I just acquired a few blanks, and i'm not a seller of any sorts...truthfully I'm not a big custom cue buyer either and have no interest in having these made into cues.
So i'm just wondering what are these worth?
I have no idea who made them, they look nice and in great condition sans one of them, which is a candidate to be wrapped.
-Mark
You could always put 'em on back EBay now that you've drummed up some interest. That's the fun part about EBay. You pay a premium for their service, but you'll get a read on what the market is willing to pay.
The blanks you've got are an unknown commodity. It looks like they may have had some retail stickers on them or something? I wouldn't worry that you're sitting on a goldmine. If nobody knows about them, then there's probably nothing there. The quality isn't super high, as evidenced by the uneven butterfly point heights on the short splice and the misaligned short points in the full splice cue.
That said, the full splice is kind of neat looking.
What size are they? Most guys want to know if the blanks are oversized and a cheap set of dial calipers is about $10 from Harbor Freight.
Are they straight? If they don't spin straight on a lathe, you'd need to have enough there to turn them back to straight again. For instance, let's assume it is 1.00" at the joint and a normal joint size is .850. If the cue has a .050 wobble in it, you'd need to offset and turn off .100 or so to make the wobble go away. That's okay because the front would still be oversized. HOWEVER- the points wouldn't be even because you'd have to take more off one side than another.
Consider pricing accordingly:
If they're at final size and crooked, then they're firewood.
If they are oversized and the wobble can't be turned out, then they're firewood.
If they are oversized and the wobble can be turned out, then I'd start the bidding around $125-175.
If they are oversized and dead straight, maybe start around $225-275. After all, the points aren't even now anyway.
