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12-21-2006, 12:02 PM
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| Senior Member Rep Power: 11635    Posts: 163 Join Date: Jun 2006 |  Brunswicks pool table are so hard to find because it's the only brand that most people know. As far as finding one, try local estate sales and auctions. I have a few friends that got good deals on them at auction because everybdoy there only went for small things and didn't have a way to trnasport the table home. Then there's people that want them and will bid but aren't sure if it will fit int heir house. Some just don't have their "other half" with them and that makes a difference when buying a pool table. Long story even longer, auctions are great places to buy a pool table because you weed out a lot of competition and the price is usually low.
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01-05-2007, 12:11 PM
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| Junior Member Rep Power: 0 Posts: 11 Join Date: Jan 2007 | If you have plenty of time on your hands and it covers your area you can trawl through Craigslist. I had to do this for about 4 weeks when looking for my table. Gold Crown's did pop up every so often. The best deals, as you might expect, are from sellers who don't even know what they are. However the downside is you can't rely on the subject/description to be accurate. You have to manually open and check every listing if you want to find that bargain, and if you are really serious physically visit people who don't even know how to upload a photo. Make SURE to physically measure any table you plan to buy to ensure you know what size it is, as 90% of the listings I saw were from people with no idea how to determine the correct size of a table. Almost every single listing claims the size is "professional". "tournament" and/or "regulation" with no concept of what this actually is. (The best method is to measure from the tips of the rails, a 9' table should be exactly 50" x 100") Also watch out for worn-out rubber on the rails of GCIIIs, they have a bad reputation for not lasting well. Nothing that can't be replaced of course, but you may need to factor in this cost when buying.
__________________ Aunty Dan -------------------------------------------------- CUES Capone, X-Breaker CASE Jack Justis ProLite TABLE 9' Gold Crown-style AMF LOCATION Darkest Southern California, USA HOURS OF POOL Not nearly enough PROFESSION IT System Adminstrator "For 'tis the sport to have the engineer Hoist with his own petard." W. Shakespeare |
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| Senior Member Rep Power: 5499 Posts: 198 Join Date: Jan 2007 | Quote:
In my area you come across a good buy now and again. Like this one POOL TABLE MUST GO BEST OFFER BRUNSWICK Looks like a Brunswick Metalist or a Centurion for a $1 You cant beat that!
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03-03-2007, 09:43 PM
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| Senior Member Rep Power: 6667 Posts: 143 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kirkland,Wa. | Quote:
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03-04-2007, 07:21 AM
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| Senior Member Rep Power: 111593  Posts: 941 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maryland | Quote:
__________________ Rich R. Don't take life so seriously. It isn't permanent. | |
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03-30-2007, 02:35 AM
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| Senior Member Rep Power: 35054  Posts: 1,475 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan | If someone that actually plays pool needs to measure a table to see if it's an 8 or 9 footer.....they need to stop playing pool. The difference is so obvious it's not even funny. MULLY then again I only play on 9 footers so when I see an 8 footer it looks tiny
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