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That is nothing compared to two ads on Etsy, each advertising two "Balabuska" cues for $15K and $25K. The $25K cues are "autographed." These are Adams cues worth less than $1K. Both ads say that there is only one left. Either the seller is lying or a couple of people really got taken...

It's not on the list, but I just had a Navigator Break tip put on my jump/break cue. It's described as phenolic leather. I'm not sure exactly what that means, but it is very hard and it holds chalk. I haven't tried jumping with it, but it's great for breaking and miles above the Samsara tip...

I would get a pair of contact lenses. A lot of pros wear glasses, but wear contacts when they play. For short practice sessions at home, I will not bother with the contacts and just wear my glasses. But it's much easier to see with contacts.

For the mental aspect of the game, the best book I have read is "The Mental Game of Baseball." It is practical, and there are a lot of good stories about some of baseball's greats. Rick Pitino's book "Success is a Choice" is also good.

True. I won an MVP tournament some years ago. I won $500, a nice trophy, and a leather jacket. He also posted pictures of MVP tournament winners on the league website. The new league operators are not as generous, but the prize money is still pretty good (I think $300 for first place, no...

I bought a 2x4 GTF case a few months ago to replace an aging 2x4 It's George case. The guy I bought it from suggested loading it up with 4 shafts and 2 fat butts to compress the padding. I started out by loading it up with 4 narrow dowels and 2 fat dowels (I think they were from old snow...

Chris Nitti is a really nice guy, and his workmanship is flawless. I think the waiting time for a cue is about a year and a half.

There are two types of radial pins--old and new. You can find both types of joint protectors at Monster Break Billiards.

I use a shaft cleaner and burnish it with leather. I do NOT want the shaft cleaned when I have a new tip put on. "Cleaning" always entails some sanding. After a while, I would end up with a toothpick. Toothpaste works well for ferules.