What the heck is going on here?
- Thread starter ideologist
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Interesting to say the least.
If you look at the bidding history, there are two fighting over it now but there were more than a few driving it up to the $2000 range. Many dealers have buying accounts (multiple) on ebay. They probably recognize the cue and know that it's an early Kersenbrock or Franklin cue. I have not seen rings like that with tiny banding inlays but somebody else may quickly recognize them.
Basically, unless one knows for sure what it is, it's best to leave it alone and let the experts fight over it. There are issues regarding authentication that may require connections to obtain. This cue has virtually no history in the auction so will be lacking provenance which hurts the value - best to stay out and leave it to the dealers, who may even have a clue as to the chain of ownership. Often these sort of distinctive old cues are recognized by players, cue makers and collectors, who may let a dealer know it's for sale in an auction.
When I was wheeling and dealing, I've won some and lost some on this sort of cue. I've made as much as a $6,000 profit and lost as much as $2,000 when the cue came in all busted up. I would be little surprised to see this cue make it to the final day if dealers are fighting over it.
Ps. those tiny checker rings are done by stacking precision cut or sliced wood, sandwiching them between veneers and re-sawing them - picture below. Sometimes this is done several times with a staggered pattern to achieve the desired effect.
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Looks pretty beat up to me.