Unusual Joe Porper Pool Cue

[fastone371]

Nobody buys cnc crap? How do you think most inlays are cut? I'm genuinely interested now.

Or maybe this guy is awesome at manual milling:

You mean that you don't do that shit by hand with a Dremel or an Exacto blade?????

 

[DeeDeeCues]

That's right along the same lines as plugging your car into the computer to see what's wrong with it. As a tech for 40+ years if a machine like that was made I would own one.

Exactly. I might even own something newer than my 1981 k10 if that were the case. One of the hardest problems I've come across was a direct injection pump on a 2015 Acadia... Even after running scans there were still multiple possibilities.

Scanners are a great tool, but they often only narrow down the symptoms, which will lead a qualified professional like yourself toward the diagnosis. There will always be a need for experience, creativity, curiosity, and education.

 

[fastone371]

Exactly. I might even own something newer than my 1981 k10 if that were the case. One of the hardest problems I've come across was a direct injection pump on a 2015 Acadia... Even after running scans there were still multiple possibilities.

Scanners are a great tool, but they often only narrow down the symptoms, which will lead a qualified professional like yourself toward the diagnosis. There will always be a need for experience, creativity, curiosity, and education.

The "big box" auto parts stores make killing by plugging their scanner into a customers car and selling them the part associated with the code, I wish it were that simple. We get people carrying parts in all time asking us to replace them because the part store said so. Then we have to explain that we can install their parts but we cant guarantee the fix because we did not diagnose the problem. Even after all the explaining we get people who are still mad at us because we replaced a part they brought in and asked us to replace that didnt fix their problem. There is only 1 single code that works that way, P0420 & P0430, bank 1 cat and bank 2 (if equipped) cat efficiency, these are the only codes that are associated with actual failed parts.

 

[Soberlife]

In the late 80's and into the early 90's, Joe Porper and Creative Inventions were a staple in pool. I remember his ads in the magazines and there are so many people that got their starts using Creative Inventions equipment. He was one of the first cue specific machinery makers. Everyone I knew in the late 80's had his case, inexpensive yes, but damn popular and copied by many overseas companies that still make them today. His cues, well they aren't for everyone, but he had some ok designs. Love him or hate him he was an innovator and came into pool at the right time during the explosion. I remember him from the old SBExpo days. I am attaching pics of a Porper that originally sold for $9K.
JV

My go to shooting cue, Joe Porper Ebony and Natural Material cue. I feel the hit is very nice. Joe said in 2019 this cue cost $7500. Still in mint condition today.

 

[Soberlife]

My newest Joe Porper Cue. 64 inlays of Natural Materials and Gaboon Ebony wrapless.

 

[vintagecollectibles831]

Listen, some cue makers make great cues, but the secondary cue market just does not support those cues as it does the cues from guys like Scruggs, Tascarella, Richard Black, etc. --- JOE Porper cues never had a good secondary market- period- there is one on e bay now- it is a very, very nice cue from Joe P and it has had only one bid in 3 days- the asking opening bid of $300- I bet that it does not go above $700 at most and that cue, IMO, is much nicer than the Joe P cue that you show here.

Follow THAT auction- ends in 5 days- then you will know for sure the current market value on Joe P cues- or at least have a documented starting point- but you just can't make market value statements on cues based upon build quality- I have owned dozens of great quality builds and they are not above $500 in current market value today.

Yeah, I have had a few very nice Porper customs, and sadly, I was not able to get much out of them. Around 4 years ago, I was offered a very nice Porper Tuxedo cue, with all Ebony and Ivory points and inlays for a $1,000, iirc, from a respected dealer on Facebook.

 

[vintagecollectibles831]

I can't find the auction, is it on eBay?

Here is a fairly fancy Porper that auctioned off for $335, a few years ago, on ebay.