Recent content by MikeMaaen

Gentlemen, After 50 + years of pool and cigarette smoking the later has just caught up to me. Stage 4 Lung Cancer, inoperable. Heading off to Gamma Knife and Chemo in th next two weeks but, it's just a chance to extend survival, not a cure for the disease. Hence, everything must go...

Bump it up one more time

I've noticed that after running my Centenials through the BallStar polisher (using Ballstar cleaner) that the balls seem to be increasingly difficult to bust. Almost like they have an attraction to one another. When I clean them without the polish...just run them through the cleaning cycle and...

Reduced Price on this classic RB!

Bump again. Great cue. Make an offer???

Some close offers and interesting trade offers but no winning offers yet. Cue is still available.

Weekend Bump

REDUCED Price!! 1992 RB Helmet Cue #2 of 150. This is a fresh refinish by Richard Black.. Incldes a new second RB 12.5 mm shaft that is unhit/unchalked. Cue includes the original Whitten 1x2 case with RB logo and felt shipping bag. Both cue and case are in perfect condition, straight with a...

Cue has been sold.

"Cue Cuddle"

Can someone explain how one would go about setting up an Escrow account? I'm interested in purhcasing a cue on this site and the seller is wary of PayPal. I understand Fast N Loud here on AZ helps in these situations but, I'm looking for advice..

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Refreshing to hear so many others who recognize and also suffer from this type of behavior. Pool, in all its forms, is something to be cherished. I thought I might be alone in my opinion and would get hammered for bringing it up. Some agree and some disagree but, hope all of us will do just a...

Lots of valid points on other sports in decline, polite behavior and the downfall of "real" pool rooms. I learned etiquette very early on and am happy to report that I just completed a 14.1 match. Low volume 70's music, good competition, only two of us, little conversation during the match and...

It used to be that "serious" pool had a set of unwritten etiquette that players followed. Tournament and action games are generally as friendly as a knife fight but, mutual respect demanded that the incomming player was silent, seated and still while the shooter commanded the table. A...