i just bought this.

[ADR147]

what do you think?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Riley-pre-war-snooker-billiards-oak-cue-cabinet-mint_W0QQitemZ140382181127QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Sp orts_Memorabilia_ET?hash=item20af6e1707

[jrc750]

Looks nice, i take it you offered more than the starting price

[ADR147]

yes but not a lot more. i sold one 5 years ago for £300 - not sure if i will sell it or keep it but its a 1920's one i think.

[jrc750]

do the contents come with it ?

[ADR147]

some of them he says - not sure there is much there worth having though.

[levon]

Looks very nice. You bought yourself a piece of history.

[CueAntW147]

Looks nice mate...a great piece of history

Would look even better with a few old cues in it, a nice Ye Olde Ash & a few Burwats maybe............;)

[ADR147]

Looks very nice. You bought yourself a piece of history.

well i can keep it in the office for a few years maybe - pretty sure i won't regret buying it i can't see it losing money.

[ADR147]

Looks nice mate...a great piece of history

Would look even better with a few old cues in it, a nice Ye Olde Ash & a few Burwats maybe............;)

i have a pile here plus some for sale :D

[CueAntW147]

i have a pile here plus some for sale :D


Imagine if on receiving it, it had some of those lovely cues in it already........that would have made the £300 one of the best buys ever......:D

[perpetualboredom]

Imagine if on receiving it, it had some of those lovely cues in it already........that would have made the £300 one of the best buys ever......:D

Like the revolving rack last week, with a couple of nice cues in it, what happened to those?

[ADR147]

Imagine if on receiving it, it had some of those lovely cues in it already........that would have made the £300 one of the best buys ever......:D

i have done it before - i once bought an entire snooker room, table and all because i didn't want the auctioneer to realise the cues he was selling!

[jrc750]

i have done it before - i once bought an entire snooker room, table and all because i didn't want the auctioneer to realise the cues he was selling!
Very sneaky :D

[ChrisB]

Very nice, wouldnt look out of place in any snooker room.

[CueAntW147]

i have done it before - i once bought an entire snooker room, table and all because i didn't want the auctioneer to realise the cues he was selling!

Whatever it takes eh........;)
Can work the other way though......

Worst i've seen is an old snooker hall being pulled down some years ago & alot of old antique cues already smashed up in the skip !!!!:eek:

With the builder saying & i quote " that old rubbish won't be worth anything "

Not now mate no!!

[ADR147]

Very sneaky :D

a bit i had to hire a bloody removal lorry to transport the table round the corner to another auction place - i made my money back on the cue rack and score board and 3k profit on the cues though!

[ADR147]

Whatever it takes eh........;)
Can work the other way though......

Worst i've seen is an old snooker hall being pulled down some years ago & alot of old antique cues already smashed up in the skip !!!!:eek:

With the builder saying & i quote " that old rubbish won't be worth anything "

Not now mate no!!

yes - these days though you don't really get a bargin - people think everything is worth money!

[snooker warrior]

looks very nice. You bought yourself a piece of history.
history,,,history,,
you dont know adr like the rest of us ,, he see only profit !!!!!:d

[CueAntW147]

yes - these days though you don't really get a bargin - people think everything is worth money!

Yes its easier today though to check the value of things not just cues but everything else with the internet, ebay etc......people have a reference point to give them a good idea, to be fair though this is better than people being ripped of, a fair price for a nice item..........:)

Plus the way things are being in a recession etc many have been forced to look into the value of stuff............

[levon]

Now you'll need a full-size Edwardian Snooker table, made in 1910 with some rare antique cues and old scoreboard. :snooker::D

[ADR147]

history,,,history,,
you dont know adr like the rest of us ,, he see only profit !!!!!:d

lol thanks a lot!

[ADR147]

Now you'll need a full-size Edwardian Snooker table, made in 1910 with some rare antique cues and old scoreboard. :snooker::D

i have a victorian table and scoreboard etc and plenty of cues what i don't have is a room to put them in!

[CueAntW147]

i have a victorian table and scoreboard etc and plenty of cues what i don't have is a room to put them in!

Better to have a pub next door with one in though eh ? :D

[ADR147]

Better to have a pub next door with one in though eh ? :D

have you been to my house?

[levon]

Better to have a pub next door with one in though eh ? :D

Better to have a big house with a big snooker room.:D

[ADR147]

well i have a decent sized house - the problem is i also have a wife - i used to have a snooker room then i had to have an office / library and a nusery ! :(

[CueAntW147]

have you been to my house?


Lol.......no why am i right ?

[CueAntW147]

Better to have a big house with a big snooker room.:D

Yes with a nice bar in it............:cool:

[ADR147]

its 5 feet away - unforunately its now being turned into flats so i will have to walk an extra 100 meters or so to the next one!

[levon]

well i have a decent sized house - the problem is i also have a wife - i used to have a snooker room then i had to have an office / library and a nusery ! :(

I've solved this problem with my wife. What i need now is a bigger house.

[CueAntW147]

its 5 feet away - unforunately its now being turned into flats so i will have to walk an extra 100 meters or so to the next one!

I was right i wish i could do that with lottery numbers.......

100 metres thats ok it will build your fitness.........:D

[ADR147]

I've solved this problem with my wife. What i need now is a bigger house.

if i solved the problem with the wife i would not have the money for a big enough house!

[ADR147]

I was right i wish i could do that with lottery numbers.......

100 metres thats ok it will build your fitness.........:D

yes totally right - a lot of people who have been here to buy cues etc could not believe that i was able to fall out of the snooker room and roll into my house!

[CueAntW147]

yes totally right - a lot of people who have been here to buy cues etc could not believe that i was able to fall out of the snooker room and roll into my house!


Yes it's a dream situation........

I have to fall out of the snooker room and go about 4 miles........:(

It used to be less than 1 mile....so even after the flats are built your second choice is still good......

[ore]

if i solved the problem with the wife i would not have the money for a big enough house!

yay wifes are really problematic these days aren't they? :eek:

[Burwat Champ]

If you paid a little over £300 for it you have an absolute bargain.

I sold one very similar to this for this for £800, this was the buyers first offer and he was convinced he had a bargain obviously knew more about it than me.

Try getting a quote from a cabinet maker to make one of these using the same materials, I did and the quote nearly made me pass out.

[levon]

yay wifes are really problematic these days aren't they? :eek:

I don't know. My wife is quiet supportive, when it comes to a snooker. She even watches the tournaments with me. :D

[Dan27]

That looks in great condition for it's age.

[ADR147]

If you paid a little over £300 for it you have an absolute bargain.

I sold one very similar to this for this for £800, this was the buyers first offer and he was convinced he had a bargain obviously knew more about it than me.

Try getting a quote from a cabinet maker to make one of these using the same materials, I did and the quote nearly made me pass out.


well i paid enough that he would have to have sold it for £560 on ebay to match my offer - paid directly into his a/c in 2 minutes. plus i send dhl to pick it up.

yes i think i did ok not amazing but it can't be a bad buy.

[ADR147]

I don't know. My wife is quiet supportive, when it comes to a snooker. She even watches the tournaments with me. :D

your wife didn't have to put up with 500 cues around the house not including boxes of chalk etc etc.......

[jonnylovessn8ker]

your wife didn't have to put up with 500 cues around the house not including boxes of chalk etc etc.......

wouldnt it be really scary to have 500 cues and a wife + kid (especially if he/she doesnt know the value/meaning of them) around the house at the same time?

if you mess up, your wife will hold your cues as hostage, and you can only save/protect so many....

if your kid is intellectually curious (in other words, naughty), he would mistake the cues as kung-fu or walking sticks, or worse, build a little tent with the cues :eek::eek::eek::eek:

but then again, if theres a burglar in the house, you can easily fight them off with either:
a) center jointed cue or 3/4 cue, a piece of each hand.
b) whipp the hell out of the burglar 2 inexpensive 1 piece
c) get the extensions out....

[ADR147]

i have seen dens built out of 40 top class hand made cues and a match cloth - my wifes argument - thats what happens if you sleep late! :D

that said - my wife is well aware of the value of them - it pays for things! and as for a being robbed where i live its a bit like the film deliverence you would need to have a helicopter to leave the area in one piece!

[neil taperell]

your wife didn't have to put up with 500 cues around the house not including boxes of chalk etc etc.......

I would love to see pictures on your Aladdins cave ! Do you ever get lost amongst it all ?

I can just picture your wife finding you days later under an avalanche of snooker caulk .:D

[neil taperell]

your wife didn't have to put up with 500 cues around the house not including boxes of chalk etc etc.......

I would love to see pictures on your Aladdins cave ! Do you ever get lost amongst it all ?

I can just picture your wife finding you days later under an avalanche of snooker chalk .:D

[ADR147]

I would love to see pictures on your Aladdins cave ! Do you ever get lost amongst it all ?

I can just picture your wife finding you days later under an avalanche of snooker chalk .:D

somewhere on here i once posted a picture of my marital bedroom - i will look for it later! i keep 20 cues in a rack by my bed :D

[Dan27]

I'm not even going to ask why you keep them in your bedroom. :D

[ADR147]

I'm not even going to ask why you keep them in your bedroom. :D

lol - best not!

[platt]

i have seen dens built out of 40 top class hand made cues and a match cloth - my wifes argument - thats what happens if you sleep late! :D

that said - my wife is well aware of the value of them - it pays for things! and as for a being robbed where i live its a bit like the film deliverence you would need to have a helicopter to leave the area in one piece!


do you look like the guy playing the banjo in the Deliverence....lol:D

[ADR147]

i am going to put this up for sale if anyone is interested?

[platt]

what are you putting up for sale ?

[ADR147]

a riley cue cabinet. they were made from 1924-29 as far as i can find out. not the best pictures but.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f364/adr147/100_3353.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f364/adr147/100_3352.jpg

i will take some better ones if anyone is interested.