Most Arrogant Cue DEALER? you ever delt with [Archive]

CocoboloCowboy

01-29-2008, 06:19 PM

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JoeyInCali

01-29-2008, 06:29 PM

Bruce De Laso

BlowFish

01-29-2008, 06:56 PM

:d :d :d

Rotflmao

SirBanksALot

01-29-2008, 07:14 PM

:d :d :d

Rotflmao

Okay.........there are no stupid questions, RIGHT!

What is ROTFLMAO ???

Remy

01-29-2008, 07:15 PM

Okay.........there are no stupid questions, RIGHT!

What is ROTFLMAO ???

Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off.

SirBanksALot

01-29-2008, 07:16 PM

Just had to ask.http://www.geocities.com/cocobolocowboy/rant.gif
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Every cue dealer I have ever talked to (with one MAJOR exception) has been very easy and accomodating.

ridewiththewind

01-29-2008, 09:59 PM

Bruce De Laso

Didn't see that one coming! :D

TheBook

01-29-2008, 10:31 PM

Okay.........there are no stupid questions, RIGHT!

What is ROTFLMAO ???

Reserved Oil That Flows Last Minute And Openly

n10spool

01-29-2008, 11:15 PM

Wouldn't it be a shorter, more congenial list of the nicest, calmest, most warmhearted cuedealer to ever grace this forum?

I know they exist.......
Actually, there are a few on AZ at this moment that I've met peridically that I could honestly say that about.
However, there are a few out there in the world that I would have to go the other way with......
But, I do have to admit they are generally pretty loyal to a few select cuemakers

Rockin' Robin

01-30-2008, 01:46 AM

That would be me...yep, i am from Texas....it is the law.

asiasdad

01-30-2008, 03:45 AM

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Most arrogant:

Mike Gartland
Dick Abbott
Roy Malott
Jim Oswald

Most helpful:

Joe - Classiccues
Sean - Cueaddicts
Marcus - FAST_N_LOOSE
Joe - Bamacues

what good is this forum if we cannot speak our truths from experience??

classiccues

01-30-2008, 07:30 AM

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Me... :D

I'll tell you a quick story. In 1997 or so we did the Hopkins with 30 fancy Bushkas and another 20-30 Szambotis. I bragged to everyone we had 1.5 million in cues. Anyone that would listen, I yapped to. I even walked the show in front of my competitors booth's not only saying this, but then adding how great the show was, bla bla bla... I even mooned Dick Abbott while spouting off Corinthians. I was really full of myself then, but then I saw the light and realized that what was better served was to just let my cues do the talking and not to talk about anyone else.

JV (--but I still cannot get rid of this sarcastic streak... there should be an 11th commandment.. though shalt not be a smart a$$.. :D

Ken_4fun

01-30-2008, 07:42 AM

Most arrogant:

Mike Gartland
Dick Abbott
Roy Malott
Jim Oswald

Most helpful:

Joe - Classiccues
Sean - Cueaddicts
Marcus - FAST_N_LOOSE
Joe - Bamacues

what good is this forum if we cannot speak our truths from experience??

Roy Malott, at Indy Q is amazingly strange. I avoid him like the crazy uncle at the family reunions.

I would add for the good guys all the guys at Cueaddicts and the SUREMAN!

ken

RoyL

01-30-2008, 12:03 PM

Since we are on the subject of cuemakers, a while back there was a link on the homepage of AZ Billiards labeled "rare cues." There were many nice examples of cues being offered for sale, and pictures of those that had already sold.

I can't find the link anymore, but I have always wondered which dealer they belonged to; my guess was Salazar. Anyone know for sure?

Jeff

01-30-2008, 12:34 PM

Roy Malott, at Indy Q is amazingly strange. I avoid him like the crazy uncle at the family reunions.

ken

I had the displeasure of having a brief communication with him myself. It made me wonder if he even cared how he talks to people.

FAST_N_LOOSE

01-30-2008, 01:25 PM

Since we are on the subject of cuemakers, a while back there was a link on the homepage of AZ Billiards labeled "rare cues." There were many nice examples of cues being offered for sale, and pictures of those that had already sold.

I can't find the link anymore, but I have always wondered which dealer they belonged to; my guess was Salazar. Anyone know for sure?

THEY WERE JOES CUES. MOST OF THEM HAD BEEN SOLD BEFORE THE PICURES EVEN WENT UP.

Drawman623

01-30-2008, 08:17 PM

John Wright took a piss while trying to talk me out of a Szam cue over the phone. I thought that was a little outrageous. He flushed any hope of a sale with that move.

cornerstone

01-30-2008, 08:46 PM

John Wright took a piss while trying to talk me out of a Szam cue over the phone. I thought that was a little outrageous. He flushed any hope of a sale with that move.
wow Iam glad i didnt tell you what i was doing when i sold you that last cue!!LOL:D

ribdoner

01-30-2008, 10:14 PM

John Wright took a piss while trying to talk me out of a Szam cue over the phone. I thought that was a little outrageous. He flushed any hope of a sale with that move.

I knew JOHN (RIP) VERY well and I can assure you that he hated it when he soiled himself:)

cuenut

02-01-2008, 01:30 PM

That would be me...yep, i am from Texas....it is the law.

Robin, you are great, but my only gripe is that there are other cuemakers out there besides McDermott that make great cues:D

You may not remember me. Scott Benoit from Louisiana. We have done a couple of C and D series trades in the past. Haven't been down to C.C. in several years.

Take care.

Rockin' Robin

02-02-2008, 01:27 AM

HI scott.....I have a full blown pro shop now. and have since diversified my selection of cues. I have everything in the world now, and still a huge collection.

cranegod1

02-02-2008, 07:32 AM

I am currently in the process of being Screwed by Dick Abbott.

FAST_N_LOOSE

02-02-2008, 08:59 AM

I am currently in the process of being Screwed by Dick Abbott.

YOU WANT TO ELABORATE?

cranegod1

02-02-2008, 05:31 PM

I prefer not to elaborate too much in public until the deal is done one way or the other. If it continues to go south I will share ALL the details here.

Only ERO's

02-07-2008, 04:49 PM

I prefer not to elaborate too much in public until the deal is done one way or the other. If it continues to go south I will share ALL the details here.

I am interested in an update as well. Shawn, I think we need an update!!

RoyL

02-07-2008, 08:01 PM

THEY WERE JOES CUES. MOST OF THEM HAD BEEN SOLD BEFORE THE PICURES EVEN WENT UP.

Thanks for the info. I figured by now he would have some sort of webpage. I used to like going to Chesapeake Cues and Greg Matthew's websites.

FAST_N_LOOSE

02-16-2008, 01:30 PM

I am currently in the process of being Screwed by Dick Abbott.

YOU STILL GETTING SCREWED?

cranegod1

02-17-2008, 04:08 PM

Everything is over. Dick declined to take the cues back even thought they were grossly misrepresented. He offered to trade for another cue/cues. I thought this was unacceptable because the first cues were way off from their descriptions and I did not trust him to make good the second time. He then agreed to a partial refund but backed out until I would edit my original post on this forum "I am currently being screwed by Dick Abbott". That statement was all fact. Dick would not reply to my e-mails until I sent several requests. After he backed out of the agreement for a partial refund I told him to go f--- himself and ended communication. I will never deal with him again. Dick pulled one over on a friend of mine on a $3,000 deal about 3 years ago. It is my own fault for trusting him.

CocoboloCowboy

02-17-2008, 05:19 PM

Dick pulled one over on a friend of mine on a $3,000 deal about 3 years ago. It is my own fault for trusting him.

What happen with your friend?

Mr. Wilson

02-18-2008, 02:24 PM

Bruce, I am not a fan of posts like this.

You are begging people to air their dirty laundry and I find it to be very bad taste.

Now that you have started this thread and invited the dirt to be dished, I am the one getting the emails and stuck with the job of calming the waters and cleaning the mess.

Gee, thanks.

Dave