Recent content by mikemosconi

Pool participation is a very different dynamic today than, say, both post pool movie boom years of 62 to 69 and 87 to 2000. Today league play dominates the pool room scene. Seven foot tables have all but taken over many, many rooms that still exist or even those that are opening as new...

I had a GC 3 installed in my new home on Friday - it looks and plays great as far as I am concerned- it is a matter of preference and also a matter of, IMO , of one’s favorite games - mine being 14.1- the GC is my choice - perhaps if it were one hole and 9/10 ball I would look at the Diamond...

The owner does and that is all that matters

The market price for cues is whatever a cue would sell for within a reasonable time from listing when all possible prospects can view it - say 30 days max. Most custom and many production branded cues from 1960 to 2000 will sell for more than original purchase price if in reasonable condition...

Some billiard books go way up in value over time- I think that $85 is not out of line today for a limited audience detailed work - several billiard books are many times original purchase price if you can even find one - so a higher price point may also make this one more rare in the future.

Wow - I never played with one of Verl’s cues but I always liked his ebony/ ivory designs- I wonder why it played so bad - could just be the wood on that cue.

All sports are more difficult to master for people who instictively don’t do any of the steps correctly and correctly may not be the best choice of words. “Naturals” have some of the key elements to success - on either or both of the physical and mental sides of a sport - “wired” inside from...

I just ordered from Seyberts and the shipping was only $6 USPS - - not sure why you had high UPS shipping quotes from them - the other well known online billiard retailers were much higher than Seybert’s for shipping.

For pool you need a few key ingredients: develop a perfectly straight stroke, align and stroke to the correct aim point on the OB, cue tip through the CB to a natural stop point of the cue tip. If you master all three of these on every shot then position concerns will be governed by where ( in...

One of the greatest ball players in history - 3 time MVP! Yogi Berra had a great approach to mastery: he never guessed or thought about what the next pitch would be coming at him- he only used practice hitting to zero in on his timing of the swing - that was all he was concerned about. Extreme...

Philippine cues are all over the place in terms of quality and specs like shaft taper. Their mostly leather wraps are usually too slick to be of any value. They are generally cheaper in price for good reasons. Many look great in photos and even in person but almost never compare to any well...

Some people like to keep a collection of cue maker business cards- I have kept them over the past 40 years or so. Value is hard to predict - I would imagine an original GB to be the most valuable- Mike’s probably not too much as it is not TS himself - you might get $20 or so from someone who...

I owned a Frey SP that was Macassar ebony and it had a 12 inch very light streak through the middle of the cue butt- ebony has many, many variations. I have seen ebony cues selling for thousands with very visible lighter grain streaks throughout. In fact, I owned and then sold one of those too...

Hard to buy small items from these sellers when you can get free shipping on the same items with Amazon prime or Amazon purchases that total $25 or so. Also many eBay sellers are now going with free shipping.

If you think this is pricey for NYC try Amsterdam billiards in lower Manhattan - very pricey!