RARE GUS SZAMBOTI w/IVORY JOINT (4 SHAFTS)

sureman183

sureman183

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Hey AZ'ers,
Here is one of a kind and rare offer for a super GUS SZAMBOTI w/IVORY JOINT.
Here are the specs:

JOINT: 5/16x14 ivory joint (rare)
57" w/silver ring (also very rare) refinished by Barry 1 year ago, original linen!
BUTT: 28 1/2" @ 16.2 oz,
SHAFTS:
#1 @ 28 1/2" at 3.8 oz and 12.5mm (Gus)
#2 @ 28 1/2" at 3.9oz and 12.4mm (cue comes w/4 shafts (Gus)
Shafts options are #1, #2, #3 and #4
or
#1, #2, #5 and #6.
#3 shaft Gus 28 3/4" at 4.1oz and 12.8mm
#4 Gus 29 1/2" at 4.1oz and 12.6mm
#5 and 6 are new Barry shafts 29 1/2" at 4.3oz and 12.85mm

cue is SOLD Mainly looking for cash but will consider a smaller cue plus cash.

Cues is in excellent condition since it was refinished 1 year ago and has been sitting in one of my Ron Thomas.

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ivory jointed gus

don , you you never cease to amaze me nice findd good luck ladies and gentleman, i have dealt w/ don for a long time. very fair man to work with
 
Rare gus

thanks all for the compliments, this isn't easy for me to sell this Gus, but need to. will only consider a partial trade, no multiple trades. mostly CASH. thanks don
 
Wow...

Don, Absolutely incredible. I wish I could!!! I don't think this cue will last long at that price even in this market... For those of you who have not dealt with Don, he is a man of his word. By the way Don, Did you receive the letter on the Franklin?
Good luck with your sale,
Dan Z
 
awsome cue, seen it in my shop................stunning!!!!!

G/L on your sale Don.:thumbup:
 
Rare gus

thanks for compliments, have a few offers, this cue may find a new residence soon. keep em coming. regards don
 
Previous Transaction With Sureman

I had purchased a plain jane birdseye Tad from Sureman at DCC when it was still being held at the Executive Hotel in Lexingtion in 2002. There wasn't really any room there to roll the cue to test level etc..I took him at his word that it wasn't warped. I paid around 1100 for it. When I got it back to Indiana, I noticed the butt had a significant wobble in it. Upon contacting him and finally getting a response, he said the next time we meet to bring it up and he would take a look at it and remedy the situation. A few weeks later he had a display at a 9ball tournament in Toledo,Oh. I drove about five hours to meet with him. Upon my arrival and initial discussion, he was clueless and had no recollection of our previous conversations. After showing him the cue, he claimed that in no way that he would ever sell a cue that was in such condition and that I must have purchased it from someone else and become confused with the vendor. He refused to buy it back or offer a refund. I have since found out that a friend of mine and a third party also had similiar experiences with him. I would consider this person highly untrustworthy and one who fails to stand behind the items he sells.

I hope this post serves as a warning for others that are contemplating entering a transaction with this vendor.

An Unsatisfied Customer Who Was Swindled,
CA2Indy
 
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ca2indy said:
I had purchased a plain jane birdseye Tad from Sureman at DCC when it was still being held at the Executive Hotel in Lexingtion in 2002. There wasn't really any room there to roll the cue to test level etc..I took him at his word that it wasn't warped. I paid around 1100 for it. When I got it back to Indiana, I noticed the butt had a significant wobble in it. Upon contacting him and finally getting a response, he said the next time we meet to bring it up and he would take a look at it and remedy the situation. A few weeks later he had a display at a 9ball tournament in Toledo,Oh. I drove about five hours to meet with him. Upon my arrival and initial discussion, he was clueless and had no recollection of our previous conversations. After showing him the cue, he claimed that in no way that he would ever sell a cue that was in such condition and that I must have purchased it from someone else and become confused with the vendor. He refused to buy it back or offer a refund. I have since found out that a friend of mine and a third party also had similiar experiences with him. I would consider this person highly untrustworthy and one who fails to stand behind the items he sells.

I hope this post serves as a warning for others that are contemplating entering a transaction with this vendor.

An Unsatisfied Customer Who Was Swindled,
CA2Indy
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You are a little LATE he has sold it! Not to me but just sayin.........Ron
 
Gus Szamboti

first off i notice that you have no itrader rating. then to set the record straight, you're a BALL FACED LIAR. at the Derby i sold a Tad birdeye that i had purchased from Richard Minton a cue dealer from Paoli, IN, he is a honest man to deal with & a friend. there was a 9' Diamond directly in front of my booth. there never was a roll in this cue. Richard & i both checked it. 2 or 3 months later, this nit calls me & says cue is cracked just below the joint. was going to Glass City Open, agreed to look at cue. it had a crack in it. but it was stained black, he said before he had 3 or 4 more Tads. i couldn't tell if this was cue i sold. he wanted $1.100 + $250 to $300 for Tad to refinish it. no way did Tad stain a birdseye cue. a friend of mine told me he had Mike Stacey do the work. 1st i could not convince myself this was cue i sold, 2nd after 2 to 3 months went by. 3rd i'm not paying for work you chose to do. GOOD BYE NIT
 
Szamboti

That's an interesting story. I have known Don for several years and have bought, sold, and traded many cues with him. Never had a problem and always found him curtious, knowledgable and fair.

Mike
 
Gus Szamboti

thanks Mike, do you believe this? you work hard to build a reputation & along comes this crap. there is weasels out there, but this takes the cake. sorry for venting. don
 
Nit indeed

sureman183 said:
first off i notice that you have no itrader rating. then to set the record straight, you're a BALL FACED LIAR. at the Derby i sold a Tad birdeye that i had purchased from Richard Minton a cue dealer from Paoli, IN, he is a honest man to deal with & a friend. there was a 9' Diamond directly in front of my booth. there never was a roll in this cue. Richard & i both checked it. 2 or 3 months later, this nit calls me & says cue is cracked just below the joint. was going to Glass City Open, agreed to look at cue. it had a crack in it. but it was stained black, he said before he had 3 or 4 more Tads. i couldn't tell if this was cue i sold. he wanted $1.100 + $250 to $300 for Tad to refinish it. no way did Tad stain a birdseye cue. a friend of mine told me he had Mike Stacey do the work. 1st i could not convince myself this was cue i sold, 2nd after 2 to 3 months went by. 3rd i'm not paying for work you chose to do. GOOD BYE NIT
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Yep he posts this crap in a sale thread after it is SOLD whats up with that? Who's he tryin to HELP? Ron
 
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