He has doubled his price from the first listing which was a mere $4,500 and his stories seem to be getting better as he goes. Read the Questions and Answers at the bottom of the page.. Had a good laugh on this one... Again.....
http://cgi.ebay.com/Very-Rare-Lishan-Cue-with-Case_W0QQitemZ170432055485QQ
Background....affordable Taiwan cue from the 1990's.
I love his Q and A... printed without permission... these answers kind of remind me of a pool legend of psychotic porportions...
Q: you did mean that the cue was new in 1990 didn't you? i thought so. it sure was not bought anywhere 45 years ago. give ebayers a break. you might sell the cue for a starting bid of $0.99 but you sure won't get $200.00 for it, in my opinion. Mar-18-10
A: I bought the cue in Chicago on 1965. I was 18 years old. Your opinion doesn't count and I do care what you think. If you don't have the 4500.00 don't bid and go back to KMart for your pool cues. This one is way too high class for you. So is eBay stick to garage sales and Craigs List.
Q: Hi, just thought you might like to know this about your cue - I asked a collector friend of mine about it and this was his reply - I have two Lishan Cues ,and I know the maker of "Lishan". "Lishan" "Cobra" "Olympic Memorial" and "Ada-chi" are the products of a cue maker in Japan, Ada-chi co.jp. But about 3 or so years ago,Mr.Adachi left the company. So those cues are not available now even in Japan. I bought them last year.From a friend of mine, not at a shop. Not so expensive,around 50 dollars U.S.. I forgot to tell you. Most of Ada-chi Cues were said to be made in China. If you get what you want for it I have some cues I would like to sell the same person
Mar-17-10
A: thanks for your question it was an interesting read and thanks for confirming what I have been saying. This rare cue is no longer available. The artisan who created it has passed and he was Chinese. Many works of art have been found in garage sales and were purchased very cheap. That doesn't take away from their value. If I were you I would take another look at what you have and review its value but don't tell your buddy because he will want them back. The cue I have is hand made original. Only twelve were made by this artisan. Other machine copies were made later and distributed by the companies you listed. Perhaps that's what you have but as you say even those are no longer available. The original I have for sale is no longer for play but for display protected in a glass case. It's an art piece not just a cue stick. FYI because it was made in China doesn't mean that it's junk. 50 years ago when my cue was made the world was a different place. The butt of my cue is Ivory not plastic. I would suggest you put your cues for sale on eBay. Perhaps you have something of great value you didn't realize you had. Again thanks for confirming what I have been saying. Regards JG
Q: please educate me about lishan there is very little info on the history of this cuemaker so its very difficult to evaluate your cue also i know its a long time ago you bought it but do you happen to have any paperwork thanks Mar-08-10
A: The cue maker was/is a Chinese artisan. He made 12 cues in addition to his other inlaid art pieces. He has passed and when I was 18 years old I didn't pay much attention to the paper work I received when I bought the cue from a dealer in Chicago. For all I know it was hot. So there is really no way to authenticate this piece because without paper work and history what I say is just legend. Legend or not it's hand made and a piece of art that endured the smoke filled pool halls of Chicago. This is not a knock off or a copy it's real. Perhaps I you want I can take better photos of it. So you can see the imperfections in some of the inlays. Thanks for asking. Cheers JGHolland
Q: You have two too many zeroes on that cues price. Jan-30-10
A: HA HA HA HA........I love it too much I guess. But you never know....there may be some rich guy out there who would help me not loose my home. Obomanomics has taken its toll. Lost my job about a year ago, no more health insurance, lost a truck next my home. Trouble is there are just too many others in this boat with me. but I still have a half bottle of jack left to celebrate when the sheriff kicks my sad ass outta here. LOL Kind Regards JG
