I got one in '16 and both shafts warped in a lil over a year. I kept one of those J&J imports in my car year round and it was LASER straight when i sold it.I was going to say Schmelke also, but I've seen to have purchased one of the last good ones as both their clear coat finish has changed (now very milky and thick) and more recently purchased cues by my friends have had multiple order spec and quality issues.
They can be very inconsistent. Problems with finish, off-center pins and bad shaft wood are common ills. A J&J(KaoKao made), Players, Action, Valhalla are all safer bets imo. Hate to knock a US co but so be it.Schmelke.
Don't even think about anything else.
Bang for your buck, it can't be beat. Put a decent tip on it and you are done…
Please let us know what you're findings are.So far I like it. bought the White Pearl because I just don't like all-dark sticks. Makes me depressed.
Got a Viking cue for the butt. My Cuetic Avid butt didn't look as nice with the Whyte as it did with the Cynergy.
Better than the Cynergy? Maybe a little, but maybe not. I just had my Cnyergy retipped. I'll give both a lot of side by side. Both are great.
Many years ago Pawn shops were a good place to find cue deals. Today my experience is that most pawn shops love internet pricing when selling a cue but down play internet pricing when buying a cue.Pawn shops can be a great source of used quality cue for a good price.
You can roll them on their glass countertops to check for straightness and rollout.
Start off by offering about 1/2 of what they are asking if they are in good condition.
They probably only paid 1/4 to 1/3 of what they are asking.
I have bought at least 10 top brand name cues from pawn shops over the years, some still had their factory labels on them.
MCdermott,players or action,they won't be fancy for that price but for a novice,the person will be fineA family member wants a pool stick. Only has $100 to $150 to spend. Any recommendations?
It's probably been 20 years since I bought a cue from a pawnshop.Many years ago Pawn shops were a good place to find cue deals. Today my experience is that most pawn shops love internet pricing when selling a cue but down play internet pricing when buying a cue.
So a seller to pawn shops gets 30% of market value and the pawn shops I have visited over the past several years won’t go below 70% of present cue internet values when selling.
Not a good place to buy cues anymore as a reseller - but sometimes OK place for keeper cues.
Yes there are some outlier pawn shop deals - usually on unsigned cues if you know your stuff - or where someone takes over a pawn shop and their prior owner had some cues stored and the new owner has no clue about cues- I have run into that as well.