Top 2
Ways To Buy A Pool Table
by: Ryan Tenney
Possibly the most misunderstood part of pool table
buying is how to really go about getting the best deal
you possibly can. Heck, I sure didn’t really know how to
go about it. And boy, did I want a pool table. Playing
pool is great fun and I’ve spent many hours at the local
bar..uh, I mean pool hall sharpening my skills. I
decided that I had to have a pool table for myself.
However, after buying a pool table, it becomes pretty
clear that there is a right way to go about it and wrong
way.
1) EBay.
EBay is your friend. But
not for the reasons you might think. Everything in the
world is for sale on EBay. And guess what, that’s great
for market research. Look at how much pools are selling
for. Watch the pool table sales for a week or so. This
will be a great way to get a feel for what they sell for
and the different types of pool tables available in the
marketplace. And, after you’ve watched a whole bunch of
sales happen, you might want to start bidding on pool
tables for yourself. In full disclosure, I haven’t
personally bought a pool table from EBay. Therefore, I’m
not sure what sort of shipping and handling charges
would be charged for a pool table. Cross country
shipping could conceivably get pricey. However, it is a
great research tool for everything you could imagine.
2)Buying a used pool
table.
Now, this is THE best
way to buy a pool table- if you can do it the right way.
Why pay for a brand new pool table when you could buy
one that’s almost as good but just has had a prior
owner. However, as is the deal with all used equipment
(of any kind): buyer beware. There is a right way to buy
a used pool table. If the deal looks too good to be
true, it just might be. If I’m selling a pool table for
50% off retail and it looks brand new, it might have
come into the owner’s possession under dubious
circumstances or it might have a defect that isn’t
patently obvious to the inspector. Make sure you know
all about used pool table buying or all research will
have been in vain.
