Pool Ball Collecting.

[Rubik's Cube]

Looks like the guy buys estate stuff so he must have been in the right place at the right time.

Ain’t that the truth, sir.

The fellow who sold me my Romanique I set paid $25 as part of a much larger bundle that he didn’t really want but took purely as a favour. My friend bought his set for $1,000 from a gentleman who had paid $2 for them at a yard sale.

Having said all that I must confess that I have also been blessed by similar good fortune many, many times so wish everyone else well, too.

 

[Rubik's Cube]

A gentleman who collects Joe Camel memorabilia contacted me this week to chat about their branded pool balls.

Within their collecting groups on Facebook (many of whom are very dedicated and knowledgeable) only seven complete sets were currently known to be in existence (my own example below was the eighth).

One hundred sets were originally made in 1995.

 

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What are these?

 

[Mr. Joshua]

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Aramith tournament pro cups or one of many copies. At a minimum you need to weigh the set and see if they’re all within a gram or maybe two. Without provenance I’d stay away from them.