Ethical purchse, or hot?

SeniorTom

SeniorTom

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A person I barely know was selling several cue sticks, and some very nice ones that are used, and I wonder where he gas gotten them from . He is selling some top of the line sticks, specifically a Meucci, Lucasi, McDermitt, and a couple others, all at very good prices. I told him I was not interested because I had other cue sticks and didn't need any more. My question is, how does one know, when buying used sticks, that they are clean and okay to buy? I surely don't want to purchase anybody's stolen stick. Also having them come back to claim it after I spend money on it. I would feel terrible finding out that I purchased somebody else's stolen cue. What are your precautions when buying a used stick?
 
If you have to ask, then you’ve already make the determination that the seller is neither reputable or trustworthy. That’s all I need to not buy from them. The people I know that sell sticks are more clearly buying/selling from expos, marketplaces, and in-person and I have a good pulse of their approach. And usually they’re buying low from people just looking to offload their old cue after buying a new cue and then selling reasonable-to-high for a profit.
 
ghost ball said:
How about asking seller if they are stolen or not?
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I wouldn't expect them to honestly tell me they were stolen if that were the case. So starts the dilemma. I like what one poster had alluded to, when in doubt do without. I got to imagine many cues being sold around halls have been lifted while the owner is not present or look in the other way so to speak. Golf clubs the same, people hunt down their stolen clubs on eBay to see if they can happen upon them, and then go looking for that person. The price of sticks are very high, as everyone in here realizes, so it makes quite a market for the unscrupulous. I guess it's just a gut feeling one has to have about prospective sellers.
 
SeniorTom said:
A person I barely know was selling several cue sticks, and some very nice ones that are used, and I wonder where he gas gotten them from . He is selling some top of the line sticks, specifically a Meucci, Lucasi, McDermitt, and a couple others, all at very good prices. I told him I was not interested because I had other cue sticks and didn't need any more. My question is, how does one know, when buying used sticks, that they are clean and okay to buy? I surely don't want to purchase anybody's stolen stick. Also having them come back to claim it after I spend money on it. I would feel terrible finding out that I purchased somebody else's stolen cue. What are your precautions when buying a used stick?
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Do you think they are stolen, or do you just fear they're are stolen? Do you think the guy is a thief?

Ask for a signed receipt, it'll at least show you did due diligence. If you find they are stolen, work with the victim to get his cue back to him. The karma is worth more than a 'McDermitt'...maybe even with more than a McDermott.
 
DeeDeeCues said:
Do you think they are stolen, or do you just fear they're are stolen? Do you think the guy is a thief?

Ask for a signed receipt, it'll at least show you did due diligence. If you find they are stolen, work with the victim to get his cue back to him. The karma is worth more than a 'McDermitt'...maybe even with more than a McDermott.
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It would more of a collector's item, but I don't plan on buying, it would weigh on my mind too much. Also, to your question, I think the possibility of them being hot are significant, just my gut feeling. I feel for victims who loose their cues this way. The more I think about it, the more turned off about it. Keep an eye on your equipment !
 
Tennesseejoe said:
Take a photo of the cue and the seller and the money all together with you. Have the photo show the date.
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Cuedup said:
What's the appropriate amount of time after something is stolen before it can be resold as ones own?
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You can never take legal title to a stolen item. If the real owner comes around, u have to give it to him. Period!
 
Cuedup said:
Native American would like to have a word with you.
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I think they are talking in terms of inside the US Legal System today and not in terms of the injustices perpetrated by the US prior to that legal system being the rule of the land.
 
MattPoland said:
I think they are talking in terms of inside the US Legal System today and not in terms of the injustices perpetrated by the US prior to that legal system being the rule of the land.
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I think what's closer to the truth is inflicted by rather than prior to but thats not really the point.

One could make a similar point by asking "Why are the pyramids in Egypt ".

Because they were too big to move to Europe.

This country is full of stolen items it has no intention of giving back.
 
Cuedup said:
I think what's closer to the truth is inflicted by rather than prior to but thats not really the point.

One could make a similar point by asking "Why are the pyramids in Egypt ".

Because they were too big to move to Europe.

This country is full of stolen items it has no intention of giving back.
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Remind me never to go to the restroom and leave my cues by the table when you're there…
 
David in FL said:
Remind me never to go to the restroom and leave my cues by the table when you're there…
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Odd.

Logically, they would be safer with me because I think theft is wrong even when done under the veneer of legality.

I'm the guy that would fight the cops for your cue instead of licking their boots.
 
Cuedup said:
Odd.

Logically, they would be safer with me because I think theft is wrong even when done under the veneer of legality.

I'm the guy that would fight the cops for your cue instead of licking their boots.
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Fair enough.

My first impression was that you didn't understand the difference between ownership and not.
 
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