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i was talking to a mate of mind in the club last night a lad i have know for quite sometime and he told me this story his dad is quite well known round our parts he's the window cleaner so everyone knows him (billy) so when he was cleaning on the estate he got talking to his mate who was a bouncer and used to go with alex higgins to comps and exibitions looking after him and what not and mentioned is son as just started playing snooker (that was in the early 90s) so the bouncer (i will find is name out tonight) said hold on i have a cue your son can have and he gave him the cue which alex won the uk open with(in 83) which alex had gave to him. he's bringing it in the cuub tonight with photos and such so i can have a look. he's asked me to find out what its worth and i was just wondering if anyone on here as any idea of the value thats if its genuine.
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Last edited by ste bed; 5 September 2009, 01:13 PM. -
if it a burwat - which it is! its worth more or less £200 depending on condition if you can prove it belonged to AH - you would need him to sign something to say it was - i would estimate about £500 maybe more if he won the world title with it. -
if its the same bouncer am thinking of he lives in same town as me, just cant think of his name.........is he a big guy with a beard and bald head? av seen him at jimmy white exhibitons too round my areaOriginally Posted by ste bed View PostComment
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not unless you live on the mucklow's in ashton-in-makerfield wigan which means you live about 500m from me.Originally Posted by mattyshinobi22 View PostComment
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the - this cue belong to alex higgins story is an old one and is applied to half the burwats out there! i believe the one that matters is in northern ireland and he lost it in a card game!Comment
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i spoke with ken the lad who as the cue while watching england last night he said he as a signed card plus signed pictures plus other things of alex and the guy who gave his dad to prove it is alex's cue which he won the 83 coral uk championship with beating steve davis he's going to bring the lot in the club next thursday on match night so i will take some pics and post them up he's not after selling it he said not a chance in hell he's just after a accurate valuation of what it might be worth. plus he's a realy nice bloke and i cant see him making a story like that up just out of the blueComment
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That is a very long sentence.Originally Posted by ste bed View Post
Good luck with the sales.
BTW, didn't he play with a Mannock at one point?Comment
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he's as no interest in a sale just a valuation.Comment
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Gonna be hard to prove.Comment
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easy enough to prove - just ask alex - he will charge a large vodka i imagine!Comment
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was last time i met him!! (though it was a rather long time ago...)Comment
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So depending on how thirsty he is every cue you bring belonged to him 
sigpic A Truly Beakerific Long Pot Sir!Comment
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I was shown a JP Mannock with a very beautiful tulip splices that was supposed to be Alex Higgins a while ago. Not sure if it was true.
Many pro have used Burwats, can they really remember if the cue was theirs if it was a long time ago I wonder?Comment
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