T reece cue whats is worth?

[nostawmail]

Hi my friend has a t. Reece cue same as the cue in the picture attached, in excellent condition, however this cue was once a 1 piece cue and he has had it jointed into a 3/4 cue the joint is in the ebony not through the splices, nothing else has been modified apart from changing it to a 3/4 cue anyone have an idea on a rough price of the cue?

I will try to get a full spec soon

[gloveman]

Approx 30% of its original 1 piece value. Collector's wouldn't want it so if it's stiff enough to play with ( which i'm sorry to say is unlikely ) you may get £100-£120. I do hate it when old cues get cut.

[nostawmail]

he got it split before asking anyone of its value, he had it passed down through his family i think and he hadnt even heard of burroughes and watts never mind tom reece

[JasonOwen]

Approx 30% of its original 1 piece value. Collector's wouldn't want it so if it's stiff enough to play with ( which i'm sorry to say is unlikely ) you may get £100-£120. I do hate it when old cues get cut.

I would agree, around £120 max. If it hadnt been cut then £250-£350.

[jb134]

Hi my friend has a t. Reece cue same as the cue in the picture attached, in excellent condition, however this cue was once a 1 piece cue and he has had it jointed into a 3/4 cue the joint is in the ebony not through the splices, nothing else has been modified apart from changing it to a 3/4 cue anyone have an idea on a rough price of the cue?

I will try to get a full spec soon

Is he scottish?

[ADR147]

Approx 30% of its original 1 piece value. Collector's wouldn't want it so if it's stiff enough to play with ( which i'm sorry to say is unlikely ) you may get £100-£120. I do hate it when old cues get cut.

yes i would go alone with that - never cut an old cue!

[Geoff Large]

I sold one on Ebay for £410 , so there is a more accurate price in auction for the 499 ,135 unfinished break T Reece cue . and that had a small chip out of the ivory plate , if it was perfect you could get upto around £600 .
I came across another which was promtly sold for £400 to a collector from Peterborough who had just missed out on the bidding on the ebay cue but contacted me just incase I came across another , I told him I had only ever had one in 30 odd years and did not think i would come across one again , then blow me two weeks later a club closed down in Nottingham and I bought 6 cues off them when the tables where dismantled and one of them was the t.Reece 499,135 cue .

now youre cue has been 3/4 shafted , it has had most of its value knocked off it as far as a Cue collector is concerned .

[ADR147]

i have sold 4 of these in the last couple of years all between £350 and £450 but i would not even make an offer on one that had been split.

[gloveman]

The first version of the reece cue with both breaks dated 1907 is the rarest and most valuable. I swapped mine for a second edition ye olde ash last year.

[Geoff Large]

cue's and views only value the cue at £250 to £350 , but it is a very sought after cue like ye old ash cue , and by ebay auctions I have not seen one go below £400 and they where all NOT PERFECT cues .
a valuation of a perfect example would fetch closer to £600 in collector value's .

[gloveman]

And these old cues are only going to get rarer with people cutting, shortening and thinning the tapers down. They're trashing a valuable piece of snooker/billiards history.

[JasonOwen]

cue's and views only value the cue at £250 to £350 , but it is a very sought after cue like ye old ash cue , and by ebay auctions I have not seen one go below £400 and they where all NOT PERFECT cues .
a valuation of a perfect example would fetch closer to £600 in collector value's .

I have owned and sold 6 of these Tom Reece cues in the last few years and the most I ever got was £320 and that was a very good 1907/1907 edition. Dont think they are worth £600. I know Gordon Radford has a few examples of each date so he wouldnt be bidding or paying. Dom Dale doesnt want one, so only leaves Ian Davies and if he has no competition then he isnt going to pay £600. Dont know any other collectors who would pay over £350 for an old cue.

I do have one on its way to me within the next few months, I know an old guy who has a mint one and am just waiting for him to give up playing.

[kir1]

Hey Jason email me when you get the cue i have been after Reece cue for ages

[Geoff Large]

I have owned and sold 6 of these Tom Reece cues in the last few years and the most I ever got was £320 and that was a very good 1907/1907 edition. Dont think they are worth £600. I know Gordon Radford has a few examples of each date so he wouldnt be bidding or paying. Dom Dale doesnt want one, so only leaves Ian Davies and if he has no competition then he isnt going to pay £600. Dont know any other collectors who would pay over £350 for an old cue.

I do have one on its way to me within the next few months, I know an old guy who has a mint one and am just waiting for him to give up playing.

The cue I sold on ebay was not perfect a chip out of the ivory plate and not straight and it went for £410 3 years ago , the bidder just before this winning bid was Dominic Dale @ £400 so he would pay over £350 , the price of a cue to a collector is worth what they will pay for one , a high price is if they are unavailable to track one down and other collectors are interested , my top price of £600 is not uncommon for this type of cue in perfect condition .
Dominic dale did buy a orme and son off me though for around £150 through ebay but cannot remember what model it was .

3 years ago , my wife went mad when she went to the cuboard under the stairs to get a vacum cleaner , and all my cues that I had collected in the past 25 years fell on her , around 2I0 cues , I sold these cues all on ebay and had a nice holiday in tenneriffe and changed my Car and refitted aBathroom all from the proceeds , I am finding it very hard though to pick cue's up like I used to , at one time I had over 20 J.P mannock , various tom newman , and roberts cues , davies , falkner , ye old ash etc , but cannot find these on a reg basis anymore , that tells me that these cues are getting scarce to collect , only changing hands if a collector packs up , or , finds a better condition one to replace .
there are not many clubs closeing with all the cue's in metal cases hanging from walls anymore .