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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...

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!! 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...

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..

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...

I was watching at http://www.coolsport.tv/sky-sports-4...am-online.html and the feed was really jerkey. Anyone have an alternative link to the Cp Matches? I now tells me the server is not found.

Need help big time to re-level my pro-am. I've tried everything with the leg leveling system and it's still out of wack. Anyone know someone who can "really" help in South Carolina..Florence area? Hell, I'll pay for travel if it's necessaary! I'm really proud of my table and am embarassed...

Anyone out there have a Bollman Cue? I'm interested so please send pics and asking price as reply on this forum or by PM.

REDUCED Price for this Beautiful Rosewood into Maple Titlest Conversion. SS Joint w/ brass pin from the early 80's. The cuemaker is unknown but it is assumed to be East Coast based. I purchased this cue in 1983 just prior to the New England Straight Pool Championships and have cared for it...

Checked the mail the other day and found my Billiards Digest! Strangely, there is a second copy stuck to the mailing envelope. I checked out the label and discovered it was addressed to a home not far from my own (6 blocks). After considering just dropping it off on my way out the next day I...

Has anyone have any news on the ICCS show in Atlanta. I PM'd IBUYCUES who posted the original notice and he said a list of cuemakers was not yet available. Since then I've not seen anything. I'm planning on attending with a couple of friends but, would like to know who is going to be there...

Congratulations to Jared McGee from Florence SC on his SE Open 9 Ball Championship. I had the chance to meet and play Jared at my home a few months ago and can and will vouch that this kid can not only play but, has his head on straight. One of the nicest young men I've met in quite some time...

Anyone out there hear of any solutions to the way a Diamond table's pockets mark up the balls? Fortunately I have a ball polisher but, often afer just a rack or two those nasty black scars start showing up. Hand Santizer cleans it right off but, it's really a pain to stop between racks to...

Anybody have, know or make a really top quality flat case in 1X4, 1X2 ? Yep a 1X4 for my Black with four shafts.

Offered for your consideration is a 1984 Level 3 D-15 McDermiott. Birds Eye Maple Forearm with dark stain. Aprox 20oz's with 13.4mm shaft. Red, Green and Black veneers around 4 cocobolo points. Cocobolo butt sleve with Black border and maple check rings top and bottom. Green and Tan Irish...

Does amy one know when Richard started adding the production date to his cues. I have a Black Baron, signed by Dick but there is no date of production. I've had it for about 20 years now or thereabouts and am just curions as to when it might have been built.

Can anyone tell me when Richard started signing his work with the date of production? I am the proud owner of a Black Baron with Richards Signiture but no date. He added my name on the Butt many years ago and made a couple of extra shafts for me but, I'm just curious as to when my cue was...

Total new refinished original 84-8. I've owned this cue for over 20 years or longer and just had Mike Gulassey refinish it in April 2013. Like new, rolls straight together and apart. Aprox 18.5 ounce with 13 mm shaft. Priced at $550.00 firm plus shipping to US only. No paypal (had a bad...

I'm curious as to why I never see persimmon wood being used in cue construction. Some of the most beautify finishes I can remeber was on the old persimmon drivers used in golf. Beautiful stuff. Any makers out there ever use or experiment with persimmon wood?

A pool hustlers journey by David McCumber. Got to looking thorugh some old Billiard digests the other day and saw a review of this book in a 1996 issue by George Fels. Ordered a copy on Amazon and have been having a blast reading through it. Being a "mature" (code for oldtimer) it really does...