Selling TW Cues

[DeanH]

Dean, I suspected, but I thought not to assume. Ok, so TW ain't happy with me, nice one particle! The prices he quoted are reasonable. A wee bit above Craftsman but reasonable, and the work looks immaculate on the web pics. With this in mind, why are fold willing to spend £600 for the same cue that can be ordered direct? The wait is it?

Trev1, how long is the wait for a custom cue please? (grovel grovel).

I believe the waiting time is a mjor factor in people buying cues for extra than from the maker.
No offence to Craftsman, who make good cues, but TW makes exceptional cues
For some images of past masterpieces see http://files.vandeweyerstudios.be/tw/
fyi, "MAST" was a previous badge TW used.
And as you say, there are some who place an order and then immediately sell these cues to "make a fast buck", that happens in all walks of life.
I am not saying that this is specifically the situation here, now if only I had the spare money and the wife was not around I would seriously consider the maser birch, it would be a nice buddy for my Shelton masur birch - maybe the wife wont notice the difference...

[ongkia]

So after all the Fedia bashing on this thread, the OP's mark up percentage is about the same?

It's no wonder I always buy brand new from the manufacturer. There's more bandits here than a Spaghetti Western!!

Pardon me, I'm no bandits trying to make a quick buck ya!! I bought these cues from Pete147 from this forum, I paid £500 for the Cocobolo and £520 for the Masur Birch. Total alteration cost came to £130 by Dave Coutts, postage cost me £68 and local Custom Clearance cost me another £50. So if one is to add up these incidental costs, you'll arrive at about the price I'm trying to sell these cues, saves some discount in case buyers ask for it.

Pete147 can vouch for the prices I've quoted here. If only I had asked Trevs1 about the actual cost of these cues back then, I would not have bought them. But again I doubt I could reach TW then. Having said that, I've no complaints or what so ever with the cues and they are playing great.

So fellow members, don't be too quick on the gun's trigger. Remember, things are not always what they seem.....................

[Tred]

Pardon me, I'm no bandits trying to make a quick buck ya!! I bought these cues from Pete147 from this forum, I paid £500 for the Cocobolo and £520 for the Masur Birch. Total alteration cost came to £130 by Dave Coutts, postage cost me £68 and local Custom Clearance cost me another £50. So if one is to add up these incidental costs, you'll arrive at about the price I'm trying to sell these cues, saves some discount in case buyers ask for it.

Pete147 can vouch for the prices I've quoted here. If only I had asked Trevs1 about the actual cost of these cues back then, I would not have bought them. But again I doubt I could reach TW then. Having said that, I've no complaints or what so ever with the cues and they are playing great.

So fellow members, don't be too quick on the gun's trigger. Remember, things are not always what they seem.....................

Good point but I think you have to discount any postal and custom costs (as one-offs that you incur when you buy a cue) and ask yourself whether or not the modifications you've had made to suit your personal taste have added to the overall value of the cue(s).

Ultimately, a cue is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. Cuemakers set their own prices for the cues they sell, in some cases these may be under or over-valued. I think Trevor's tend to be slightly under-valued which is why they often fetch more 2nd hand than Trevor originally charged for them...

[Gerry Armstrong]

Pardon me, I'm no bandits trying to make a quick buck ya!! I bought these cues from Pete147 from this forum, I paid £500 for the Cocobolo and £520 for the Masur Birch. Total alteration cost came to £130 by Dave Coutts, postage cost me £68 and local Custom Clearance cost me another £50. So if one is to add up these incidental costs, you'll arrive at about the price I'm trying to sell these cues, saves some discount in case buyers ask for it.

Pete147 can vouch for the prices I've quoted here. If only I had asked Trevs1 about the actual cost of these cues back then, I would not have bought them. But again I doubt I could reach TW then. Having said that, I've no complaints or what so ever with the cues and they are playing great.

So fellow members, don't be too quick on the gun's trigger. Remember, things are not always what they seem.....................

You are selling the cues at close to double what they cost new. Good luck to you if you can get away with it, but if you choose to do so, you would do well to refrain from making comments about others doing the same as you.

[jrc750]

.... A wee bit above Craftsman but reasonable ...

Only a wee bit above, but more than twice as good

[damienlch]

...Is one right to assume that the sharks are ordering up cues from TW and MW simply to hoard and sell on, because they know that by doing so, they've clogged up the order book and real buyers will have to wait ages, are impatient, and will plump for an onseller at inflated prices to avoid a wait?

Could be but I don't think many people do that. You'd need to put in quite a bit of cash upfront plus waiting time and no guarantee of sales.

But I could be wrong though... I've seen some ridiculous sales on ebay.

For me, I always buy direct when it comes to ordering custom-made cues because... that's the only way I know to get it customised by the cue maker... Then comes the nerve-wracking wait and finally the oh so sweet joy when it finally arrives.

You should try out Trevor's cues if you get the chance, maybe someone at your local club owns one... they're top drawer imo.

[Particle Physics]

You are selling the cues at close to double what they cost new. Good luck to you if you can get away with it, but if you choose to do so, you would do well to refrain from making comments about others doing the same as you.

Sticks and stones.....................

[Particle Physics]

Only a wee bit above, but more than twice as good

What's the diff between the two JCR; finishing, or more than that? I've got a flat belly Phoenix ash, and a smoother cue I have never felt, not even mates cues and they have some special stuff. I've got zero grain on the underside, just one chevron near the splices. No sign of oil, varnish or anything else, yet the wood is as smooth as maple, if not smoother and less sticky. I don't know who they can have black grain and make a cue as smooth; I always thought blackening the grain raised the grain more, and yet, there is no feel of grain at all, not even on the top side (4 chevrons present). Incredibly flat.

[jrc750]

I have a really nice Phoenix cue too, sounds similar to yours, very very nice shaft on it, will be up for sale later tonight
No i meant Craftsman's own cues, in my opinion the finish is not even close to the standard of Trevor's work, a lad in my club just spent £340 ish delivered for their top of the range olive wood cue and he sent it straight back lol, a little bit harsh, the finish was oiled but just not done right in my opinion, he asked them to have another go
You can see my Trevor White here, smoothest cue i have ever had, but specs not quite right for me so will be going soon.
http://www.thesnookerforum.com/board...085#post641085

[jonnyhumbucker]

Wow love the look of the cocobola tw.

[jrc750]

Wow love the look of the cocobola tw.

Sent you a pm Jonny, see if you can work out how to open it and respond

[ongkia]

Am now selling the 1) Cocobolo Butted Cue - £530 + Postage and 2) Multi-Spliced Masur Birch Cue - £550 + Postage. Those interested, pls PM me. Thnks!

[ongkia]

Am now selling the 1) Cocobolo Butted Cue - £530 + Postage and 2) Multi-Spliced Masur Birch Cue - £550 + Postage. Those interested, pls PM me. Thnks!

I'm re-posting this item before I put them up in ebay. Note: prices quoted are inclusive of wood matching 6" mini-butts. Had a few interesting inquiries, but nothing concrete so far. Pls PM if u r serious in buying. Thnks!

[thelongbomber]

pete.147 bought the cues sold the 3/4 to me the 1p was his he couldn't get on wiv it the 3/4 i liked but i didn't want to leave the cue standing in a corner cos i went from ash to maple so pete.147 sold both cues to the guy selling them now everyone on ere knows pete sells cues for a hobbie so only 2 ppl hav owned the cues to play wiv

Fo godz sayke can someboody pweeze add a spell checka so wiv is auto corrected to WITH.

[jrc750]

Fo godz sayke can someboody pweeze add a spell checka so wiv is auto corrected to WITH.

Along with cos, ere, and hav
It's the "yoof" of today ya get me