I know a guy that used to break a house cue once a year. He would just take it up to the bar and hand them some cash if he had it or tell them he would pay them next paycheck. They threatened to ban him the first time , but when he offered to pay for it they let it go.
I guess I'm the oddball as I've never cared for green cloth even though that's been the on pretty much every table I've played on . I like the looks of the blue and grey and liked the blue table I played on . That pink doesn’t look too bad, don't think I would pick it but it isn't horrible.
I would never pay that for a cue shaft. I would probably play a raffle or two to try to win one if they came up. That's how I ended up with my Whyte Carbon as I would never pay full price for one.
They made a few clean looking P3 models like the bocote model, but now they seem to be more flashy looking. Some of the older Blak series weren't too flashy and had a fairly clean look to them.
Some of the youtubers that were there were complaining about the pockets as well. Too large , didn't like the no angle cut and the non existent shelf. They claim they were completely different than last years.
I use the ones that come with my jump cue for the butt in my JB case. I just use it to make it easier to get the butt out if it slides to the bottom as it's so short.
This table is a gold crown I from what others are saying that know their stuff. It was never a coin op and nowhere I the pictures you have hint at it being a coin op.
If the seller says otherwise, he doesn't know what he is talking about.