This overpriced?
- Thread starter Darkridder
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A little high and when you add the cost of moving it and set up the buyer will be into it for quite a bit. If you can get it for a good offer and move it yourself then it may not be a bad deal at a few hundred less. There are so many like that around it is a buyers market. I have found with a pool table, once someone decides to sell it, at a point they will take almost any offer. Especially if the house is being sold or they are just moving. They want rid of it, just make an offer and leave them with your number. You might get a call pretty soon. Pool tables are very hard to sell.
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Seems a little high to me, especially for an Olhausen with red cloth. I would try to talk them down to about 750ish, but wouldnt pay more than around 800 assuming its in good condition.
I had a buddy who used to do the craigslist thing with pool tables, he was patient and did pretty good flipping tables. A lot of the time, people who are selling a pool table just want it gone, and unless they spent major money on it, they will usually let them go cheaper than asking. He even got several for free and donated them to boys and girls clubs. Again, it was situations where people were moving and just wanted the table gone. He learned it from a table mechanic he knew in Arizona who had a small warehouse full of tables, who also offered "storage" for a fee, with a contract and sometimes ended up with defaulted on tables there as well.
Be patient, and wait for a good deal, that one isnt that good IMO.
I had a buddy who used to do the craigslist thing with pool tables, he was patient and did pretty good flipping tables. A lot of the time, people who are selling a pool table just want it gone, and unless they spent major money on it, they will usually let them go cheaper than asking. He even got several for free and donated them to boys and girls clubs. Again, it was situations where people were moving and just wanted the table gone. He learned it from a table mechanic he knew in Arizona who had a small warehouse full of tables, who also offered "storage" for a fee, with a contract and sometimes ended up with defaulted on tables there as well.
Be patient, and wait for a good deal, that one isnt that good IMO.
I called up a local business to see how much it would be to have them pick it up and install new cloth...500$ It's about 15 miles away.
I had a friend with a billiard supply and people would often just give them tables if they would just come and get it. I have a GC the one I have set up currently I got for a token $300.00. The guy was going to pay me to take it apart so it could be stored.
While I was there he asked me what I would give him to take the table he really didn't want it. I was going to charge him $300. to take it apart mark all the parts box everything up so it could go in storage. I said instead of you giving me $300 I will just give you $300 and you are rid of it.
I should add, this was in like a million dollar house. He was not a guy who wanted people coming to his house looking at a used pool table so it was never going to be sold. It would have sat in storage forever. We were both happy.
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You may not want to do it but you and a couple of your friends can break it down and get it on site. In fact you may even want to give it a shot reassembling it. Then get a pro to come over and check everything and cover it for you. I was able to do it the first time I tried. It's not brain sugary. I had seen tables worked on in pool rooms many times though.
Would this be a three peice slate or one?
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I bought a new 8ft olhausen drake about 10 years ago. It cost about $1800. I was very happy with the table and moved it a few times. The 8 footer had a 3 piece 1' thick slate. Call a local dealer and ask the price of that table new installed. That should give you a good indication of what kind of deal you are getting. Also ask about the slate. 1' slate is very heavy even in 3 pieces.
Well I don't know about increasing in value but it will hold reasonable value ,, I have a 8 ft and its a fine playing table
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I'd pay a little more for it than a generic or valley.
Chuck, I have found that to be the case where I am in Canada on several occasions.
On A Used Canada site, I have seen twice, a free 6x12 Brunswick table.
If only I had the room, one of them would have been gone.
I have mainly heard negative comment toward Olhausens so don't know what to think beyond seeing them at our local Billiard Shop. I don't see anything wrong with them.
When they have a sale, you can usually get either a Brunswick or Olhausen for $2000 delivered and set up. Plus the regular cues and supplies with it.
That is Canadian so maybe USD is a tad high on that one, specially if you have to pay for removal and set up.
Would seem to me that Chuck is close in his estimate on that one considering it is in US money.
But, I have seen many for sale or free. Pics usually are of one with a cover on it and being used for a laundry table or storage.
Sad. A guy buys a table for the family and friends. No one in the family takes an interest and after the first blow out in the basement with your Buds, your Old Lady puts a stop to any future stag parties.
So, a guy is relegated to playing by himself for the most part. And, if you're not a serious player who is into doing drills and practicing for league, yeah, it gets turned into a laundry table quickly.
And you get tired of hearing about taking up so much real estate in the den from the War Dept.
I had this table in 9' I bought in 1993. It was an entry level Olhausen model.
I think the price is high. Oak is not popular right now so you may want to just make an offer on it.
Totally agree with this. I disassembled my table with the help of my wife and moved it to my house. Called a buddy over to help me carry the slates around the house to the basement. Put it all back together in the basement and called a mechanic to level it and put the cloth back on.
Cost me 2 spectator chairs that I didn't have room for anyway plus 75 bucks. That was a win in my book.
I agree with the others who say $1100 is a little on the high side, especially to not include a light. I'd personally offer $800 and let them decide if they want to sell it to me or not. That seems like a fair price to me. Most pool table sellers think it's worth more than it actually is.
I think I have that same table, or one very very close, mine is the Gem model.
It's 8' and I got it for free, but was lucky enough to contact the guy 30 minutes after he put the ad up so was the first one to it. Which means if you look around for a bit, while maybe not a free one, you can find one for much less than what this one is.
Don't know if I'd pull the trigger on it unless it was about $500 before you add in setup costs. You may not be able to re-use the bed cloth, and if the $500 setup fee you got quoted was just for moving it and not new cloth also, the cloth would add another few 100 to the price.
I have seen many home tables for 1,000 and up, but there are times when a good one pops up for about half or a third of that.
They go for around $800 in my area used and in good condition. That's what I would offer . Cheapest your going to get that table new and installed is $2000 to put it in perspective.
If you have a truck and some buddies I would break it down and move it yourself . Check what the table mechanic wants to put on new felt and set up compared to moving and set up to see if it would be worth it .
If you have a truck and some buddies I would break it down and move it yourself . Check what the table mechanic wants to put on new felt and set up compared to moving and set up to see if it would be worth it .
Looks like a nice table. Too bad the cloth is RED.... That will cost you some extra.
You can't buy that table at a retail store for that money. I would would make an offer that was within the finished article's budget.
If you win, you'll have some fun.
Good Luck...
You can't buy that table at a retail store for that money. I would would make an offer that was within the finished article's budget.
If you win, you'll have some fun.
Good Luck...