Recent content by mikemosconi

Thanks for a really nice story about a cue making legend- stuff like this is truly appreciated as a link to cue history in America.

Great Post for any fan of the movie or cue history- All news to me and I really appreciate it . The D 19 Gambler cue was my favorite D series Mac. - not in the movie.

Everyone finds passion in collecting for different reasons for sure. A person’s age often defines the root of their passion in collecting due to their past personal experiences.

I"m 72, I was in pool halls starting in 1968/69. -- GB died in 1975. Guys who were around pool a lot from the mid 60s to the mid to late 70s all had knowledge of George's cues as being the most desired, until Gus's cues caught on as well. Back then, for many reasons, some of us never got our...

Although I certainly agree that some people may not care what happens to a very fine collection of anything that they amassed over time- I honestly believe that the vast majority of people fortunate enough to have a nice collection of high end anything truly do care where their possessions end...

Titilist conversions are through the roof - bc now any Willie Hoppe cue or one piece older Titilist cue with nice veneers are in the $400+ range before work begins - start adding in inlays, rings, joints, buttcaps, shafts , etc and they are above $1500 and more -

I believe that those who own one today - at least most current owners- wanted one for their personal possession and not for resale. They are the 65 + crowd- and those that thought that there would always be a rising and ever available larger market now see the reality. I may yet obtain one...

No - one flight to my front door and one flight of steps to each of the next two floors of the house- so 3 flights - $75 each =$225 in my book.

I am looking for a table - third floor of my new home - I was told $75 for each flight of steps - not sure if that included the 3 steps to my front door as an extra $75- could be $225 extra for me.

I don’t know about his collection but I think that it is a changing market for such cues. The target market for these cues is aging out for one. Also, the ability to resell down the road is becoming more questionable - at least from a financial investment standpoint. The money that such cues...

I cannot say that anything shocks me anymore about cue prices or prices of things today totally unrelated to billiard items. My son called Roto Rooter yesterday for a clogged kitchen drain - the price for a simple drain snake job was $700!!!- he did not go forward thank goodness . Call a...

Yes - but the big difference is that most of the great players today who pull the cue further back on the backswing do not have much shoulder integration into their stroke - it is mostly an elbow only pendulum swing. So they are clearly more compact and robotic. They get the timing down so...

This thread seems to really have gone off the rails a bit- I’ll give some personal insight into Anthony’s game as I personally witnessed and as I see it today. When I moved to Florida I played in some of the Sunshine state tour events in 2019 - Anthony was definitely one of the top guns in the...

One big difference is that you have to beat a lot of people to win tournament money - Anthony had to beat one person to win. Way more money.

Anthony’s speed control over about 100 games played in this total match was as good as I have seen - esp on the safety side.