Mali Pool Cue "16th Annual VNEA '96 International Championships"

2/5/2024 9:10:58 PM

Mali Pool Cue "16th Annual VNEA '96 International Championships"

I have a Mali pool cue that was won at the 1996 VNEA International Championships.

The label says:

16th Annual VNEA
'96 International Championships
Las Vegas, NV

I am wondering about its value and the quality of the cues they gave as prizes.

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Mali Pool Cue "16th Annual VNEA '96 International Championships"

Replies & Comments

KCCC on 2/6/2024 11:01:40 AM
Can you take photos of the whole cue, including the Mali logo, the joint, and the shaft?

billiardsforum on 2/7/2024 5:40:49 AM
I couldn't find much info on these Mali VNEA Championship pool cues. I have a few photos of the previous year's model, and data from one classified sale, but that's it.

Unfortunately, Mali cues from this era don't have a lot of value, though are generally considered pretty good cues (and excellent value for what you pay for them).

These ones specifically, might have a bit of collectible value given that only a small number probably exist.

The '95 version which sold in 2011 went for $90 USD, and that's the only record of a sale I could find. I would say they're worth a bit more than this today, just due to the rarity, and slight collectible factor.

Here's an example of the 1995 Mali VNEA pool cue, and below it, the data from the eBay auction from 2011 that I had in our Mali cue archives.

The auction:
Mali Pool Cue 1995 VNEA International Championships Cue
- Sold Date: 2011-07-14
- Sold For: $89.88
Mali 1995 VNEA International Championships 15th Anniversary Las Vegas pool cue.

This is a really cool rare collectible and great hitting cue.

Made of nice looking dark stained curly maple with black with white dot linen.

It weighs aprox 19 ounces ( I don't have scale that I can weigh it on). When rolled on my pool table it is almost perfectly straight, it has a very slight bend that is not noticeable until rolled slowly.

This cue plays great and I have won a lot of money using it. Hard times force me to downsize my collection, otherwise I had planned on keeping this one forever.

_{Source: ebay.com/itm/179800854}