What This Hoppe Titlist Worth? Maybe For Sale

greeneyes_ocean

greeneyes_ocean

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I decided to sell it:

$550 shipped

I just got this cue on a trade and was wondering what's worth.

Please let me know what you think and I might be selling it soon.
There is a crack on the butt sleeve but nothing major.The cue has be re-wrapped and put with new stainless steel joint by Skip Weston and it's perfectly straight and plays amazing. There is nothing as solid as an older full spliced titlist.

cue is 21OZ

Vass 917 747 3418

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depends on the dia. at the joint and at the bottom of the points and if the veneers are split apart. sometimes 2 pc titlists dont have enough meat on them. few hunderd. i sold some really good ones for 400$ or around there.
 
greeneyes_ocean said:
it's the original Hoppe Pro butt and the tip is 12.75mm

Vass
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anyone that buys this cue prob will want make a cue out of it. joint needs to be .850 about 3 or 4 inches above the points and top of wrap needs to be 1.10. plus the buttsleeve cant be used so another piece of rosewood has to be added
 
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0.850 4 inches above the points,top of wrap is 1.10. plus, so it's the perfect blank I guess :))))
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no. veneers cant be split and the cracked buttsleeve is a big problem. this cue will prob have to be a short splice not full. ive dont a few of these myslef and alot arent good cues. some cuemakers use any titlist deguardless of defects and i think most look horrible
 
dave sutton said:
anyone that buys this cue prob will want make a cue out of it. joint needs to be .850 about 3 or 4 inches above the points and top of wrap needs to be 1.10. plus the buttsleeve cant be used so another piece of rosewood has to be added
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If the other measurements are good the buttsleeve can be repaired, in fact I could correct the problem, and make it as strong as was before it cracked. Also, the crack would not even be hardly noticiable after the repair.
 
Problem

That cue never had a handle. It is just a titlist with a crack. The integrity might require a handle. Then you have to start all oer on your center. And this cue is already where it needs to be as far as size.
Now that I realize the cue has no handle Vass I think $200.00 less.
Nick :)
 
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dave sutton said:
no. veneers cant be split and the cracked buttsleeve is a big problem. this cue will prob have to be a short splice not full. ive dont a few of these myslef and alot arent good cues. some cuemakers use any titlist deguardless of defects and i think most look horrible
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i love how ppl repeat me 10 posts later .they get thanks and i get squadoucheeeeeeee:D :D :D but its cool. only the 10th time its happened.
 
Respect the history of our game

I've bought two of these in the last month, and haven't paid over $400 for either one of them... with no cracks. My advice though, is NOT to convert this cue. There are plenty of old Titlist's around to convert, but this one is special. This is a late 50s Hoppe Pro with an excellent label. Not rare, but not plentiful either. If you convert this, they'll turn the signature out of the forearm and that nice label will disappear forever from the butt. Don't ruin this nice piece of billiards history, it has managed to survive for 50 plus years. Have some respect for the history of our game, and keep that 'ol beauty just the way she is.
 
squadoucheeeeeeee!

dave sutton said:
i love how ppl repeat me 10 posts later .they get thanks and i get squadoucheeeeeeee:D :D :D but its cool. only the 10th time its happened.
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That is actually how you pronounce my last ame Mr Dave. Keep sharing your info it is good stuff!
Nick :)
 
Hi Just my opinion.

I do not think the blank is worth $750 unless there are a pair of shafts made by Skip to go with it.

I dun see the crack in the butt sleeve to be a very big problem. A pity to turn down and away the label and sig. But i dun see how else to remove the crack problem. Most probably the whole butt sleeve will be replace.

Great cue. Suitable for conversion. Pity the new wrap. But I think this blank is nicer than the average blanks you get so it should be price slightly above average of the market $300-$400. Maybe $500.

Just my opinion.

Best regards
Chris
 
if you notice in the very first pic. the purple and green veneers are splitting apart. i wouldnt convert this cue myself for that reason.

ps the titlist i sold troy i gave him an extra 6 inch butt with a perfect sticker. the right cuemaker could save the sticker but not in this case i dont think
 
dave sutton said:
if you notice in the very first pic. the purple and green veneers are splitting apart. i wouldnt convert this cue myself for that reason.

ps the titlist i sold troy i gave him an extra 6 inch butt with a perfect sticker. the right cuemaker could save the sticker but not in this case i dont think
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There is no mention of that in the description. Maybe it is the lighting? But I did notice that there are some figured grains on the maple forearm, sort of like curly maple. Those at the period of time are considered to be defects! but now in this era they seems to harder to come by and sort after. If the veneers in the points are indeed cracked then the cue is really not worth any more investments.
 
I just checked the cue and everything is perfect except the butt crack.

You're right about the curly maple though.

Vass
 
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