Jmho
No offense to your sale, JOSH. It is a very nice cue, and worth every penny you are asking for it. IT IS A SUGARTREE, WITH IVORY!!!! Good luck on your trade/sale, it shouldn't be here long.
I am usually not one to comment on stuff like this, but recently it has been a pet peeve of mine, and I thought I should speak up.
Trade value is quite an interesting creature. Why ask anybody their "trade value" on something they are offering up on the boards?? Value is subjective - What one person will pay and what another will sell something for determines if a sale is made - as long as both parties' thinking is the same. It works the same for trades on cues. It doesn't matter as to value - as long as the buyer and seller meet eye to eye on the deal. So with that said, offer a cue for trade, and if the buyer deems it up to his need or want for his cue, then a trade will be made. Not attacking anybody specific, but I just seem to be seeing these questions from many people more and more, and I JUST DON'T GET IT!!
What stops the original poster of the cue for trade from asking able traders what they consider the trade value of their offer? It could go around in circles, with no end in site.
In the end, offer the poster something, and see what happens from there - just make sure you are OK with what you offer, since that person might take you up on it.
JMHO - Michael