NY man ordered to decry poached ivory in pool cues after felony
The worldwide wild elephant population is below 500,000. In New York, the sale of ivory without a permit is illegal.
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Arrested for Ivory sale
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The article mentions "ivory pool cue" as if the whole cue were ivory. It would be nice to know what actually happened.
Iwishiwasrich
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If you do, make sure you don't sell it to the feds
There is probably a member of the ivory task force watching your every move and recording your phone calls.
The task force surveillance team is just waiting for you to make a move with that pool cue.
My advice is not to talk pool or pool cues with any,one you don't know
Benelli
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Worst advice ever, He needs to burn it all now!!!!
About 15 years ago someone brought me a cue from The Philippines he brought home with him. The cue was coated in black liquid shoe polish. Rubbing alcohol and paper towels removed every bit of it. Cue was loaded with ivory. Ferrule, joint, buttcap, and numerous inlays. When done there was not a trace of the polish.
Sounds pretty risky and dumb given the potential penalties.
I would have suggested that but that is why he needs to retain a good lawyer who specializes in custom pool cues.
My concern is additional charges
for tampering with evidence, and undermining a federal investigation.
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Remember Martha Stewart?
I still can't sleep at night knowing she's running around free
depends of where your located, where you may be shipping/mailing the cue and other factors
Also depends on if you have paperwork for the cue
Easiest way to sell ivory is to sell documented antiques. Everything else is hard or illegal
That is a lot of ivory. Even if ivory were legal, I wouldn't feel comfortable playing with that cue.
boogieman
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
Probably not the smartest thing to admit on an open forum
The Schick was also pretty heavy with it, not sure what the 3rd was
As a cuemaker I don't know if I was responsible for the cue. All I did was clean it. After all this time there is no way to remember who owns the cue. Never saw it again, or the owner.Probably not the smartest thing to admit on an open forum
I think these new laws are too far reaching. They should not apply to collectable items made years ago, like these high end cues. Almost all of us have old cues with ivory. We can never sell them now? It's just too far in one direction.
The rule should be something like "no new cues can be manufactured or sold with ivory". Old cues (and proof they are old which is pretty easy with a picture these days) can be freely sold.
The rule should be something like "no new cues can be manufactured or sold with ivory". Old cues (and proof they are old which is pretty easy with a picture these days) can be freely sold.
They don't apply to items made before the ban
They apply to items that guys claim were made after the ban, with preban ivory, without very clear documentation