Cornerman said:

I’m not sure after this post whether I’m hungry or horny.

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Why not both?

Tschmidt said:

I guess I will introduce myself. Am in my early 60s. Played pool off and on. Live in IL in the St Louis metro area. Got my house 35 years ago and they left the table there. Its an old Fischer. Had it refelted been playing it alone. Have plenty of sticks. Couple Duffrins. Table is a 3 stone one. Plays ok for me. I am a beginner big time. I like it but have ALOT to learn

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Welcome.

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Benelli said:

Once you break the 5k barrier you think you will never spend more.

Then suddenly your dropping 10k and then 15k and we'll your start seeing things.... differently.

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Yeah, it's all relative. Its what you're comfortable with. I have found that the higher you go in price, the more difficult it is to find a buyer to resell unless it's perfect shape, no flaws, etc. The group of people buying these cues are the top 1% of the 1% of pool cue collectors. You have to make sure the cue is very desirable.

I played with Jacoby Black's (V3 and V4) and loved it but had to buy multiple shafts in different pin types so I could play the same style shaft on different cues.

A good friend let me play a couple of racks with their Triple 60 and I got to play around with the joint system which was radically superior to the Bull joint style, and it won me over.

Now I have two 30" 11.7 playing shafts and one 29" break shaft and about 15 adapters for every type of pin in my cue collection (except for 3/8-12 they don't make that pin).

It hits amazing, both firm and crisp and transmits cleanly back to the butt and your hand, and it's super easy to replace tips.

If you have to have a small batch custom maker CF shaft try either the Wheat State or a ICE. Both are very similar to the Jacoby/Triple 60 but lack the joint interoperability.

Oooops adhd ain't acdc My mistake.

HyperioN said:

That’s a pretty colorful analogy, but I get what you’re saying. At the end of the day a lot of things can get you to the same destination, the difference is in the experience along the way and what someone is comfortable paying for it.

I guess I wouldn't have started a discussion about Tascarella cues if I was completely comfortable with the price. I've been around the block a few times when it comes to production and custom cues. I've probably owned 50-60 cues, maybe more. The most I've comfortably spent is $3K. Maybe I'm looking for confirmation on if buying a Tasc is a good idea....

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Once you break the 5k barrier you think you will never spend more.

Then suddenly your dropping 10k and then 15k and we'll your start seeing things.... differently.

David in FL said:

That actually makes sense in a weird ADHD kinda way...

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Well, I just have the balls to do it.
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I thought about making an offer for the Golden Tascarella but the added cost of buying it legally because of CA’s ivory ban drives the price up over $20k. I have to keep reminding myself it is only a pool cue and I already got a bunch of pool cues.
But it’s a cue that’s so handsome it could be enshrined in the Pool Cue Hall of Fame if such an entity existed…”Tascarella”.