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[L'epine]

I have a memorabilia cue that I got during the 2003 World Pool Championships.
I got the cheapest cue I could find with the most bright surface and got a bunch of players to sign it.
I'll sell it for 30K and if someone will buy it then it'll become a 30K cue

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Some of the players that I remember and can make their signatures

1. Mika Immonen
2. Nick Van Den Berg
3. Yang Ching-shun
4. Rodney Morris
5. Ramil Gallego
6. Efren Reyes
7. Sandor Tot
8. Danny Harriman
9. Corey Deuel
10. Steve Davis
11. Marcus Chamat
12. Nick Varner
13. Mark Williams
14. Fransisco Bustamante
15. Earl Strickland
16. Alex Pagulayan
17. Johnny Archer
18. Ralf Souquet (not sure)
19. Thorsten Hohmann
20. Tony Drago

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Obviously not a $30K build, but what a great memorabilia! That is priceless and will need a really great display case.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Soon a SouthWest will go for over 30K, after Lauri Retires JMHO.

Tony at BlackBoar use to do some very pricy Cues, Tikkler aka Steve P., had quite a few.

 

[WildWing]

I would love to see cues in this higher end category of cues generally valued today upwards of $30,000 and more.( And not the axe like thing Mcdermott made for some medieval sword collector. )

I think you're really talking about some fancy Gus Szamboti cues with eight points, for example. Unfortunately, I think most of those belong in the collection of Lucky in Japan. Good luck getting him to sell. Otherwise, a cue played by a famous player, maybe. But not likely.

 

[HawaiianEye]

I think you're really talking about some fancy Gus Szamboti cues with eight points, for example. Unfortunately, I think most of those belong in the collection of Lucky in Japan. Good luck getting him to sell. Otherwise, a cue played by a famous player, maybe. But not likely.

Lassiter's custom Balabushka sold for $45,000 in 1994.

 

[WildWing]

Lassiter's custom Balabushka sold for $45,000 in 1994.

And yet, nobody has a picture of it. Also, the cue Lassiter mainly used was a Tad, not a Bushka.

 

[HawaiianEye]

And yet, nobody has a picture of it. Also, the cue Lassiter mainly used was a Tad, not a Bushka.

I have a one-of-a-kind Jackpot that I may let go for $30,000.

It would take some sweet talking though.

 

[WildWing]

I have a one-of-a-kind Jackpot that I may let go for $30,000.

It would take some sweet talking though.

Not interested.

 

[L'epine]

This is one of my favorite TAD designs (Brian Hashimoto)





I have this one, one of the other 5 made including Hawaiian Brian's cue.

 

[flyvirginiaguy]

And yet, nobody has a picture of it. Also, the cue Lassiter mainly used was a Tad, not a Bushka.

If you are speaking about the plain 4 point Bushka Lassiter owned, there were pics of it online for quite some time.

 

[WildWing]

If you are speaking about the plain 4 point Bushka Lassiter owned, there were pics of it online for quite some time.

Yes, I remember that one, but I doubt anybody paid 40 grand for it. Lassiter's fancier cue that he used for years, many people thought it was a Bushka, but was actually a Tad. Not sure whatever became of that one.

 

[PhilosopherKing]

Yes, I remember that one, but I doubt anybody paid 40 grand for it. Lassiter's fancier cue that he used for years, many people thought it was a Bushka, but was actually a Tad. Not sure whatever became of that one.

If I’m remembering correctly, it sold on eBay and the auction price was ~40k.

 

[WildWing]

If I’m remembering correctly, it sold on eBay and the auction price was ~40k.

I'll take your word for that, as I don't remember. Are you talking about the very plain Balabushka, or the fancier Tad that Lassiter used?

 

[PhilosopherKing]

I'll take your word for that, as I don't remember. Are you talking about the very plain Balabushka, or the fancier Tad that Lassiter used?

The Balabushka.

 

[WildWing]

This is one of my favorite TAD designs (Brian Hashimoto)

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I have this one, one of the other 5 made including Hawaiian Brian's cue.
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I think that was one of Tad's best designs, where he had mother of pearl diamonds in the center, with diamond or other marquetry surrounding.

 

[WildWing]

The Balabushka.

I'm amazed anyone paid 40 plus grand for it. Do you know if it ended up in the Glenn collection?

 

[PhilosopherKing]

I'm amazed anyone paid 40 plus grand for it. Do you know if it ended up in the Glenn collection?

Sorry, I don’t know.

 

[L'epine]

I think that was one of Tad's best designs, where he had mother of pearl diamonds in the center, with diamond or other marquetry surrounding.

I believe Brian's sold for in the neighborhood of $20,000. Not a bad price for a cue from a notorious hustler turned pool hall owner. Fred said the extra long butt cap is still to this day a highly sought after feature in newer designs sent to Asia. This design was made in 1969.

Jasmin Ouschan vs Calvin Coker. Coker won with the TAD.

And here is something you rarely see, a black butt cap Red Logo TAD. It's the only one I have seen in person.

 

[L'epine]

So for those that think it's completely AI fiction to make a legendary cue with 3 or more Hall of Fame cue makers building the cue together...well here's the clue. If you know... Josephine had a few she sold. Last count 7 were out in the wild. Before you even get started, the blank is $17,000. It takes a lot of leverage to separate one of these from a collection.