Seeing if There's a Market Out There

[Terry Davidson]

Well, I have just sold 3 of them to local players but I still have a couple of really good cues left, one Robin Cook and also an Aurora which I'm just trying out and it seems to be a really good cue although slightly heavy for me.

I will try and get some photos of what I have left posted as soon as I can. I'm cutting down on the cue sales as the shipping from Canada just kills the price as it costs around 75GBP to ship courier overseas and I lose any competitive edge I have against anyone in the UK or Europe

Terry

[poolqjunkie]

Well, I have just sold 3 of them to local players but I still have a couple of really good cues left, one Robin Cook and also an Aurora which I'm just trying out and it seems to be a really good cue although slightly heavy for me.

I will try and get some photos of what I have left posted as soon as I can. I'm cutting down on the cue sales as the shipping from Canada just kills the price as it costs around 75GBP to ship courier overseas and I lose any competitive edge I have against anyone in the UK or Europe

Terry

I believe (but I could be wrong) uploading pictures to photobucket should be faster than using the album on TSF. May be the other services other members have suggested are even faster. You only need to upload once and they can see the pictures in your post, so that should help to increase the exposure of your product. All you need to do it to paste the image code in the post. The pictures are also much clearer and bigger. You can also paste that code with the emails you send.

I am not too sure but I think perhaps LK.T might sell easier if you can try to arget it to the Chinese. It is a solid cue but just not a well known brand in the UK or Canada.

Good luck with your sales.

[willtyson]

The first is the Aurora, then Robin Cook, then Buffalo, then B&W (new) and last a Dark Horse MYX.

[Terry Davidson]

See the Aurora Assessment string for the specs on this cue. The B&Ws I have are machine spliced and along with the Dark Horse (which I have modified and improved) I would be willing to let go for the best offer. Specs for cues are at the start of this string.

One of the B&Ws has a stainless steel ferrule at 9.4mm and the other has a black fiber ferrule but I could change that either back to brass or else to stainless.

Stainless is lighter than brass but much stronger and it gives less throw when using side (or unintentional side)

Terry

[poolqjunkie]

I have posted some pictures of your Aurora cue in the Aurora Cue Assessment thread.:-)

[Terry Davidson]

Just to let everyone know. I sold the LK.T on Wednesday and also the Robin Cook today so all I have left are those budget cues and the Buffalo, which is also inexpensive (butt has no extensions).

The Buffalo is priced at $250(CAN) which is around 140GBP and I'll throw in surface mail shipping for free if the buyer doesn't mind waiting. I'll take almost any half-decent offer on the Dark Horse and the two B&W's just to get them out from under my table.

I still have the Aurora and am selling that for $600(CAN) + shipping. That's around 360GBP and if I pack it lightly I can get shipping for around another 50quid or so.

And I just re-discovered a cue I had forgotten about. This is a 2-piece centre joined ash/ebony with butterfly splices. My idea was to be able to put this cue inside my large suitcase when flying to save the 40quid BA charged me for my 3/4 case last flight to UK. This cue is 17.5oz, perfectly straight (the grain lines up perfectly when together), 57" with a 29mm butt. Not sure if I want to sell it or not but if I receive a decent offer I would consider it. (I'm not sure of the cuemaker but it shows very good workmanship).

Terry