That would be me . I see a lot a talking and a bunch of wishing and NO buying yet. When you rack up some I-Trader feedback with some reputable sellers maybe I'll change my mind. Right now I'm still feeling pretty good about my initial gut reaction to your first post. Only time will tell.
This is hilarious... First, you accuse me of nitpicking (when all I was trying to do in the first place is to help YOU, the sellers, to sell your cues), and said that you will not sell to me, and now you're singing a different tune (sort of). Perhaps I didn't make it clear - I am NOT a collector. I'm just a regular Joe Shmoe (well, in my case it would be regular Vlad the Impaler), who's enjoying an occasional game of pool. I've been playing with an old McDermott cue for the last decade, and for the most part, have been pretty happy with it. I recently acquired a pool table, and have been playing more, and getting better. As I mentioned before, my 40th birthday is coming up, and I want to treat myself to a nice cue (well, it'll be a gift from my wife, since she never knows what to get me, and I end up either telling her what I want, or just buying it myself). Here's the thing... I can buy ANY cue on this forum. I can buy more than a few. BUT... I just need one to play with. ONE... So I will never "rack up" i-trader feedback, because one cue is all I need (I may buy another one for my father-in-law, whose Bday is coming up also). I know I'm gonna get slapped for this, but cues are meant to be played with, not be put on the display, under the glass, or worse, in the box in some closet (... and I don't see a point of spending more than a grand or so on a cue. I mean, if I bought that gorgeous Bill Schick that was offered for sale here for $12K, I'd be afraid to play with it). So I don't see a point of buying dozens of them, so they can just collect dust somewhere (having said that, I do realize that some people are hardcore collectors, and for them it's probably more like collecting artworks). Anyway... I went off track a bit. I've got money to spend, but I will NOT buy a cue from you (my initial gut reaction is also always right. I'm also a bit superstitious, and wouldn't want a cue that I bought from you break in my hands). In the last few hours I've gotten about 7-8 offers. Some good looking cues, but nothing that struck my fancy yet. So keep 'em coming, boys.
P.S. I appreciate all the nice comments, guys. It seems that you are in minority (the only one, actually), lenoxmjs, when you said that I was nitpicking when I said that you have to know your makers, especially if you in a business of selling cues.
