I think most of the guys that were buying his Engles cases knew the minute they got them they were fresh minted and from the source. The thing is they were too nice to really ***** about. Same with the merry widow CA$H cues, at the price they were damn nice, I still play with mine when I can
I think he may have gotten hit by a bus or something, its is strange for someone who posted 3 - 5 time a day stop stone cold since June.
I never had a problem with him, but shame on him if he ran away with people's money
I will have to remember the "grandpa's attic" tactic when I abscond with everyone's money.
Come back a year later and have an uncanny ability to "find" unblemished perfect cases......which of course I can sell for a premium since the "maker" is "out of business".
All I know is my friend Roy got screwed out of $800 with Sam Engels. Not only did he get screwed but he got screwed twice because Sam sent a partial order to Roy and then asked Roy if he could "borrow" those cases back for a show in Vegas. Roy sent the cases overnight express Fedex to Sam in Vegas on his Roy's own dime and never saw them or the rest of the order again.
Meanwhile Sam was selling on Ebay and when he screwed over a bunch of people here he disappeared. Tommy appears with his rare finds and the world ticks along like nothing happened.
I don't know Cliff. If everyone knew that the cases were "newly minted" and no one said anything then it's my opinion that everyone who bought those cases shares a little bit in the fact that Greg and a few others are now out several thousand in cash and cues.
All around it's a crappy situation but to me allowing a person to scam the board by selling cases that he is lying to the board about when many people are owed is not cool. Especially when it often means that the cash could have been spent with other people more deserving. And I know that some of the folks on AZ have enough money that they can buy from all the case makers as much as they want and never think about it. But others certainly have to budget their purchases and buying one means not buying the other. It bugs me that a guy can perpetrate a con that a lot of people know about but choose to remain silent about.
I guess I need to start counterfeiting some Harvey Martins or something. Someone said that mint ones go for $2500. Be a hell of a lot easier than what we make now.