WTS Bender Sneaky
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My friend here in town has one...
It is the best PLAYING cue he has IMO, and he has a ton of cues.
I think the Tim Scruggs sneaky prices are nuts, and there are tons of them out there. I have played with the TS cues and my friends cue and there no comparison.
If I was going to get a sneaky (Im not), this is the one I would get.
JMO
Ken
It is the best PLAYING cue he has IMO, and he has a ton of cues.
I think the Tim Scruggs sneaky prices are nuts, and there are tons of them out there. I have played with the TS cues and my friends cue and there no comparison.
If I was going to get a sneaky (Im not), this is the one I would get.
JMO
Ken
Are you saying that in your opinion, the Bender SP plays better than the TS??? Just asking . . .Ken_4fun said:
I dont have a dog in this hunt....
If a freaking TS sneaky is selling for $600 on ebay, this cue is worth it.
I know it means nothing, and I am starting to sound like one of the old guys, (LOL), but TS sneakies sold here slowly for $125 each just a few years ago. I guess I still think of them as the cues we put in our trunks of cars or behind the seats in a pickup truck and left it there for a cue to play with in bars.
If I was going to spend 6-800 I would prefer 4 point veneered cue.
Oh hell, checkers sells more than chess......
Ken
Snapshot9 said:
If a freaking TS sneaky is selling for $600 on ebay, this cue is worth it.
I know it means nothing, and I am starting to sound like one of the old guys, (LOL), but TS sneakies sold here slowly for $125 each just a few years ago. I guess I still think of them as the cues we put in our trunks of cars or behind the seats in a pickup truck and left it there for a cue to play with in bars.
If I was going to spend 6-800 I would prefer 4 point veneered cue.
Oh hell, checkers sells more than chess......
Ken
The OP is over 2 1/2 years ago...
I bought this cue over 2 years ago. It wasn't in great shape. I had it refinished, had a new ivory ferrule put on the shaft, and had another new shaft made. I ordered the new shaft from Ed Young, as Mr. Bender would not answer emails. By an odd chain of events, the new shaft was finally made by David Paul Kersenbrock (who shares a shop with Ed) with an ivory ferrule and long Kers taper. The original shaft's spine lines up perfectly with the butt's spine like no other cue I've ever seen. This cue is the dead nuts and plays just great. There were only a total of 12 made, ending in the mid 90's. I would be open to offers if someone was serious about paying what it is now worth. Please don't waste our mutual time with lowballs.
The one I had did not.
It does not. It does have Bender's standard 3/8x14 pin.
Mike Bender only engraves the pin on cues where he has made the blank. However, his cues can be recognized easily by his pin, silver ladder ringwork, sizing of phenolic rings, and precision of build. I hope that helps.
Martin (Authorized Mike Bender Dealer)
Martin (Authorized Mike Bender Dealer)