CUE ESCROW AGENTS

I’ve seriously considered doing this because of my love of cues, but don’t know the bond process or details. Also, what do cue buyers feel is fair to pay for this service. I’d think 5% maybe, but that’s not much in today’s market, seems like you’d do it more for experience than profit. Unfortunately, some jackass railbird would probably throw any decent human, under the bus.
 
LibraryFool77 said:
I can’t think of any, but if I had to too nominate someone here, it would be Bava, he is serious about cues!
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Thank for your confidence but I think an escrow agent should be a person that buys & sells cues regularly.

So I think of some of the cue dealers that come to mind like Martin @ Superior Cues, Mark K or Joe V
@ Classic Cues, Tom W. @ Recollection Cues, and others too numerous to mention are better suited
and more qualified through more extensive real world experience with a broad variety of cue makers.

Now it sounds easy to do but there’s more to it than just rendering an opinion about a cue’s authenticity.
The individuals I mentioned have a reputation to maintain and protect because they are professionals
whereas I’m just a student of pool cue building & relative novice at collecting cues in contrast with them.

I do believe there is a need for a trustworthy escrow service and one person I recall did this and was pretty
reliable & reasonably priced. It was a Azer named Marcus Solis or something close to that but it was yrs. ago.
 
if collecting you have little choice.

but for a shooting cue it is almost insane to buy unseen. just try out cues at your pool room or buy from a local that you can shoot it and see how it feels and hits.

but if buying for looks then you also have to buy unseen for the most part.
 
Maha……have you ever wondered about a pool player that has never played with cue maker X but has been curious
based on what they read or saw in photos? Eventually, they start playing in out of town tournaments which involves
players from other locales. This in turn, as you’d imagine, involves not only different players’ abilities but a lot of pool
cues he doesn’t ordinarily get to see in his home town pool rooms.

He gets to try several other cue makers and sure enough, he gets to try 2 or 3 made by the same cue maker he’s read about and viewed photos of cues he made. He liked the way all of those cues played but one in particular blows him away. It just played better, felt better in his grip, than any cue he has ever owned or tried. Let’s just say the cue was 1/3 oz. heavier or lighter than cues he normally would use or the pin was different or something was different.

The Why is less important than the Wow, if you get my point. He asks that cue owner if it’s for sale but it isn’t so he gets
contact info on how to reach the cue maker and can he mention his name if he decides to contact the cue maker?

Okay, has any reader experienced anything like this? I know I sure did in the early 2000’s which is why my collection of
cues is founded on one common denominator embedded in my Forum Signature. So how does he get to test play with
a cue he wants built but hasn’t been yet? Obviously, he can’t so if he orders it, is this basically a educated leap of faith?

I think ordering a cue will always involve elements of trust and hope much more than buying a pre-owned cue and
awaiting its arrival hoping the pool cue is as advertised, not damaged during transit and naturally, reaches you on time.
 
sure he basically got to shoot with the cue he is going to order. thats a risk worthy taking. still some chances that the cue he gets wont be what his dream cue will be . and some premade cues companies will even take one back.

but then he likely will at least get very close to what he wants. it is almost the same as trying out in person the cue you get.

yea so then go for it.

and of course if it doesnt work out he can sell at a loss. not that big a deal then.
 
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Bavafongoul said:
Maha……have you ever wondered about a pool player that has never played with cue maker X but has been curious
based on what they read or saw in photos? Eventually, they start playing in out of town tournaments which involves
players from other locales. This in turn, as you’d imagine, involves not only different players’ abilities but a lot of pool
cues he doesn’t ordinarily get to see in his home town pool rooms.

He gets to try several other cue makers and sure enough, he gets to try 2 or 3 made by the same cue maker he’s read about and viewed photos of cues he made. He liked the way all of those cues played but one in particular blows him away. It just played better, felt better in his grip, than any cue he has ever owned or tried. Let’s just say the cue was 1/3 oz. heavier or lighter than cues he normally would use or the pin was different or something was different.

The Why is less important than the Wow, if you get my point. He asks that cue owner if it’s for sale but it isn’t so he gets
contact info on how to reach the cue maker and can he mention his name if he decides to contact the cue maker?

Okay, has any reader experienced anything like this? I know I sure did in the early 2000’s which is why my collection of
cues is founded on one common denominator embedded in my Forum Signature. So how does he get to test play with
a cue he wants built but hasn’t been yet? Obviously, he can’t so if he orders it, is this basically a educated leap of faith?

I think ordering a cue will always involve elements of trust and hope much more than buying a pre-owned cue and
awaiting its arrival hoping the pool cue is as advertised, not damaged during transit and naturally, reaches you on time.
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I personally think having a cue built custom is like getting a Tattoo. I’m not getting one unless I have researched and feel your worthy of my life investment. I want to take pride in the cue builders and artists I select. If I was a artist, I’d appreciate knowing I was appreciated for my art.
 
LibraryFool77 said:
I personally think having a cue built custom is like getting a Tattoo. I’m not getting one unless I have researched and feel your worthy of my life investment. I want to take pride in the cue builders and artists I select. If I was a artist, I’d appreciate knowing I was appreciated for my art.
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REALLY?!!!!!!
tattoo is difficult to remove if you dont want it any more
a cue you can sell if you dont like it
you are not stuck with it
 
bbb said:
REALLY?!!!!!!
tattoo is difficult to remove if you dont want it any more
a cue you can sell if you dont like it
you are not stuck with it
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Trouble maker much? If I recall a man named Ed, kept the tattoos and put them on lamp shades. Morel of the story, don’t get a tat unless you appreciate it, or some MFer will put it on his coffee cup for fun.
 
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LibraryFool77 said:
Trouble maker much? If I recall a man named Ed, kept the tattoos and put them on lamp shades. Morel of the story, don’t get a tat unless you appreciate it, or some MFer will put it on his coffee cup for fun.
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Who is ed?
I have no idea what you are insinuating
I am not a trouble maker
Cheers 😊
 
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