Unusual Joe Porper Pool Cue

Benelli said:
Owner was very pleased, new owner is happy.

I feel like shit because this thread devolved.
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The thread went like it did, and the cue got sold. You went beyond the call of duty. I would consider you to be a very good friend. Hold your head high, and pat yourself on the back.

One of the most difficult things is to have to give friends news you would rather not have to give.
 
DeeDeeCues said:
I'm willing to lose upwards of $14.73, but I want the odds in my favor, so we have to play on a table with 2.75" pockets.
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Tighten up, feller.
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SBC said:
Only guy I ever put on ignore.

He probably started out in a broomstick factory.
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I had a drunk uncle mouth off one night about how good he was. God damn fat slob. Bet me 400 bucks he could beat me with an aluminum telescoping duster pole they sell at Home Depot that I had in my garage. 6’ and extended another 4 feet or something.

Race to 3.

I break and run the first rack. Hung up the second game on a bad safety.

This a-hole finished that rack and then fully extended the pole and won the next two.

I’ll have to hear about it for the rest of my life.

Never underestimate janitorial equipment.
 
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mikemosconi said:
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.
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E bay Joe P went for $330- just a couple of bidders- started at $299-- it was loaded with Ivory as well. I don't see anyone going $1,000 for a Joe P cue unless they just have no idea of the true market. -
 
Beauty & quality are in the eye of the beholder. Worth, in the pitch of the salesman. A broomstick could be worth $1000 if it hits good and diamonds are a girl’s best friend… 😳
 
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DeeDeeCues said:
This statement screams ignorance. I'm sure you are referring to the inlay rounded corners, but those could have just as likely been done with a pantograph.

I cut half splices with a CNC, they are as sharp as the ones I cut without CNC.

I've yet to see a machine that builds cues...CNC or otherwise. I know a decent amount about manufacturing and machine process...I spent 13 years designing, building, supporting, and testing multi million dollar automation machines for the aerospace industry. A machine that could build cues would be extremely complicated.

I don't care how much CNC a maker uses, nobody puts shit in a machine, presses a button, walks away for a while and comes back to a cue that is finished.

By the same token, nobody is sitting down with a spokeshave and hand chisels to make a cue. Everybody uses at least lathes and jigs, which are capable of doing work of the same quality and repeatability as CNC machines, arguably faster, also when doing identical processes. Honestly, I only built my CNC to satisfy my own desire to make a CNC.
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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.
 
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