Szamboti Style Jenson

gmcole

gmcole

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4 Ebony points with black/red/green/natural veneers into birdseye maple.
Cue is about 19.5 oz. Shafts have ivory ferrules and milk dud tips. One shaft is unhit unchalked, one has had very light play. 24 MOP inlays of notched diamonds and dots. Cue has "Buzz" ring and green speck wrap to copy Szamboti. Cue was $2650 new from Mike. Pics don't do cue justis. Prefer cash but would consider a Runde or a spliced Runde era Schon.
thanks-jeff

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Thanks for the intrest. I did not post a price because I am not sure what it's worth. I am not used to a cue being worth less than what it cost new. Does $1750 sound about right?
thanks-jeff
 
Not trying to bust you're bubble, and I mean absolutely no offense, but that cue will struggle to bring over $1000.00 in this or any other market. Mike's cues are top notch but just have never really enjoyed much re-sell. I posted pics of my Jensen that is in the Billiard Encyclopedia a few months back and got no interest from a guy who was looking for a Jensen. It does suck to buy a cue, not like something about it, and lose more than half of what you payed, but it has happened to us all.
 
Worth probably $800 to$900 without inlays. With inlays???


I'd say maybe $1,200.


It's a nice cue, and I bet it hits terrific.
 
Wow- I hope you guys are wrong. I've owned a Tascarella,Scruggs, White, Bluegrass, Hercek, Olney and many others. I can Honestly say none of those played "better" than this Jensen. Craftmanship would not be at the bottom of that list either. I am yet to here one negitive thing about Mike's cues- I don't get it.
thanks-jeff
 
gmcole said:
Wow- I hope you guys are wrong. I've owned a Tascarella,Scruggs, White, Bluegrass, Hercek, Olney and many others. I can Honestly say none of those played "better" than this Jensen. Craftmanship would not be at the bottom of that list either. I am yet to here one negitive thing about Mike's cues- I don't get it.
thanks-jeff
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No argueing the "hit". A Jensen was the best hitting cue that I've ever owned. For some odd reason his cues have never done well on the secondary market. For that reason I buy them whenever I can since they are usually a great value. Go figure?
 
Salamander said:
Worth probably $800 to$900 without inlays. With inlays???


I'd say maybe $1,200.


It's a nice cue, and I bet it hits terrific.
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Thanks for your opinion. I will consider a trade for a Runde or spliced Runde Schon. Maybe then, I can justify the kick in the shorts on this cue.
thanks-jeff
 
gmcole said:
Wow- I hope you guys are wrong. I've owned a Tascarella,Scruggs, White, Bluegrass, Hercek, Olney and many others. I can Honestly say none of those played "better" than this Jensen. Craftmanship would not be at the bottom of that list either. I am yet to here one negitive thing about Mike's cues- I don't get it.
thanks-jeff
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Mike's cues have long been regarded as players cues. Most of his cues are second to none in playability. The problem as I see it with the value of his cues is Mike himself. For years you could show up at his shop and walk away with the deal of a lifetime on a cue or a couple of cues. There was never any pricing integrity, on Monday night if Mike had just taken a beating at the casino's, you might get a cue that was supposed to sell for $1500 for $450-$500. If you showed up a day or so later after he had sold a few, the same cue might cost you $800-$1000. I used to move a lot of cues for Mike, they were easy sells because the quality and playability was second to none for the money. For the money was key, they were a scream dream deal. Now that Mike has started to try and charge more and establish himself outside of the South, nobody wants to pay. There are a ton of Mike's cues out there that were sold too cheap, so I fear the market on Jensen cues will never see its just due. I've owned,sold and traded away some of the most elaborate cues Mike has ever built, and it really pains me to see how little they sell for on the flip. The only thing that pains me more is to see guys go to the shop and pay full boat prices and get stuck. If the cue in this thread was a Searing, Tascarella or Herceck, it would be flying out of the owners hand for more than 3 grand, but it isn't. That's really sad too, because I guarantee it plays better than 95% of the top tier cues .
 
i bought a nice 4 point Cocobolo into Maple with a flat-faced joint on Ebay last week and it is a real player.i haven't seen too many flat-faced jensens and the price was right so i bought it to check it out b/c i have never owned one.i figured the guy has been making cues for 40 years he must be pretty good at it,and for playability it is as good as any.very nice looking cue as well.i think there is great value in these cues on the secondary market.
 
jensen

i hate to give you the bad news, but everyone is exactly right on the evaluation of your cue. i just bought one on AZ this past week that would be the same level as your cue and paid 600.00. it is ashamed that his cues don't command higher prices, but on the bright side, you can own one pretty cheap. i have five of his cues now and all of them hit as good as any cue i have ever owned including all my szambotis.

skip coburger
 
Thanks for the info MASONH , That seems to make some sense to me. I think some cues bring big money just because they are hard to get. For instance, maybe 1 of 50 people on this site have every even seen a Searing, much less, played with one. Some of the remaining 49 will swear it's the best Playing cue out there? BTW, I think Dennis makes a wonderful cue.
thanks-jeff
 
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skipc said:
i hate to give you the bad news, but everyone is exactly right on the evaluation of your cue. i just bought one on AZ this past week that would be the same level as your cue and paid 600.00. it is ashamed that his cues don't command higher prices, but on the bright side, you can own one pretty cheap. i have five of his cues now and all of them hit as good as any cue i have ever owned including all my szambotis.

skip coburger
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Even if resale is soft right now- You just made the best buy I have Ever seen on this board.
congrats-jeff
 
skipc said:
i hate to give you the bad news, but everyone is exactly right on the evaluation of your cue. i just bought one on AZ this past week that would be the same level as your cue and paid 600.00. it is ashamed that his cues don't command higher prices, but on the bright side, you can own one pretty cheap. i have five of his cues now and all of them hit as good as any cue i have ever owned including all my szambotis.

skip coburger
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I hope your not implying this cue is worth around the 600.00 mark..:rolleyes:
 
Well, since I'm not in the hunt for this cue (looking for a 3/8x10 pin) here is my take (BTW, I'm not affiliated with Mike, but am a dedicated customer and only play with his cues).

Mike, would have charged around $2K for this cue with 2 shafts new (the range of $2500 would have needed ivory inlays and buttcap). His cues though do not do as well on the secondary market, even though I think his play and quality should get more value than a lot of cuemakers get right now.

I think something like $1100-$1400 would be what you could get in the market like this. A Szamboti style with Ivory ferrules, inlays, and buttcap went on the board for about $1200 a few months back.

Good luck! Let us know how it goes!
 
i don't remember seeing one like this for $600 here.i do remember Bama having one less fancy that sold for about $900 i think.does he make many flat-faced cues?i haven't seen many.i would think that this cue would bring $1000 easy and should bring more.
 
Mike used to make tons of flat faced jointed cues with all variety of joint materials. He used to always refer to them as his low-end line. The 5/16-14 piloted steel has been his joint of choice for many years. I've had all manner of configurations from Mike, and they are all players. His flat faced ivory jointed cues are absolute monster players.
 
pathman said:
Mike used to make tons of flat faced jointed cues with all variety of joint materials. He used to always refer to them as his low-end line. The 5/16-14 piloted steel has been his joint of choice for many years. I've had all manner of configurations from Mike, and they are all players. His flat faced ivory jointed cues are absolute monster players.
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You are spot on here. I am playing with one his cues with a flat faced Buckhorn joint and am absolutely sold on it!
 
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gmcole said:
4 Ebony points with black/red/green/natural veneers into birdseye maple.
Cue is about 19.5 oz. Shafts have ivory ferrules and milk dud tips. One shaft is unhit unchalked, one has had very light play. 24 MOP inlays of notched diamonds and dots. Cue has "Buzz" ring and green speck wrap to copy Szamboti. Cue was $2650 new from Mike. Pics don't do cue justis. Prefer cash but would consider a Runde or a spliced Runde era Schon.
thanks-jeff

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Jeff,

I sent you a PM regarding this cue.

-don
 
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