b&w eureka

[gloveman]

can anyone help me? i may have a chance to buy a mint eureka but not sure what they're going for at the moment. i don't mind paying the going rate but don't want to pay over the odds. i was thinking around the £300 mark. how close is that guys?

[craigslater]

close enough for a mint one mate

[gloveman]

i may also have chance to buy a maple j p mannock. how much for a mint one craig?

[ADR147]

can anyone help me? i may have a chance to buy a mint eureka but not sure what they're going for at the moment. i don't mind paying the going rate but don't want to pay over the odds. i was thinking around the £300 mark. how close is that guys?

the price is right enough the trouble will be finding one.

[ADR147]

i may also have chance to buy a maple j p mannock. how much for a mint one craig?

very rare cue that. are you sure its maple?

[gloveman]

yes i am sure its maple and in very good condition but i'm not sure how much i should be paying for it.

[ADR147]

yes i am sure its maple and in very good condition but i'm not sure how much i should be paying for it.

email me any photos m8 but i would be expecting £300 if its in good order anything under £250 you would be stealing it.

[craigslater]

LOL i was just writing the same as adr. send some pics to adr and he will confirm it is maple, i would have thought more probably pearwood, but you might be lucky.

[gloveman]

maple jp mannock

got the cue guys. it is a maple mannock in very good condition. i have also got the chance to buy a second edition eureka in very good condition. anyone know how much i should be paying ?

[trevs1]

The thing with Mannocks is whether they are in good original condition, and, whether they are earlier or later versions.

I've seen some change hands for stupid cash, when in reality, they just were'nt worth it.

I'd say a good example would need to be at least 57.5" long, preferrably 58", have a ferrule of at least 10mm, (preferrably horn) have an original, unaltered weight to it and have all the splicing in very very sound undamaged condition to be worth anything nearing £300.

Also, the earlier ones are the better examples by far, as some of the later ones were of slightly inferior timbers in the butts. The best looking of all of them is the ones with tulipwood lower hand splices and thuya burr front splice. Later versions of these cues have far less attractive timbers used and just don't have the 'quality thing' in my view.

£300 is a lot of money for a cue, and, while Mannocks appear to be fairly well sought after, it would need to be a pretty pristine example for a serious and knowledgeable buyer to part with that amount for one I'd have thought.

Another thing I would say is that the ash versions of this cue are the rarest, as most I've seen (and I've seen quite a few) are either maple or pear shafted.

Good luck with it anyway.

[mattyshinobi22]

i sold my ash version mannock for £200 on ebay.............doh!
well no sod would bid on it

[ADR147]

i sold my ash version mannock for £200 on ebay.............doh!
well no sod would bid on it

depends on condition etc - i have an ash one on just now doing very average! i have to say i have seen maybe 30 or 40 mannocks over the years and i have never seen a maple - i know of a few but not had one in my hands.