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    Blue Book Of Cues

    Hopefully we can get some people on the same page sooner than later. Blue Books, and valuation guides in general, are good but mostly driven by people in those markets that are well respected and have the health of those markets as their priorities. Unfortunately, this industry has been handled...
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    CF Shaft Brands or names

    I think the real question is how many of the blanks for all them companies are coming out of the "same" factory. JV
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    Real Road Player Sponsored by USPS!

    One other thing... to be fair as well. 99% of the time late issues are problems in the distribution centers. I have had stuff go to the town next to mine, go back to the d.c., then back somewhere else, back to the right d.c. and then maybe it gets to me. Carriers have ZERO to do with that. If...
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    Real Road Player Sponsored by USPS!

    All the leaders have been bad plus funding is sketchy. Also we won't get into that three letter hiring practice with for them usually means Distraught, Empty, and Idiotic... JV
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    Does the type of joint really affect the value of a cue that much?

    First... the smart ones Second.. Market is always changing Younger players are being brainwashed, much in the same way we were in the 70's and 80's. Once you get in their heads that this joint is better, this shaft is better, this tip is better, this chalk is better etc... It all becomes excuses...
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    Does the type of joint really affect the value of a cue that much?

    Only to the buyer. All the theories on cue hitting, piloted steel being "dead". This is all just opinions. If the buyer likes 3/8 flat faced, for whatever his/her belief, then they will probably not like a steel jointed cue, so to them, it is a detriment and vice versa. Everything someone says...
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    Best way to ship a high end cue

    Overnight, 4x4 Square, 4" OD PVC sleeve or Cardboard tube work fine, and fits a 4x4 box. I have never had an issue with UPS Overnight. Any of the overnight carriers except, USPS should suffice. Depending on the cue, watch the weather. 2 day shipments or longer, only ship on Mon/Tues, maybe Wed...
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    SouthWest

    Well as someone else said in this thread, it is not rocket science. I do recommend getting the best possible cuesmith on board for the work. Hopefully there are guys that will admit to mic'ing the SW taper, and being able to replicate the taper on their machine. You can argue the type of finish...
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    Blue Book Of Cues

    The online version is now eBay.. 🤣 JV
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    Fanciest Balabushka Ever made....

    Gotcha... might not be the fanciest but it is super-duper rare. As far as no joint rings, no Delrin, this is about as sneaky as you are going to see. JV
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    The other Gus?

    Same cue as in the Abbott photos. JV
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    Krown Cues - The Truth

    Ponzi scheme to payback debts... Bernie Maidoff the cuemaker JV
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    Tascarella or Scruggs

    Well if you want a new Scruggs you will have to resurrect Timmy like you resurrected this thread. JV
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    Early Adam Cue Question

    Ebony full splices were heavy, as were Brazilian rosewood. The train of thought is that the splice appearing under the handle was to allow a maple sleeve to lighten the cue and extend it for rings etc... This makes sense, IMHO. Spain covers some of this in his booklet along with A-joints and the...
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    Purchased as an "unknown"...

    Thanks for the replies... this is a Balabushka, with a Spain blank, incase I didn't make that clear. The original point of my post was it pays to PAY people with the knowledge to appraise and look at cues. JV
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