McDaniel Ebony Cue- New,Unplayed

hangemhigh

hangemhigh

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As new,unplayed Bill McDaniel Ebony cue. Cue weighs 19 ounces and is 58 inches long. Both butt and each shaft are dead straight.One shaft has 1 inch Ivorine 3 ferrule,the other has 1 1/4 inch Ivorine 3 ferrule. Each has 13 m.m. Triangle tip. Butt cap is Ivorine 3 with Bill's logo. Black with white speck Irish linen wrap.I personally paid Bill McDaniel $900.00 for the cue and will accept offers at that price or better. Paypal is accepted with a 4% surcharge. Shipping will be actual cost for Fedex overnight with insurance.

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I really like this cue, I love ebony cues! Am I mistaken, or is that price a bit high? I am not trying to be rude, but it seems to me that $900 or more is a bit much for a plain jane. Blue book says 100% cond is $475. I may be interested, if the price is better. Please feel free to correct me. I have never bought one of these before.

I am not knocking the cue, I think it is really nice.
 
i am not sure what the value of the cue should be, but going by the current blue book, they are the values of his cues when Bill was still making them.. now that he isnt, we will have to wait for the new blue book to see how much it may have inpacted the values.. and thats if it did at all...

also, being that i dont have a blue book, usually the ebony cues are slightly higher then say the maple and cocobolo cues of the same design..

chris
 
Hello:
Was this cue made by Mr. Bill Mcdaniel, Tommy and Jessie in Jackson TN.? Or was this cue made by the new owners on Mcdaniel Custom Cues, Chicago, IL. This cue looks just like one of the new owners. Mcdaniel ebony series cues.
Thanks D.
 
Sorry I did'nt make it clear in my new auction that I bought the cue from Bill several years ago like I had when you inquired about the cue last time. BTW, the "new owners" never produced a cue like this,so you have never seen one to compare to my McDaniel. I think there is a guy on ebay that sells production McDaniel's like you are thinking about,he is from Sacremento.
 
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poolpro said:
I really like this cue, I love ebony cues! Am I mistaken, or is that price a bit high? I am not trying to be rude, but it seems to me that $900 or more is a bit much for a plain jane. Blue book says 100% cond is $475. I may be interested, if the price is better. Please feel free to correct me. I have never bought one of these before.

I am not knocking the cue, I think it is really nice.
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Chris' reply hit the nail on the head. I would add that one of Bill's Ebony cues cost $900.00 brand new,as I stated in my post.Being able to buy an as new,unplayed cue that is not made anymore should command a premium,thus the asking price, being only what I paid,should be right on the money.Bill made the best playing Ebony cue,just ask Nick Varner,Karen Corr,and Kung Fang Lee.All won major championships with an Ebony McDaniel. I would also point out that many of the Blue Book values are grossly out of line,as I am sure you have read in past posts here on AZ.
All that being said I think I am right on the money with the price. Thanks.Tommy
 
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hangem, Is there any chance that you live in Tenn? I noticed that you've got a couple of Bill's cues for sale and I'm taking a shot in the dark. If so, I'll be in the Nashville area Tuesday on business and would like to see your cues. If you're not in Tenn, please disregard. Thanks
 
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hangem, Is there any chance that you live in Tenn? I noticed that you've got a couple of Bill's cues for sale and I'm taking a shot in the dark. If so, I'll be in the Nashville area Tuesday on business and would like to see your cues. If you're not in Tenn, please disregard. Thanks
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I live in Jackson,TN. Come on down and lets deal.
 
hangemhigh said:
Sorry I did'nt make it clear in my new auction that I bought the cue from Bill several years ago like I had when you inquired about the cue last time. BTW, the "new owners" never produced a cue like this,so you have never seen one to compare to my McDaniel. I think there is a guy on ebay that sells production McDaniel's like you are thinking about,he is from Sacremento.
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thats Dacue here on the forum.. he just posted in your thread asking who actually made it..

chris
 
dacue said:
Hello:
Was this cue made by Mr. Bill Mcdaniel, Tommy and Jessie in Jackson TN.? Or was this cue made by the new owners on Mcdaniel Custom Cues, Chicago, IL. This cue looks just like one of the new owners. Mcdaniel ebony series cues.
Thanks D.
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Even though this post was a blatant attempt to de-value my cue,I felt I should give everyone an authoritative answer.First,let me quote this self proclaimed McDaniel expert-"this cue looks just likeone of the new owners. McDaniel ebony series cues." This statement was a common and petty attempt to denegrate my cues actual value. The "new owner's" ebony series cue looked nothing like my authenic McDaniel and he most assuredly knew this fact. The cue he mentions has silver ringwork and a black butt cap. That cue retailed for $1800.00 and 6 of them were produced. Now this lame excuse of a McDaniel expert would have you believe that the "new owner's" somehow produced McDaniel cues elsewhere,when in fact every McDaniel cue ever made for the "new owners" was still built right here in Jackson,TN. by the same 2 men that worked for Bill. The cues were also made exactly the same way and are for all intents and purposes are to be considered McDaniel cues. The "new owners" tried and did not bring to fruition a shop in Chicago to produce McDaniel cues. I know that dacue knew this,but still tried his best to devalue Bill's cues so he could lowball everyone. This is abundantly apparent in another recent post where he wanted to buy new and unplayed McDaniel cues at "reasonable" prices. We all know Bill retired and his cues are not available anymore. We all know he made one of the finest cues.I wanted to set the record straight so anyone here who is lucky enough to own a Mcdaniel will be informed and not let these lowballer scum beat them out of a cue that will only increase in value.
 
Hello again!! I just wanted to say that I in no way was trtying to de value that cue. I was genuinely curious because it does look very nice. I have never bought or sold any Mcdaniel cues before and was not sure of the value. I also was not aware that he has stopped making cues.

Just wanted to make sure that you knew I was not knocking the cue or the price, just trying to learn more about it.

Good luck with the sale.

Jason
 
poolpro said:
Hello again!! I just wanted to say that I in no way was trtying to de value that cue. I was genuinely curious because it does look very nice. I have never bought or sold any Mcdaniel cues before and was not sure of the value. I also was not aware that he has stopped making cues.

Just wanted to make sure that you knew I was not knocking the cue or the price, just trying to learn more about it.

Good luck with the sale.

Jason
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Jason, no clarification needed on your part. Your post was genuine, and I in no way found fault with the questions asked. Thank you for your kind words.
 
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