Cue valuation required

[TexasTrev]

A Hunt & Obyrne cue recently acquired
specs-58inch,170z,9.5mm tip.29.5 butt,17bp
Plays superb and in very good condition
I do know some history about this cue.

[culraven]

Looks a bit dodgy, although it could just be the pictures, but that ash doesn't look to have any age to it at all?
what do you already know about it?

[DeanH]

Cue valuation required

not seen a badge like that before
as said can't see the photos clearly

[clintvanjour]

Proportions on the badge font look wrong

[clintvanjour]

Was it an eBay purchase?

[TexasTrev]

Looks a bit dodgy, although it could just be the pictures, but that ash doesn't look to have any age to it at all?
what do you already know about it?

apologies for poor picture quality,will get better ones done.
I have known this cue for a couple of years now.I saw it swapped for a Ye Olde Ash then later they swapped back,I know it has been said it is a fake but all i can say about that is whoever made it is one hell of a faker because the craftmanship is second to none neither is the playabiltiy
I've seen plenty old cues that look like new ones,so i really dont know if its genuine or not
If its genuine how much is it worth?
If its a fake how much?

[TexasTrev]

Was it an eBay purchase?

No,got it from Andy Hunter.

[culraven]

apologies for poor picture quality,will get better ones done.
I have known this cue for a couple of years now.I saw it swapped for a Ye Olde Ash then later they swapped back,I know it has been said it is a fake but all i can say about that is whoever made it is one hell of a faker because the craftmanship is second to none neither is the playabiltiy
I've seen plenty old cues that look like new ones,so i really dont know if its genuine or not
If its genuine how much is it worth?
If its a fake how much?

If it's fake completely worthless, if it's genuine I suspect you would know and would have been provided with the correct provenance? It's incredibly difficult to spot fakes with 1 piece cues without dismantling them, usually the joints give most fakes away, but suspect those in the know will be able to verify the cue by splice length and the badge quality?

[jrc750]

No,got it from Andy Hunter.

Then surely the price you paid will be a guide to whether it's real or not? ?

[billabong]

apologies for poor picture quality,will get better ones done.
I have known this cue for a couple of years now.I saw it swapped for a Ye Olde Ash then later they swapped back,I know it has been said it is a fake but all i can say about that is whoever made it is one hell of a faker because the craftmanship is second to none neither is the playabiltiy
I've seen plenty old cues that look like new ones,so i really dont know if its genuine or not
If its genuine how much is it worth?
If its a fake how much?

MMmm looks like a replica, probably one that Mike Russell has used before, nice player, but rep badge.

[ADR147]

this cue is too good to be a H&O !!

[Byrom]

this cue is too good to be a H&O !!

Ha ha tickled me that did - got to agree though I think the old type H & O black label is The most over rated and over priced snooker cue out there. I mean 1000 - 2000 pounds for a plain ebony cue are people nuts?? Why on earth do people pay so much for them??
Apologise if anyone has one - just my opinion. Personally to play with I would rather have use one of the newer type cheaper ones.

[blackswan01]

As said by Andy Hunter this cue is definitely a replica

[jrc750]

As said by Andy Hunter this cue is definitely a replica

Seems he forgot to tell TexasTrev !

[billabong]

Seems he forgot to tell TexasTrev !

Nope, he told him.