Would you call this great condition?
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He was banned? For what? I mean his posts were basically the same thing following different cues and being a bit on the autistic side with his tenacity, but nothing ban worthy.
Bringing it on FB and AZ hasn't worked out very well for him either! LOL
No. I was just asking...
Haha. Putting out the fire with gas.
Noooi I wasn't implying anything.
Was a sincere question.
I didn't even think about that angle..
You're good!
Update. Dropped the cue off at phillippis shop today. Rick said the butt was repaired with fingernail polish. He point out some areas where you could see the “strokes”. The cost to fix it was going to be $60 including rewrapping it.
After he explained that he was going to take it down to the wood to fix it, I asked about adding some inlays while he was at it. We decided that he will add some tasteful boxes that incorporate the point veneer colors, and some ivory spears. Total cost about $200.
On the plus side, at least some part of the boys bday gift will be a surprise now.
To whoever it was earlier in this thread that made a comment regarding adding inlays, good call. That was where I got the idea to ask Rick about it. Thanks.
After he explained that he was going to take it down to the wood to fix it, I asked about adding some inlays while he was at it. We decided that he will add some tasteful boxes that incorporate the point veneer colors, and some ivory spears. Total cost about $200.
On the plus side, at least some part of the boys bday gift will be a surprise now.
To whoever it was earlier in this thread that made a comment regarding adding inlays, good call. That was where I got the idea to ask Rick about it. Thanks.
I’ve been very fortunate in life. This years birthday is costing me $1400 less than last years computer.
And you asked for how much from the seller?
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showpost.php?p=6026480&postcount=4
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Bwahahahaha, I think that one went over a lot of heads! LOLShould have had dean do the pics
"The cost to fix it was going to be $60 including rewrapping it."
First it was $170, then $100, now it's $60, but he is really doing the finish repair for $20.00 if you back-out the cost to rewrap.
OTOH, if you had been able to squeeze the seller for the $170 it would have almost paid the total cost of the upgrades.
Strange that this crisis started with your claim that this could not be returned because your son had to have the cue as it was shown in the auction pics, but now you are altering the cue with a different wrap and adding inlays.
First it was $170, then $100, now it's $60, but he is really doing the finish repair for $20.00 if you back-out the cost to rewrap.
OTOH, if you had been able to squeeze the seller for the $170 it would have almost paid the total cost of the upgrades.
Strange that this crisis started with your claim that this could not be returned because your son had to have the cue as it was shown in the auction pics, but now you are altering the cue with a different wrap and adding inlays.
Yes I would, but if I missed it, I would offer a full refund including the cost of return shipping.
i'm glad i was able to provide meaningful council with regards to potential corrective action to bring the cue up to your standards
now, would you buy me a computer:smile:
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Adam
I asked him to cover the exact cost of the repair from Philippi. I said I thought that would be no more than $100.
If I knew it was there, you bet I would.
But
Things happen sometimes; we aren't perfect.
An example:
About 2 weeks ago I sold a Tasc and had listed it as having 2 ivory ferruled shafts. When the seller rec'd the cue he asked about why 1 shaft was not ivory but rather lbm. I said holy crap, my eyes must be failing me and these were def the 2 shafts that went with the cue. I immediately offered to refund *everything* so the buyer wouldn't incur any cost and he said no, he is real happy with the cue and our deal.
And guess what else I did? In error I sent a custom joint cap that Alton made for me for a different cue but looked very close to the set that went with this cue.
Basically, I screwed things up pretty bad on that transaction and I try very hard to make everything right every time.
My customer was extremely understanding, he recognized that I made a couple of honest mistakes, he was good with me, very happy with his new cue and he gladly returned my Alton cap and refused to let me reimburse him the few bucks for shipping it back to me.
Not everyone looks at someone's mistakes as opportunity knocking.
There are still some classy and reasonable people out there.
One other thing I will say that I don't believe anyone brought up in this thread is this:
In any cue transaction, if something comes up where a customer isn't 100% happy and let's say like in the case we are all commenting on between Greg and Jeff, where some degree of refinish will be done.
If a seller decides to be involved with contributing toward that, he is potentially opening himself up to more headaches if say, for instance, the work isn't done to the buyers satisfaction. Now the seller has sold the cue for little $$$, had a customer disappointed with the cue, contributed $$$ toward refinishing the cue and the customer still isn't happy, the seller now wants to shoot himself in the head...
You get where I'm going. Sometimes it's smartest to cut your losses and move on.
best,
brian kc
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