Looking for a little advice on these two shafts....

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str8shot

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I have two shafts that i am needing to know a value for. But one of them i have a question or two on.
The one i need to only need the value on is an OB Classic shaft with a Kamui medium hard on it. The shaft was a custom turn out of a blank, it has no logo. There is one small sugar mark in the shaft and it has a thin black collar with a 3/8-10 joint.
The second shaft is one i stumbled on in a cue transaction as an extra shaft. This one is a pre cat predator in a 3/8-10 pin. This shaft has a layered tip on it and a solid black collar like a McDermott. The thing that i dont understand is there is a thin black line about in an inch off the joint that wraps all the way around the shaft. There is also a small sugar mark in this shaft as well.
Any help i can get would be greatly appreciated and feel free to respond here with info and anything else, such as questions for more info, via pm.
I tried to post pics but cant figure out how to from my ipad. Can send via email just ask via pm.
Thanks!
 
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I'm fairly sure I saw both of them on ebay. I may have bid on the OB. I'm not sure but I believe that the circle mark on the Predator means that it is a 'second'. Again I'm not sure.
 
Nope sorry...

Neither have been on ebay....yet....i have bought both local one from a maker and the other from an old timer i talked to at leauge night.
 
The one with the Black Line is a what Predator codes as a "Second" not what they would sell as their #1 Quality. So they sell them at discounted rates, they play however top notch. The defects are usually due to Blemishes in the color of the wood nothing more.

Black Cat :cool:
 
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Hey guys, I like to play with a pro taper and break with one too so far. I was wondering if anyone has tried breaking with a conical taper after using a pro and felt it added stiffness that provided an advantage for their break..?
 
Keystone87 said:
Hey guys, I like to play with a pro taper and break with one too so far. I was wondering if anyone has tried breaking with a conical taper after using a pro and felt it added stiffness that provided an advantage for their break..?
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:sorry: sorry meant to post this in the main forum, and I was viewing this thread at the same time...
 
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Hey guys, I like to play with a pro taper and break with one too so far. I was wondering if anyone has tried breaking with a conical taper after using a pro and felt it added stiffness that provided an advantage for their break..?
 
Are you sure the Predator second is a pre-cat? I don't know if they put the cat logo on the seconds due to the space taken up by the black ring.

In either case, the going rate for a name brand LD shaft in good condition is 60-80% of the price of a new shaft. Drop that a bit for the Predator second; raise it a bit if it's a Predator pre-cat due to their increased desirability.
 
TSW said:
Are you sure the Predator second is a pre-cat? I don't know if they put the cat logo on the seconds due to the space taken up by the black ring.
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The reason I think that it is a pre cat is because of the way the 314 is wrote in the shaft. It looked identical to the other two pre cats that I have.
 
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