Is 500 too much to ask for an old pool table?

[SAWYER]

It is probably fro the early 90's, maybe the 80's. It is made of oak and has a slate top with leather pockets

 

[OCGuy]

Does it come with the spouge stains on it from that wild night in 1998 when you banged that pre-op?

 

[spidey07]

It completely depends on the table and it's condition. From that time for that price I would make sure the rails and felt were somewhat new if I were to buy, because chances are it needs it. It would also have to be a decent table and not some 1000 dollar one new.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Does it come with the spouge stains on it from that wild night in 1998 when you banged that pre-op?

it's been a long time since I trotted this one out, but....

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.

 

[SAWYER]

It has a small rip in the felt about an inch long

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: Sawyer
It has a small rip in the felt about an inch long

Was that rip created pre-op or post-op?

 

[SAWYER]

Pre of course

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Well, you'll need to give us some more details; is it from a reputable manufacturer (Brunswick, Diamond, etc.), what was the value of it new, how large a table (7 foot, 8 foot or 9 foot)? A one inch rip in the felt is enough to make refelting the table necessary, so that will lower the value. Are you selling any equipment with it or just the table? What's the quality of the rest of it? Are there nicks or gouges in the wood, do the risers in all four feet still work, is the leather in the pockets torn or faded?

Given the abundance of cheap pool tables on Craigslist, you may have difficulty getting 500 for it, but if it's a nice championship series full-size slate table in good working condition (apart from needing the refelt), $500 could be a steal. Alot of the cheap tables on Craigslist have wood tops instead of slate, which drastically lowers the value.

 

[SAWYER]

It is a real slate top, and regulation size

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Sawyer
It is a real slate top, and regulation size

3 piece slate? 8 foot or 9?

It's like saying "is 5000 too much to ask for a used car?"

 

[OCGuy]

Let's just cut to the chase.








Stains or no stains?

 

[mozirry]

I bought a house that came w/ a 1980's slate pool table. Slate is very nice, but very heavy and difficult. I sold it for $600 and told the people to manage a professional to come in and take it. taking down and setting up I heard costs around $500, so they bought a $1000 pool table (I think they set it up with new cloth and bumpers for cheap)

Shipping is freaking crazy so take that into account. Otherwise if you handle shipping make sure to charge them for it.


When the pool table guys came in to break it down they said it was a great table, so I probably sold it at a reasonable to cheap buy for the new owner

*EDIT*

look at the bottom of your pool table or on the sides to see who made it. Some local manufacturers can be sold for a respectable amount of money if its older, most new ones are probably some type of brand name that you can find online for research.

Mine had a local manufacturer that has long since been gone

 

[OCGuy]

So? Did you sell it?