SOLD ! after just one day .
Another table spotted on GCL Billiards web site sold from the advertisement , this table I am informed is being collected on Tuesday of Next week , GCL billiards did not get the work of moving the table , in fact we where never asked to quote for it , so I suspect the new owner is picking the table up themselves having had some experience of dismantling tables ? or has a fitter already in mind before he got in touch with us.
that’s ok if you have the confidence and a little experience doing it , but for normal buyers who think picking a full size table up and loading is a breeze , your in for a shock .
At GCL Billiards we have the right moving wheels and Van , plus custom made slate slide protector if required , for safe Removal of any cuesport table use the Professionals to carry out the work.
We are also insured to move tables.
Above a photo showing well cared for and blanket wrapped and stored on board of our 1650 kg max load weight . do not forget any weight must include all passengers and Driver as well as the Cargo and tools.
I dismissed buying over 20 vans for not being capable of my line of work , before I decided to buy the correct one for the job.
My MWB / MRH / Vauxhall Movano can carry more weight than it’s long wheel base Brother and thats fact.
a word of warning for DIY removals . for the Buyer and the seller.
apart from serious injury from the heavy slates you also risk damaging the sellers property of which you will be liable for repair .
GCL billiards have the right moving equipment including the proper vehicle with a cargo weight of over 1650 kg . most vans including the large mercedes sprinter will be overweight with a steel block table on , some transits are also not within legal carrying capacity , get stopped by the law for being overweight and you have to unload there and then the excess weight , a large fine and points on your license .
we did put the buyer who is local to me in touch with the seller to get the result of this sale though and that proves people do look at the for sale section of GCL billiards .
So if you have a table for sale or wish to dispose of , please contact Geoff at GCL billiards to place your advertisement , please send photo’s of your table taken with a digital camera and not a mobile phone though, as most mobiles lock the photo and prevent copy.
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ORIGINAL ADVERT
We have a client based in Sunderland who inherited a full size table with the house they moved into 20 years ago
Although they have lived with the table for so long they now wish to renovate the room it is in for other purpose
This table is circa 1900 / 1910 and has the most craved for cushions in the Billiard table industry , the steel block cushions .
Now if this table was just a standard table I would be advising my client to just give it away , but the fact it has those steel cushions on and good welsh slate means it has some value .
and you will be amazed at how many people want to upgrade from standard cushions to steel cushions .
So you have a choice , buy the table as a project to renovate , or buy it for the steels to go on your own table and recycle the rest .
This table is based in Sunderland so please work out any mileage costs to collect the table .
GCL billiards will be happy to quote for collection of this table , just provide Geoff with your post code and he will work out a price for you .
Please have a look at the following photo’s , you can see it would require a new cloth , new rubber , new nets and leathers and maybe rails .
plus any woodwork repairs .
But at £500 it is well worth the price just for the cushions .
any buyer would have the reasonability of arranging removal of the whole table from site which is on a ground floor location .
The table showing good wood grain of the cushions and all that comes with it , I think the seller is having a joke with the way the reds have been racked up and the placement of the baulk colours ?
another top view showing the scoreboard that comes with it .
side view showing leg shape , and buttons over cushion bolts rather than the slide in panels. the shade also is included.
Some very nice flame mahogany has been used in the construction of this table
the old badge is faded , but you can still make out the name Burroughs & Watts Ltd and the lower writing would have said Soho Square and below that Patented steel vacuum cushions .
So there you have a nice period 1900 /1910 table made by one of the best billiard table makers in the UK Burroughs & Watts with those desirable steel cushions .
a snip at just £500 .
any one interested , please contact Geoff at GCL billiards by email c.large @btinternet.com , he will pass on your details to the seller .
please note , Geoff is ill at the moment but will be fit to answer emails by the weekend once his antibiotics have kicked in .
