was this broken?

jayman

jayman

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It looks to me like this cue was spliced together jus t below the joint.
The guy said it was a seam in a reply to my question about it,

Here is his first responce,

Dear jay-man3,

I know the cue hasn't been broken since I've had it. There does seem to be a seam a few inches from the base. If it was repaired, a good job was done. A Meucci rep. has also emailed and said it was probably made in the early 80s. I made it clear in the auction that I am not sure.
Ron


- strateyes

So I told him he may want to disclose this information as it may not be noticed by all veiwers, and would affect it value.


Then he emailed this "There is nothing below the joint."

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120324541318&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=002


broken meucci.jpg
 
Unless it's an optical illusion from that one picture, then it definitely has had a different piece of wood added below the joint. You might wish to ask for several more pictures (all close ups) of the same spot from different angles.

Chris
 
It certainly appears that it was broken and repaired. The fact that he acknowledges it in the first response to you says it all. It is a shame, but someone is going to get hosed on this one, apparently.
Joe
 
Jayman,
If you do a search for broken schon approx 4-7-2008 you will see an unusual break in the same material supposedly from just dropping the cue. The Meucci looks to have been repaired because the stain is different creating an obvious splice line. If it was originally built this way I believe it would have been much more difficult to see in photos.
Good luck on your future purchases, Bob H.
 
The first thing that looks fishy to me is the "antique from the 1960's" comment. It's no secret that Meucci didn't start building as "meucci" till about 1975... I think. and the Rempe models came even later didn't they?
 
Pool cue deals can be hard on the unsuspecting and uninformed. We can only try to look out for each other a bit here and there.
It looks "broked" to me too! But hey, what do i know?

Jayman.
 
jayman said:
Pool cue deals can be hard on the unsuspecting and uninformed. We can only try to look out for each other a bit here and there.
It looks "broked" to me too! But hey, what do i know?

Jayman.
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I've run across several cues on Ebay that were obviously misrepresented in one way or another. If after contacting the seller nothing was mentioned in the auction, I would report it to Ebay. Almost all of the auctions "mysteriosly" disappeared soon after report.

Chris
 
Broken cue???

Over a span of 6-8 year of repairing, refurbishing, refinishing everything from 100 year old Brunswick cues to broken customs,
I can say I have seen a dozen or more that look exactly like this one & most of them were after we repaired the results of a temper tantrum.
JMO...Bill
The nice straight line in the grain is a dead give away.
 
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People try to pull crap like this on fleaBay all the time. It's very sad really. "there seems to be a seam." Classic. Looks to me like a "rare multi-part cue" and don't worry, this will not affect play at all. ;)
Mr H
 
The one thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is the seller's feedback rating; 90%.
That means that in over 200 transactions, 1 out of 10 buyers got shot to the curb by the seller. Not a very stellar track record.

Was the cue broken? Hell yes!!!
Was it repaired properly? It appears to be but unfortunately it will never be as sound as new even though the repair-person obviously made substantial efforts.
 
Not quite true KJ...

KJ Cues said:
The one thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is the seller's feedback rating; 90%.
That means that in over 200 transactions, 1 out of 10 buyers got shot to the curb by the seller. Not a very stellar track record.

I'm not supporting the seller. I wouldn't buy the cue because of the repair either. But saying 1 in 10 buyers got "shot to the curb" is wrong. He has had 1 neg rep in the last 12 months with 13 pos. His other negs were from a lot further back and were from him not paying.
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Well, the auction ended at a bit over four hundred. I contacted the guy, and gave him a link to this thread.
Here is his email response:

i want to thank you for telling me about this cue!!! i have been screwed once before on a custom cue that was said to be straight and when i tried to sell it ;it was not straight and the person is giving me a pain. if i can help you sometime please let me know!!! thanks jack orlando ps i emailed the guy and told him not to ship and send back my paypal payment and now i am going to make a dispute on both of them!!!
 
KJ Cues said:
The one thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is the seller's feedback rating; 90%.
That means that in over 200 transactions, 1 out of 10 buyers got shot to the curb by the seller. Not a very stellar track record.

Was the cue broken? Hell yes!!!
Was it repaired properly? It appears to be but unfortunately it will never be as sound as new even though the repair-person obviously made substantial efforts.
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I have a Meucci HOF-4, and it sure doesn't feel anywhere near as solid as any of several Schmelke full-splice (sneaky petes) that I've had.

Maybe I'm mistaken, but all those multiple parts and so on, and all that glue (of whatever provenance) just aren't as strong as a full-splice butt, but what do I know.

Flex
 
Meuccis break below the joint all the time. They are very weak there.
If you own one I suggest you do not hard break with it.
 
It was definitely broken and if it is the cue that I am thinking of, I probably know who fixed it. There is a cue maker in Lake Charles name Gary Medlin that fixed a Meucci Jim Rempe cue that was broken at the Cuestick Pool Hall several years ago (like 10). This may not be the same cue but if it is, then look very closely at the windows in the joint and see if some of them are clearer than the others. Hope this helps.
 
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