This Is Gona Cause PWD To Shyte His Pants

tabs · 12-03-2009, 05:46 PM

How bout an auction with 300 collectable Pool Cues...Yeah Baby....He is gona break into his piggy bank for this one!!!

Isennock Auction & Maryland Auction Group - White Hall, MD

pwd72s · 08:50 PM

Thanks Tabby...enjoyed looking at the pics. But nothing in the cues got me drooling. Not many true collectible customs shown there...possible exception the AE. They are a top level custom, but still made today, so not really sought after by collectors who could simply commission one made to their taste. But many of the names are "production", factory cues...that would be Schon, Jacoby (I played with one of those before buying a custom Josey), McDermott, (Cindy now plays with one..a good USA cue factory), Viking (another good USA cue factory)...so, the vast majority would be considered "players"...cues to play with, assuming they felt good to the player. Some even made me LOL...that would be Lucasi...Viper, and a couple of others...those are cheap import (read Taiwan) brands...not really great playing cues, but okay for taking into places where you wouldn't mind having the cue stolen. I took a Viper on my road trip...think I paid $60 for it, then paid John, the cue guy at the cue ball, $20 to put a nice layered tip on it.

Really tho...looking these over, I think the owner was more a player looking for that magic wand, the cue that doesn't miss than a serious collector of rare cues.

Oh...see the Meucci brand? They have the rep. of not being as good as they used to be. Meucci...I won one in a pool paper essay contest for Leland...they also are "factory" cues. Leland got in on the last years of the good ones, before Meucci went to the "dot" shafts. Lee has a nice cue...a shame he's not a pool player. Perhaps he'll someday have a son he could pass it on to.

But really, I buy cues to use...not to collect. My one collectible cue I bought to play with back in the early 70's. That would be a Palmer model M from his 2nd catalog...known as the "Palmer Supreme". Gene Balner, it's maker, is no longer with us, which partially explains why it's desirable.

So, you see any firearms that make you drool?

berettafan · 04:34 AM

My cousin in Bel Air (nearby) will likely be attending if either of you guys would like further detail on anything. He is looking at the shotguns for personal use however his expertise (and it is considerable) is in old slots (restoration) and some mechanical games from the one armed bandit era.

He did recently restore a very nice old pool table (unreal woodwork) and has it in his home where most folks put a dining room table but not sure if he bothered to learn cues.

tabs · 12-04-2009, 05:21 AM

I have to go through the list of SXS shotguns..am looking for a nice 20 GA. Other than that nothing in paticular bites me.

I do know where some spoons are coming up for sale that I would like to have providing I don't have to chase them.

That is thefirst time that I saw such a pile fo cues..so I thought there has to be something PWD would just give up one for.

VincentVega · 12-04-2009, 05:39 AM

Nice find. I'm not too far away, I'll try to attend. I'm still looking for a shotgun and maybe a .45...

berettafan · 12-04-2009, 06:09 AM

btw the buffet at bellagio was very good. actually good enough that i didn't stuff myself with 5 plates. even had a glass of wine with it which is just strange at a buffet.

quail were certainly farm raised but really good. Kobe sirloin was possibly better than the strip i had at the steakhouse in Paris (casino) the following night.

thank you for the recommendation. our entire group enjoyed it.

pwd72s · 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by berettafan

My cousin in Bel Air (nearby) will likely be attending if either of you guys would like further detail on anything. He is looking at the shotguns for personal use however his expertise (and it is considerable) is in old slots (restoration) and some mechanical games from the one armed bandit era.

He did recently restore a very nice old pool table (unreal woodwork) and has it in his home where most folks put a dining room table but not sure if he bothered to learn cues.

If he wanted nice playing cues to go along with that table...AE for himself. Schon, Jacoby, Peaschaur (sp?) All very excellent factory cues. AE retail prices begin at around a grand, the others around $500. (edit) Many good shooters these days carry 3 basic cues...break cue, playing cue, and jump cue.

But, I'm not into buying stuff to collect...buy things to use. Right now, I'm quite happy with the hit & feel of my Keith Josey cue. Kind of like the Porsche I bought to drive... the more collectable it became, the less I enjoyed it.

I know this doesn't make sense to everyone, but it works for me.

VincentVega · 12-09-2009, 07:59 PM

There were a few nice pieces at the auction. It was my first time going to one, glad I got to see how it works. Of course, the few I was interested in went beyond my wallet.

pwd72s · 12-09-2009, 10:46 PM

Bidding fever...easily caught up in. It seems that you handled it well.