Benelli said:

I'm down, hope it continues for at least three more years so I can continue to snatch up killer cues at basement prices!!

Fools be dumping those Rambows and Martins at fiberglass Cuetec prices Yo!

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Bavafongoul said:

Bob Owen…….it was a design I came up before Bob stopped using ivory. The date on the cue was its anticipated completion date. It arrived Memorial Day weekend 2016. July 1, 2016 California enacted a ban on the sale/use of ivory. I could still have cues made but ivory is just so unique if I can’t use it in my cues, there’s not much reason to get any more cues.

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straightline said:

It's a given, entertainment's been harnessed to recycle the fountaining. If the water is off color/taste/smell, the response is weak, fuk that fountain. Look for a better one.
I could GAF about any one's or manner of expectations. If you like doing something, you'll do it. If rich is your bent, don't start with pool.

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ctyhntr said:

V. Loria & Sons on the corner Bowery and Kenmare was my go to back in the mid 80's. After a succession of $25 cues from Modell's, I treated myself to a real cue. Real cue meaning no more screw on tips and maple shaft not ramin wood $50 in 1989 got me a sneaky pete with micarta joints. Bought all the supplies to refelt my frat's pool table.

In the movie The Color of Money there is a shot of the tournament board V. Laura vs Fast Eddie. When I saw that scene, I wondered if Tom Cruise's character was named after the store?

I think by the mid 90's their Manhattan location closed, and only Yonkers was left.

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DrCue'sProtege said:

After routine business there is a roll call. Once the roll call is complete and there's no further business for the Net the Net Control Operator signs off and the Net is closed.

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mikemosconi said:

Contact the known top five makers in the U.S. and they will have long wait lists . There are less cue makers. Less people seeking customs as new, but there is still a core demand for the best makers. Only a deep economic depression would kill the industry.

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axejunkie said:

I hope this is all legit but the gushing nature seems a little much. Is this your first cue deal here after 15 years?

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bigskyjake said:

This video clip has some of my favorite Earl quotes on it
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Bavafongoul said:

Garczar…….I have a question for you.

How much would playing with a cue diminish its value, presuming the cue remains in excellent condition?
Does replacing the cue shaft tips from playing with the cue lower it’s value? How many hours of play over
the years is normal, acceptable, inconsequential or important for assigning value to the cue?

I know a unfired gun is worth more than one that’s been used. With recurved bows, it’s probably not the same.
Sure, with cars it makes sense but what about high end watches like Rolex? They don’t seem to lose much value
after being worn, especially when it is not much. So I don’t know how much a cue is impacted by previous use.

The two most valuable cues I own, or so I’m supposing, are my Scruggs and Prewitt cues. The TS cue appreciated
since I got it largely because Tim passed away so there’s a finite population but Ed is still active cue maker so that
obviously doesn’t factor in. So if my Scruggs was unplayed or saw little play, how much more is it worth? And since
Ed’s cues tend to be a little pricier than most from what I’ve seen, how much has playing with my cue hurt its value?

Both cues should be relatively easy to sell when priced right but how much more would a cue appreciate from not being played. It never entered my mind those two cues were pre-owned and looked like they saw very little play but that might not have been true. The cues could have been well taken care of work horses. The only thing that ever mattered to me was do I like the design and how do the cues play. So how much is a used pool cue price impacted from having been played vs. new?

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Bavafongoul said:

A few months ago I was at the range qualifying for renewal of my CCW permit.
All of the guns on my permit are pretty standard versions and I chose my guns
on a variety of factors. One thingI hadn’t seriously considered was a custom gun.

There was a retired Highway Patrolman at the range the night I was there. He was
firing a Bill Wilson EDC X9 2.0 (9mm) - 3.25” custom 1911 design pistol. It is a $4k
gun when you add sales tax, registration, etc. it costs a lot more than my handguns.

Was it worth it? I had to find out and so I introduced myself and asked about the gun,
features, lead time, cost, accessories, accuracy and shootability. The owner said the
best way is to fire the gun and he handed me a couple of 15 rd. Mags and said here
ya go. Of course, I reciprocated and said he could try any of the handguns I had with
me. It turned out to be a enlightening experience. Yes, custom guns are built much better.

I walked away wondering why I hadn’t gotten one by now. I’ve spent more than that on
a pool cue and more than once. If a piece of wood built and adorned to look and play
the way you like, isn’t a gun that will last ad infinitem when cared for worth as much?

Besides, you don’t carry a pool cue to protect you from threat and harm but it’s exactly
why I carry a gun. I have it on my person every day but I don’t shoot pool every day. A
gun has a lot more significance and after firing the Bill Wilson custom 1911 design, I want
one badly, Better quality is easily discerned both in terms of a pool cue and a handgun.
IMO, the price difference is cost justifiable and the intrinsic value is always going to be high.

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