for that. I doubt anyone will ever say that a Szam (Gus or Barry) is the fanciest cue they've ever seen but from a collectors standpoint, you might have a really fancy original painting by Frank Somebody that is just beautiful to look out and have a lot of detail but my less detailed, simpler Original Vincent Van Gogh is worth MUCH MUCH more.

I hope this helps explain it.

Dave

Great cue by the way. You wouldn't happen to need a kidney would you?
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Dave

I'm appreciate every word you said. Thanks for everyone kindly and honestly word. you make my heart warm and have fun to keep collecting great cues.

Thanks
Balance
 
Price lower

To excite the market !!

Price : 10,500 USD
Wire Tranfer only
 
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This cue would look great on anybody. Very classy cue. Good luck on the sale. poolrod.
 
Balance said:
Dear My friend,

I'll go to cue show in VF someday and share all my cues with you. To have a great time dinner with you, of course I pay.
Take care

Balance
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Balance

Your collection has evolved greatly since we first shared messages.
Meeting you would be great and we will see who is faster reaching the wallet to pay the check! :D

Have a great day and once again good luck with the sale.
myron
 
alpine9430 said:
Balance

Your collection has evolved greatly since we first shared messages.
Meeting you would be great and we will see who is faster reaching the wallet to pay the check! :D

Have a great day and once again good luck with the sale.
myron
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Balance, have 3 Searings, also interested in your Barry, but can't do anything until after Derby City. regards don sureman183@yahoo.com
 
Balance said:
Base on my personal viewpoint
1.Ivory and ButtCap
2.4 shafts
3.Special Koa wood points
4.Like new which just refresh by Barry Work.

Maybe I set a highly price,but I also said will listen reasonable offer,Did I ??I'm not a cue dealer and have few experiment to sell cue.I think only 2 time in selling cues to USA.
Some real or seriously buyer interested this cue will PM me if I set a high price. You can see a lot of things happened in Sell/Wanted area. Somebody will be told without left sell price (Like PM me for price),but I decide to show the price I thought.
I'm work hard on my job to do all my best to collect the cues that I want.I also want to go to the cue show at Valleyforge but I don't have time cause work busy in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company(tsmc).My majority interesting in my life is collecting custom cues.

Thanks for your advise !!:)

Balance
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Hi Balance-

I was not trying to give advice, simply asking a question.

I do not think "Ivory and Buttcap, Koa points" make it worth that kind of cash, however;

Thanks for all who gave helpful answers to my question.

I was always, naively, under the impression that Gus was the top dog and Barry was kind of riding on his coat tails. (sorry to offend)

I have plenty to learn about cues and am fairly new-ish to the whole thing, so my apologies for my ignorance!
 
DiamondDave said:
Owning a Barry cue is going to be like owning an original Picasso some day. His father was to cuemaking what Socrates was to Philosophy. Barry makes cues in the same tradition only (from what I've heard) Barry will never make the number of cues Gus did. Consider that and the fact that anything that leaves his shop is flawless. So you've got the name, the tradition, the quality and playablility. I played with a Gus and a Barry and I can comfortably say they were 2 of the best 4 cues I've ever shot with. So you've got all these factors right off the top. Now here's what makes this cue even better: Ivory joint and buttcap is fairly rare and this is the only Koa Szam I've ever seen. Thats not to say its the only one but its definitely one of the few. Collectors obviously value rarity so the price will go up for that. I doubt anyone will ever say that a Szam (Gus or Barry) is the fanciest cue they've ever seen but from a collectors standpoint, you might have a really fancy original painting by Frank Somebody that is just beautiful to look out and have a lot of detail but my less detailed, simpler Original Vincent Van Gogh is worth MUCH MUCH more.

I hope this helps explain it.

Dave

Great cue by the way. You wouldn't happen to need a kidney would you?
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Thank you Dave- Very helpful indeed.
 
Gwen's up said:
Hi Balance-

I was not trying to give advice, simply asking a question.

I do not think "Ivory and Buttcap, Koa points" make it worth that kind of cash, however;

Thanks for all who gave helpful answers to my question.

I was always, naively, under the impression that Gus was the top dog and Barry was kind of riding on his coat tails. (sorry to offend)

I have plenty to learn about cues and am fairly new-ish to the whole thing, so my apologies for my ignorance!
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There's nothing wrong trying to get more information.. This cue might be priced high to start, that is what is throwing you off...
There is nothing more collectable then a Szamboti. Every collector trying to get their hands one them is telling you that..

The "Coat Tail" statement is more then just offending...
Barry has been making cues since 1989 and has earned every bit of his reputation for his attention to detail and his incredible playablity of his cues.
Barry has followed the tradition instilled by his father to make cues with his complete heart and soul into every cue.. Good luck trying to put a price on cues that are a labor of love..
Most people trying to buy a Barry Szamboti are buying the quality of the cue, and the quality of the Man.. There will only be one Gus Szamboti, but there will only be one Barry Szamboti Sr.
Best,
Ken Kerner
 
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