The Old Cue Thread

[DeanH]

The Old Cue Thread

just how long is that butt?
can't see from the photo
how long is the cue itself?

[garysnooker]

long but b and w cue

[grantm]

Time to update your pictures Kevin

[kev267]

a few of my carboot cues

Lovely stuff Gary

[garysnooker]

[garysnooker]

a few of my carboot cues

[itsnoteasy]

What's the difference between a snooker cue and a billiards cue TT?

[TexasTrev]

Just got these no idea who made them as badge is missing on one and the other is unbadged or engraved.
Can anybody identify them by the weight stamps? Or the circular badge with a screw in the middle?(E.J.Riley maybe?)
The circular badge one is definately a billiard style cue and plays phenomally well,the other is more snooker tapered.

[jono*]

a nice collection for sale

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Burroughes...51239179&rt=nc

[kev267]

Usually have 6 sent at a time Mike

[perpetualboredom]

depends how many you send over, that's about one shipment for some collectors isn't it?

[hotpot]

Mostly but there's always the odd exception.

The recent marquetry cue I bought, someone contacted me several months ago - knew full well the value of the cue and offered it to me a 'someone who'd appreciate it' at muich lower than their valuation, and the valuation I put on it myself. Then they held the a few months and I met them around 30 miles from my home (they were setting off on a holiday from deepest darkest Scotland). He also have me a Joe Davis advertising he'd picked up in the past - the cue had hung on his walls for about 40 years, both he and his wife were lovely people and he's even contacted me since to check I was still happy with it!

Another one that springs to mind was travelling 250 miles to arrive on someone's doorstep in south wales at 10am (early start) - the chap selling his cues had fallen on difficult times and had to sell his collection. I bought 4-5 cues myself and put values on the remainder of his cues. He's been basically ... on by a collector local to him and been sold so reet crap, made me angry as no one likes to give bad news to people, but we all have to do things we don't like. He offered me one cue for £90 which I turned down (I'd run out of money but thought it was steep anyway) - it later sold for over £500! What do I know about cues eh?

Opposite to that.... I bought an Alec Brown cue from an old man who'd owned the cue for 30+ years, but couldn't send me any pictures because new fangled technologies were beyond him. Because I hadn't seen the cue I didn't may as much as I might have, but he took some persudading to post the cue as it was nervous about it getting damaged/lost, so it still wasn't cheap.
I waited for the cue, but it didn't arrive when I got a message from him asking if I was happy with it. I didn't have the cue but he'd been told the was delivered and the courier company had a signiture (mr a brown or similar) clearly not me! Great stuff, so his fears were confirmed and I was going to have to have an awkward conversation with an old man who was fretting about it.
Then I had brainwave just to check the phone book and see if one was local, I found one 5-6 houses up the road gave him a call "I don't suppose you have.." and found the cue! I went round straight away and collected it, the cue was massively overpackaged so couldn't get in to it, so I called the chap saying it had arrived safely. He went on to say he was so relieved as he knew it was rare and valuable and had had it so long so would have been devestated it it was lost or stolen. I walked home with a warm feeling inside. Then..
When I opened the sodding cue it was a crappy peradon cue with an Alec Brown badge superglued on. Didn't have the heart to tell him, I genuinely belive he knew no better..
I think I gave the cue away to someone on here, it was a whippy ash cue with maple front splice and green veneer - I hate the badge to Jason Owen - think the bugger later sold it on!

Can you remember the guys name in South Wales or where it was

[kev267]

Have around 70 cues and yep the postage from the UK ain't cheap

[jrc750]

A few more

How many do you have in total ?? and have they all been shipped in from UK ???

[jrc750]

I have a tattoo on my shoulder.. I hope I dont shrink with age...

Or forget you're wearing the high heels that day