Spotted on eBay

[Delphi]

Yeah shame, not a Parris Master cue, that's for sure.

[ebonynivory]

There is no point reporting any items of a dubious nature to eBay as they do nothing anyway. Someone will buy this however.

[Cue crafty]

Can't quote as per usual.
I've still got mine CC, pretty similar to that one. I agree you don't see them much nowadays. Jims cues were all the rage for a while. A very underrated cue maker imo.
IIRC Tom Walker still plays with one.
mine is unbadged, that one looks legit to me, Jim's shafts have that slightly antique looking finish.
finish.when I met him I asked why some are badged and some weren't as there were always different rumours why it was. He told me the badged cues he made to definitely sell and the unbadged ones he made for himself, ended up not wanting/liking them so sold them.

Nice bit of info INE, thanks. Makes a lot of sense but when I see the prices of cues especially on eBay these days I thought this looked a bargain. Lots of people said Jim makes a nice cue, and I think this one is a decent example of that.

[itsnoteasy]

Can't quote as per usual.
I've still got mine CC, pretty similar to that one. I agree you don't see them much nowadays. Jims cues were all the rage for a while. A very underrated cue maker imo.
IIRC Tom Walker still plays with one.
mine is unbadged, that one looks legit to me, Jim's shafts have that slightly antique looking finish.
finish.when I met him I asked why some are badged and some weren't as there were always different rumours why it was. He told me the badged cues he made to definitely sell and the unbadged ones he made for himself, ended up not wanting/liking them so sold them.

[Cue crafty]

itsnoteasy A butters cue

dont see many these days. Seller looks genuine and the line about unbadged cues rings a bell. Thought I’d share, seem to remember you having one. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166971559...mis&media=COPY

[Cue crafty]

Nice example of a laminated cue buy Sean Parker. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325892569...3Avlp_homepage

[Davebarker1978]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/john-parr...edirect=mobile

probably the poorest fake I have seen. The sellers Ebay username is quite fitting!

[Delphi]

Yeah you can clearly see traces of glue and marks on that badge.
Clearly it is tampered with, i wouldn't trust it.

[Cue crafty]

That cue looks like it has a bit of age to it. Is it right? Who the hell knows nowdays.
Are they pool specs, tips look small in the pictures.

That's the trouble, with so many fakes made. I think the seller is being clever and making out like he's an idiot that's selling a hidden gem, the "sold as seen" says a lot and so does the relisting.

The Hunt on the badge doesn't seem to have the right arc/bend to it and the bottom of the butt looks too straight lined, should have some curve. The brass joint doesn't seem right either. Funny thing is it looks like a half decent old cue, nice antique ash colour but the grain disappears at the tip end! Might have been a fun project to clean up and sell on but most likely not a H&O imo.

[itsnoteasy]

Thought for a minute the cue in the middle of this bunch of firewood may make it worth a punt, but this lot is relisted after finishing at £329! I think the bidder realised it's not quite what it seems. The H&O just doesn't look right to me.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134514048....c100667.m2042

That cue looks like it has a bit of age to it. Is it right? Who the hell knows nowdays.
Are they pool specs, tips look small in the pictures.

[DeanH]

Thought for a minute the cue in the middle of this bunch of firewood may make it worth a punt, but this lot is relisted after finishing at £329! I think the bidder realised it's not quite what it seems. The H&O just doesn't look right to me.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134514048....c100667.m2042

That H&O look likes like an authentic badge dug out of its original cue with a spoon and badly glued into another.

[Cue crafty]

Thought for a minute the cue in the middle of this bunch of firewood may make it worth a punt, but this lot is relisted after finishing at £329! I think the bidder realised it's not quite what it seems. The H&O just doesn't look right to me.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134514048....c100667.m2042

[Cue crafty]

Of course there was an uplift after Ryan Day got one and mentioned it at the Welsh Open (famously went to his match after only 10mins playing with it after being rush couriered from Stu Green).
This specific cue - price is stupid and I doubt it will sell for anything like that in the end.
If someone does buy it at that (or for that matter any cue) they need their head examined!

Thanks Dean , I knew a few pros had tried/used Ton's cues but it still shocks me the fame he has gained. Must be a very good self publicist! Especially when you consider players like Un-Nooh who uses a Niche cue I believe, most people I know have never heard of them and they're great cues too.

[DeanH]

These cues are amazing but I'm struggling to understand where the price point has come from!? Just seems nuts that Ton used to work at Maximus went out on his own and in a short space of time, relatively to other well known cue makers, his cues reach these figures. Seems a middle of the road one is over £500 now!!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115717808...wAAOSwGnpj~K~m

Of course there was an uplift after Ryan Day got one and mentioned it at the Welsh Open (famously went to his match after only 10mins playing with it after being rush couriered from Stu Green).
This specific cue - price is stupid and I doubt it will sell for anything like that in the end.
If someone does buy it at that (or for that matter any cue) they need their head examined!

[Cue crafty]

These cues are amazing but I'm struggling to understand where the price point has come from!? Just seems nuts that Ton used to work at Maximus went out on his own and in a short space of time, relatively to other well known cue makers, his cues reach these figures. Seems a middle of the road one is over £500 now!!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115717808...wAAOSwGnpj~K~m