McDermott Greatfull Dead cue info

I ran accross one of these and don't know much about McDermott, so I wonder if anyone on here can help. When were they made and what was the price on them then. And about how much would one be worth now in pretty good condition? Thanks.

[kylel]

Your best bet would probably be to take a couple pics and send them to McDermott and just ask them to identify it, the original retail price and what it is worth now.

I have done this with Viking a couple times and they responded very quickly and gave me the original model # and price and what it is worth today.
An example is a Viking cue I bought off of ebay in very good condition, it is a Z75 from the late 70's, I got it for $100 and in mint condition it is worth $350.

[txplshrk]

Contact Mike at McDermott he can tell you. mslowik@mcdermottcue.com

He may or may not ask you for pics, but he will be able to find out when they made it.

[skor]

I saw one on e-bay that was sold for $178.50
it had a few scratches and some small chips

[txplshrk]

That actually sounds about right on the price skor. Most of your graphics cues don't bring a lot of money. I think it is mostly due to the fact of how easy they are to make compaired to cues with lots of inlays, and exotic wood. That cue however might become a collectors item, and sell a lot higher to someone that wants band memrobillia rather than to collect it as a pool player. That is just my opinion though.

[skor]

The weird thing is that you can see most of the cues that McDermott made on their web site (and in the blue book of cues) but there is no reference to that cue at all

[txplshrk]

Judging by the butt of the cue it is a fairly new cue, like within the last two years.

So I would have to say that cue would retail brand new at no more than about $275, just depending on where it was bought. Most of the graphics cues top out at that price from McDermott.

Thanks guy's. Thats exactly the cue I was talking about.

[dags_lax]

If you like the cue, gopher it. But be fore warned, cues of this type hold their value about as well as any screen printed cue from Payers, Viper, the Viking de cue line, etc, which means that a few years down the line they are worth more as kindling than as a cue.

The one notable exception (and it is possible that there may be others) is the Wes Spencer originals from Jackson Custom Cues. Each Wes Spenser cue is hand painted by the artist. Don't confuse these one of a kind Jackson cues with the McDermott Wes Spenser cues which are noting more than screen printed copies produced by the hundreds or thousands,.

[nathar]

Not to hack anyone off or anything, but I've never really seen the appeal in screen printed cues. I understand that everyone's taste is different, but when I think of a pool cue, those types of styles just don't come into my mind. Other than maybe for their price, but there are cues in the same price range that don't have the graphics that look just fine to me. :?

I don't know. I was never really into underroos either. :wink:

[txplshrk]

Well the graphics cues hold their value from what I have seen, they just don't go up in value very much. I think mostly because the butt is just not as complex as other cues. The wood can be almost any wood because it is going to get painted. The graphics are screen printed on. So they are very easy to make compaired to the cues with all the inlays and expensive woods. I personally have 3 graphics cues, and I know they are not for everyone. At the time I bought two them, I couldn't justify spending a large amount on a cue with inlays and such. (My game wasn't good enough for an expensive cue either!!! LOL) I also liked the fact the cues had sharks on them. I am fasinated by sharks. The graphics on mine are really cool, but again not for everyone. Not to mention the fact that I didn't like many cues that had inlays. I am now finding all kind of cues with inlays and such that I think are extremely beautiful cues. Some of the cues with inlays and such look a little goddy to me though. But I am kind of getting that itch to have a custom cue made with Cocobolo wood, Tourques and Ivory, and possibly some inlays of Mesquite (It's a Texas thing!) LOL Anyway for someone looking for their first cue you can normally get a graphics for under $200. I think that is the most appeal to them.

Also I think this guy probably likes the Grateful Dead, and I think this cue will be more of a collectors item for people that collect Grateful Dead stuff, instead of people that collect billiards stuff.