My friend got ahold of his late Dad's Gus...

[West Point 1987]

All the people I assisted took the money and did what was important to them. Which is exactly what you would expect. Pay bills, vacation, college.. at least it was there.
That guy doesn't want to sell, he just wants to say look at me....
JV

He didn't even know what a Gus Szamboti was...He has no interest in pool, and would like to sell. I'm just trying to help him get it done fairly and safely.

 

[Dead Money]

He didn't even know what a Gus Szamboti was...He has no interest in pool, and would like to sell. I'm just trying to help him get it done fairly and safely.

I think he was talking about the other guy..not you. You are assisting a non-pool playing friend:

A potential $10,000 sale or so sometimes trumps sentimentality.
You never know how bad someone needs money and to them having two pieces of wood sitting in a closet makes no sense.
I just hope it doesn't drag out for a couple years like the last person trying to sell a Gus.

All the people I assisted took the money and did what was important to them. Which is exactly what you would expect. Pay bills, vacation, college.. at least it was there.
That guy doesn't want to sell, he just wants to say look at me....
JV

 

[cueman]

I have a very similar Gus and I turned down $8000 for it. So that gives you a general idea of what it should bring to the end user. Mine might be a touch nicer but not much.