joss-please identify

[undertaker]

this is a joss ,maybe 10 years old. this cue is one of the best hitting joss that i have ever played. hits as good as any joss west i ever had in my hands.
i have mailed dan janes but he could not help me. he has told me that he had made so many cues in his live that he cannot remember all.
maybe one of you could tell me about this cue and how much its worth.
thank you very much!

 

[nnelg]

your cue

this is a joss ,maybe 10 years old. this cue is one of the best hitting joss that i have ever played. hits as good as any joss west i ever had in my hands.
i have mailed dan janes but he could not help me. he has told me that he had made so many cues in his live that he cannot remember all.
maybe one of you could tell me about this cue and how much its worth.
thank you very much!

if you will send a picture of the cue to my web site ggcues.com i might be able to help you. a quick question are the points hand inlayed or are they cut by computer, that will assist greratly in telling what and where and help in assertaining the approximate age as well. i will do all i can to help oyu
glenn Graham
ggcues.com

 

[TATE]

this is a joss ,maybe 10 years old. this cue is one of the best hitting joss that i have ever played. hits as good as any joss west i ever had in my hands.
i have mailed dan janes but he could not help me. he has told me that he had made so many cues in his live that he cannot remember all.
maybe one of you could tell me about this cue and how much its worth.
thank you very much!

Joss has made thousands of different designs and has used numerous logos.
They are certainly one of the most successful and prolific cue makers in history.

That is a Joss logo from the early 1990's. They are the only one who can help you with this. Joss is very helpful at identifying their cues. What you have to do is take some full cue pics and print them out and mail them to Joss. They may also accept them by e-mail.

They will look it up, give you the model number and date.

Joss Cues Ltd.
8749 Mylander Lane
Towson, Maryland 21286
USA
(410) 821-0064
(410) 821-8321 fax

info@JossCues.com

 

[undertaker]

thanks to you.the points are inlayed and not spliced. dan janes had told me that he has lost track of all his cues and dont know when he has made the cue. i have found a brochure with a cue that looks very similar. it is called a 96-15. but how much is it aproximately worth in good condition?

 

[TATE]

thanks to you.the points are inlayed and not spliced. dan janes had told me that he has lost track of all his cues and dont know when he has made the cue. i have found a brochure with a cue that looks very similar. it is called a 96-15. but how much is it aproximately worth in good condition?

Only a few models of the 1990's Joss cues are collectible. Yours is a production cue and I wouldn't consider it collectible, but will be bought instead by someone who wants a nice playing cue and likes the design. Since it will be sold as a playing cue, the emphasis will be on straightness and overall condition (meaning nothing needs to be repaired).

Although this cue probably retailed for around $500 at the time , most of the production Joss cues (which yours is) are worth maybe $200 in decent shape and straight, with some of the fancy versions with spears, etc being worth more.

The problem holding the prices down is, since it will be used as a playing cue, there are plentiful Joss cues being sold brand new on E-Bay for the $150 - $250 range.

Here's an example:

Joss E-Bay finished Auction

Some players look for older cues.

Chris

 

[undertaker]

thank you!
i have purchased it for 250, so i think it was a fair bargain. i own also a joss west which is aproximately 15 times more expensive, but the hit of the two cues is nearly the same. so i think the joss west goes back into the safe and i play with the joss. i have also a new joss, but this one plays not so well then the older one. i think that the shaft wood 10, 15.. years earlier was much better than today. what do you think?

 

[TATE]

thank you!
i have purchased it for 250, so i think it was a fair bargain. i own also a joss west which is aproximately 15 times more expensive, but the hit of the two cues is nearly the same. so i think the joss west goes back into the safe and i play with the joss. i have also a new joss, but this one plays not so well then the older one. i think that the shaft wood 10, 15.. years earlier was much better than today. what do you think?

I also play with a JW cue. $250 was a fair price for your cue, especially since you like it so much. It's hard to find a cue that you "love" playing with - usually this is a cue that just feels right in your hands and you are immediately confortable with it. This is always a bargain and is hard to find.

Joss are good solid cues, especially for the money. There are a lot of players out there looking for the older cues for the very reason you mentioned. One reason is warpage. If a cue hasn't warped after 10 years, it probably won't if stored properly. I've had some new cues warp in two months that were stored in climate controlled conditions.I think the wood is seasoned and the shaft wood was a lot denser, so you get a solid hit. I also think the cuemakers could pick from a variety of inexpensive shaft wood. Now it's expensive and they have to use everything they can.