Recent content by Benelli

Real elephant ear is quite simply one of the best wraps I've ever used. It has an amazing texture that both grips and defeats sweat. I've tried goat, kangaroo, and all the random patterns you can emboss into leather and real EE is still my go to wrap for any cue I ever plan on playing with...

There are a small handful of cues that seem to be appreciating significantly and maintaining those values. It's everything else that is having problems. What's been interesting to watch has been a small but active group of dealers that are attempting to make the market and are routinely...

I've used it for years on all my cues built before 1950 both to clean them after purchasing and then once a year there after to maintain the protective layer the wax provides. I do this rather than refinishing because I want to keep them in great shape but just don't want to waste the money to...

I have just under 400

I honestly had not thought about AI driving the frenzy and I use it constantly but not to identify cues. I do use Google image search to look for matching design elements but that is the limit of what I'm willing to trust this stuff for. I have noticed that recently I've seen more eBay...

Either way it's a $75 to $85 dollar cue that was bid up by morons. I don't understand the irrational exuberance that is sweeping the used pool cue auctions across all the sites right now. I've pretty much stopped bidding.

Timely post by Scott. https://proficientbilliards.com/2026/09/25/proficient-billiards-cornbread-red-window-viking-cue/

They do a lot of consignment and outright buy. Their fees are stout but they justify based on the amount of views your cue will get from the social advertising.

Was that off eBay?

Short players got no reason Short players got no reason Short players got no reason To live They got little arms And little eyes And they walk around the table Tellin' great big lies They got little noses And tiny little teeth They wear platform shoes On their nasty little feet

This ! There seems to be a radical detachment from the Trinity of rarity, collectability, and desirability. To be in the money you need all three and most things in this world only have one, 20% have two and 1% have all three... Even more frustrating is that the perception of the Trinity...

Hilter's last shit is rare too, but I would not pay for it... It never ceases to amaze me how this one simple concept creates some of the insane prices tossed around in the for sale section on a daily basis. There is a cue for sale right now for over 7k that sat around one dealers inventory...

So I buy these old BBC one piece cues to salvage the rosewood to use as handle sections on my new cue builds. Most makers use maple for handles but my experience has been this old rosewood provides better hit transmission and it adds some additional cool factor knowing what's under the wrap.

All to often I watch players consistently hold their cue on the sleeve behind the wrap. They do it because that is where they need to hold it to get the right length when using a 58" cue. When I let them hit a couple of balls with my 60.5 they immediately feel the difference in both the balance...

Are you going to take pre-orders or are all 100 spoken for.