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Graciocues

Graciocues

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Sometimes ebay is great and sometimes a guy can get screwed.

I hit the mother load. 17 pounds of points, ferrules, inlays, joints, and but caps.
 

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Did you hear - I am involved in a small project and could use a few nice pieces.
 
I'm not trying to rain on your parade, but it looks like you picked up left over from someone making gun handles. Although some of it may be good for inlays, you may want to check the grain direction for ferrules and caps on the larger pieces.



<~~~ have bought myself from this guy before...........
 
watchez said:
Did you hear - I am involved in a small project and could use a few nice pieces.
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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
:rotflmao1: :yeah:
and I mean this in the nicest possible way.
 
Great deal. Looks like we will be seeing some awesome Ivory inlayed cues from the Gracio shop for some time.
Good luck and great catch!
 
BarenbruggeCues said:
I'm not trying to rain on your parade, but it looks like you picked up left over from someone making gun handles. Although some of it may be good for inlays, you may want to check the grain direction for ferrules and caps on the larger pieces.



<~~~ have bought myself from this guy before...........
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I was thinking the same thing, but if some of those chunks are wide enough, couldn't he get a few shorter collars from them if the grain runs the wrong way to use them lenthwise?

I don't know what the cost was verses worth, but It looks like a nice large lot, and at a minimum, should atleast produce alot of inlay slab and billet strips.:wink:

Greg
 
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Cue Crazy said:
I was thinking the same thing, but if some of those chunks are wide enough, couldn't he get a few shorter collars from them if the grain runs the wrong way to use them lenthwise?

I don't know what the cost was verses worth, but It looks like a nice large lot, and at a minimum, should atleast produce alot of inlay slab and billet strips.:wink:

Greg
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I bought a pound of scraps one time for something like 15.00 on e-bay. I glued down 4 or 5 of the larger pieces and ran them through the mill to get them to the correct thickness. The usable area was so little that I never did anything with the rest and it's laying around the shop somewhere. As John Wilkes Booth supposedly said while looking at his legs after being shot and paralyzed, "Useless, Useless".
 
I purchased 2 pounds last time and was excited to see this huge box for sale. I've made hundreds of inlays and points for my cues from the first 2 pound purchased. If you guys think this Ivory is a waste look at all my cues. Ivory,Ivory!


..... As John Wilkes Booth supposedly said while looking at his legs after being shot and paralyzed, "Useless, Useless".......



I'm glad your not interested because that keeps the bid low.
Thanks for not bidding!
 
rhncue said:
I bought a pound of scraps one time for something like 15.00 on e-bay. I glued down 4 or 5 of the larger pieces and ran them through the mill to get them to the correct thickness. The usable area was so little that I never did anything with the rest and it's laying around the shop somewhere. As John Wilkes Booth supposedly said while looking at his legs after being shot and paralyzed, "Useless, Useless".
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BTW Glad to see You back Dick, You have been missed.:smile:

Well, I guess I'm in the middle, so I agree and disagree with you at the same time. Not that I'm trying to take the safe road, and actually I don't really disagree on the other end, but rather I can see other possibilities, but I do understand what your saying, and You are correct, I have bought scrap lots of ivory before, and often times there's not really much that is usable, but then not all lots are equal either, some I ended up saving a few bucks, and got I enough good quality inlay material to make the cost worth while to me. I like the looks of the above lot, granted there's alot of junk in there too, but looks like some really useable stuff may be in there as well.Like I mentioned that would depend on cost as to value, and if was worth the amount of usable material pulled from It. Paying top dollar per ounce for example would not be worth while at all, but if it were cheap enough that the weight of actual usable material pulled from the lot ends up costing less then the going rate per ounce, then it may be something to consider. Ofcoarse that's hard to tell without seeing the lots in person, so I guess you still take Your chances. I guess some might also want to consider the sweat equity involved in pulling usuable product from It though. It really depends on the quality and price of the lot IMO.

I probably haven't bought from This gentleman They are talking about, but I think I have seen His auctions. Don't remember the price, but the last time I bought a few High quality slabs from a supplier, I paid pretty good money for them If I remember correctly, and a couple of pounds of that would have added up to quite a bit of money. Heck even a few ounces adds up quickly. I'm not sure how the final cost would way out on the comparason though, and even If I had some idea, I'm sure that It would vary from lot to lot, even coming from the same person. I think that's what the poster is saying, from what he received in this lot, he feels it was worth what He paid, but then I'm only going on what's been mentioned here, so I hope I'm not putting words into anyone's mouth.


It's not always cost effective buying scrap though, infact most of the time It's not worth while, so in that sense I can definatly aggree.;)
Greg
 
Graciocues said:
I hit the mother load. 17 pounds of points, ferrules, inlays, joints, and but caps.
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Does this mean there will be a decrease in cost on all of your cues containing ivory? :grin:
 
Graciocues said:
I purchased 2 pounds last time and was excited to see this huge box for sale. I've made hundreds of inlays and points for my cues from the first 2 pound purchased. If you guys think this Ivory is a waste look at all my cues. Ivory,Ivory!


..... As John Wilkes Booth supposedly said while looking at his legs after being shot and paralyzed, "Useless, Useless".......



I'm glad your not interested because that keeps the bid low.
Thanks for not bidding!
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Actually, I didn't know that I posted that message. I typed it out but decided not to post it and thought I had deleted it. I guess I hit the wrong button.
I was wanting to get across that my time is much more valuable than the amount that I would save buying that stuff and getting it into a usable form. Ivory just doesn't cost that much in slab form that I would want to go through the aggravation to save a very few dollars. I've never seen a piece big enough for a ferrule let alone a joint or butt cap in those treasure troves. If you feel you are coming out ahead then great, you don't have to worry about me bidding against you.

Dick
 
Graciocues said:
Sometimes ebay is great and sometimes a guy can get screwed.

I hit the mother load. 17 pounds of points, ferrules, inlays, joints, and but caps.
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I also bought these on eBay:

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I paid $375 total for pair, 1 is 18.6 inches long and the other is 14.25 total weight 3.6 pounds.

I completely understand the deals you can get on ebay!!
 
I try selling all my cues for a fair price. Most sell in a day or two. I don't double the price of a cue just because of Ivory. I charge cost on all materials from tips to Ivory butt caps. Ask anybody that has had me rebuild a joint or butt. If I built an Ivory handled cue I'd charge cost on the Ivory. You pay for the work and craftsmanship.

I was surprised on how big the Ivory pieces were. I got at least 20 points 7" long. If I tried to buy 4 points from Cuecomponents they'd want $125.00
Not saying anything bad about them but Ivory is expensive.
I can see 20 ferrules. The ferrules alone almost cover the cost.

I'll bid on the next big box of Ivory if I see it.

I
 
manwon said:
I also bought these on eBay:

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I paid $375 total for pair, 1 is 18.6 inches long and the other is 14.25 total weight 3.6 pounds.

I completely understand the deals you can get on ebay!!
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!!!!!That's awsome!!!!!!
You saved a lot of money. I would of bid on that.
When you making an Ivory handle cue?
 
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