I Remember
Mark,
At one time, you were thought by many to have the best Gus collection in the world. That was back when the Asians were just starting to buy, and John Wright was the biggest dealer.
It is amazing how much the market has changed in such a short time.
Mark Griffin said:I just now saw this thread. Very interesting. I used to have a very large Gus collection. (Most of the older collectors could verify this) If my memory serves me properly, Gus only made 5 solid ebony forearms with the box design.
Denny Glenn has the "on the snap" one
Lucky has one
An "Indian" collector (I thought he was from Arizona - not Palm Springs) had one - I have forgotten his name-but this must be his old cue.
And I had 2 of them. I had the propeller one (made for Gus old friend Bill Bailey) and the all ivory (including butt cap) one. I sold them with several very high end Gus. That was in mid 1990's. Mine were both in the Blue Book and Billiard Encyclopedia.
I had 8 ivory jointed (5 flat faced/big bolt). I have pictures and maybe someday I could get someone to post them.
I really enjoy following the values and how they hold up over the years.
Mark Griffin
BCA Pool League
Mark,
At one time, you were thought by many to have the best Gus collection in the world. That was back when the Asians were just starting to buy, and John Wright was the biggest dealer.
It is amazing how much the market has changed in such a short time.