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fjk · Thursday at 2:38 PM

ibuycues said:
I get what some posters are saying. From strictly an investment point of view.
What they are missing is that there are at LEAST two other ways to consider the ownership.

Just as an example, I personally saw cues that sold in the past year (approx) for $55,100, $77,000,
$107,000, and orders for $120,000 and $100,000 even. That’s just in my little corner of our
genre. (Not me!). Every one of the cues involved different cuemakers and I assure you age was not an issue.
This doesn’t include the many, many cues that sold for $15k-$40k. And age is all over the place.
Don’t necessarily judge by personal experience.

Will Prout

Sure, there will always be exceptions. But if we had to bet the average or median age of current Bushka owners, and the line was 60 years old, I would bet the over.

iusedtoberich · Thursday at 2:36 PM

Another one? hahaha.

Does it look like a normal 3/8-10 only with a different pitch? Or is it a completely different thread form?

rexus31 · Thursday at 2:27 PM

I know this thread is about 'bushkas, but there's no telling what this could fetch. Mosconi's 526 Rambow from the Glenn Collection.

Yours truly holding a piece of billiards history.

bbb · Thursday at 2:20 PM

Sir Scratchalot said:
I acquired this Paul Morey cue in a trade and I really like it. I wasn't happy with the look or feel of the linen wrap, however, so started exploring other options. I was originally going to go with a nice black Spanish Bull or similar, but after looking at the many examples of Ryan's work on his FB page, I decided to try my very first Stacked Leather wrap. I sent Ryan a photo of the cue and asked for suggestions on what would look good. He chose this and I think it was the right choice!

what does a stacked leather wrap feel like?
is it smooth or like an over wrap on a tennis racket where you can feel the overlap some

kollegedave · Thursday at 2:13 PM

garczar said:
What decade do you live in???? Dockers is deader than Elvis. I SERIOUSLY doubt ANYONE at ANY of these co's even know pool exists. 'Maybe' ESPN but they gave up on pool years ago. Look at snow-boarders/skateboarders, they aren't fashion icons by any stretch yet they are on both tv and on-line streams. I'll take a lil grunge over those goofy ass StarTrek pool jerseys ANY day.

Since Dockers is dead, maybe they need to get their name out with males 18 - 35. I do agree that pool is a challenging demographic for them as the target audience for pool now is men 50 -100, but Dockers needs somebody to buy their clothes. I guess we could all just give up (which I think is what has happened). We can attend the Derby in in 2046, and I think we could guarantee like 50 people to make the toaster oven giveaway at the casino.

kollegedave

maha · Thursday at 2:13 PM

few craftsman can make it working out of their house.

its too easy to not work and do other things and put things off instead of working an 8 hour day and time constraints.

AverageTXN · Thursday at 2:13 PM

Texas Carom Club said:
The golden melange are all kept by collectors no one’s selling
Haven’t seen one for sale in 3 years of looking

I think I just saw one on ebay. Not listed as a Melange, but pretty sure it is

Black-Balled · Thursday at 2:09 PM

Jaden said:
Man, this thread brought up lots of memories of former posters and friends and it made me realize that I had never posted a photo of myself here.

Yeah, you posted some back in the day.

One, you had an unbuttoned fireman coat with a hat on but no shirt. Thankfully, the pic stopped above the waist.

There was another pic of you walking off the beach after you got slammed by a wave. You said you weren't crying but the pic sure looks like you were.

maha · Thursday at 2:09 PM

yes as you can use fargo to find out who you can beat and also to find out the spot you need.

so gambling on normal games is out. and trick type games with spots are the way to go.

kollegedave · Thursday at 2:07 PM

maha said:
addressed to no one here in particular.:

private event has every right to make a dress code if it wants and should within reason.

the being in the public part of it then its should be personal, unless you have personal feelings on your own dress code.

then don't look down on others on how they dress. they may not want to be like you.

The DCC is a private event that enforces time rules for matches, but not their own dress code rules.

kollegedave

Black-Balled · Thursday at 2:06 PM

avmaster said:
Allstate sucks they screwed us on a homeowners claim. If you have Allstate insurance, read the policies carefully because the things they won’t pay for are very carefully worded and hidden within the pages of the policy. I was insured with them for 31 years. No longer they are terrible.

Insurance is a bigger scam than vegas.

Black-Balled · Thursday at 2:05 PM

Bob Jewett said:
In the 1970s, my father worked for an independent insurance claims adjustment company, and he did not enjoy being on the Allstate side of an accident. "You're in bad hands with Allstate."

Insurers should operate under "pay the claims for which we are liable" credo.

Unfortunately, seems they choose "how can we not pay".

I can't tell you how many times in my life I have had to ask attorney to send vehicle owner a copy of the Suit paperwork im gonna file coz their carrier has refused the claim.

Shitty way to treat the insured customer AND the victim.

maha · Thursday at 2:04 PM

the trouble is the top pros dont want to have to beat a giant field for small payouts even if the field is dead money.
and i dont blame them.
if you want it to be an event with the pros, have big payouts. that is what and how you have to figure out.

only real way to get weak players to compete is to 1. have cheap entry fees, or 2. high entry fees, and give them a spot big enough that may let them get nearer to the end. and have them win some times.

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