Ted,
Your statement that certain cuemakers who go bad are underfunded is true but in the case of Chris Walker he is knowingly taking deposits, and payments in full, on cues that he will not deliver. At his current build rate, he is 11 years out and at least one customer was told publicly he will not receive a cue nor a refund.
When his refund list was public, the average refund was $700. Multiply that times the outstanding orders and those promised a refund and the total is $70,000.