Bob Jewett said:

According to some reports, bowling isn't doing all that well. It's a bad idea to depend on a single person or company. If the whim leaves them, the effort ends.

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sjm said:

Yes, I am familiar with the event. Every business could use an investor that has no desire to turn a profit, but in the real world, such investors are few and far between. Any business that is dependent on the presence of such investors to be financially viable is unlikely to be sustainable.

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CocoboloCowboy said:

Speaking from experience from back in 1970's, you can go to Court, get Judgement in your favor. Unless you are dealing with person who is honorable, and pays judgement. You could be looking at a long and painful process to collect judgement. Courts are not obligated to be your personal assistant. Finding assets, or property, that is all on the person with the judgement in their favor.

As I asked before, and have not seen reply too unless I missed it.

How many people “say” Joe had their Cues on consignment?

How many of these people are actually working on getting their Cues back?

Last how many of these people have paperwork, photos “their” cue, and last paperwork showing Joe received Cues for Consignment Sale and Terms of the agreement in writing.

Most Judges like more then he said she said, written document have more power then some who said he said.

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jay helfert said:

There is a very wealthy man who loves Three Cushion. Every year he puts on his own Invitational event paying huge money. It's a gift to the sport he loves! SJM knows who I mean.

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jtrujillo707 said:

Anyone got some Ebony dufferins ?

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fjk said:

I bought these old Brunswick cues at an estate sale this weekend. Shockingly, they are reasonably straight. The problem is a few are missing ferrules and a few ferrules are cracked.

So,

Are they worth getting repaired for cool old house cues?
If so, should I also have them cleaned up?
How about bumpers: did they originally have bumpers and should add I them?

Thanks!

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sjm said:

Exactly. A deep pockets sponsor usually already has the business sense to know a losing venture when they see it.

How he got his money is irrelevant to this matter, although I'm sure someone will raise the topic, but when Kevin Trudeau founded and funded the IPT in 2006, everyone thought that because he had very deep pockets, that tour was certain to last for a long time. In truth, the IPT venture was the umpteenth business which he financed, and the moment he knew the IPT venture wasn't financially viable, he pulled the plug.

If there is a billionaire sponsor who sees pro pool as a charity and doesn't care whether financial participation would bring any profits, great, but the odds would seem against it. Any other billionaire, at least in theory, might roll the dice on pro pool, but would pull the plug at the very instant the venture looked unprofitable.

Hence, the only meaningful path forward is the one of which you take note. What is needed is a person or company that has the business acumen and dedication to make pool profitable. Maybe it's Matchroom, Predator, or some other current investor in the pro game. Maybe it's an individual or company that has yet to invest in pro pool but will do so in the future.

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