I know some people like to give John Barton a hard time but...
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That does look great. Is it red? (I’m colorblind).
But you have to admit that the Whitten would be made of leather and not nylon. I'm not knocking it at all because it's a nice case, but there is quite a difference in cost of materials.
JB cases are in a class by themselves IMO... and ive owned what most consider the cream of the crop due to quality/collectability.
If someone ask me what case to buy to keep high priced playing cues in.....JB cases, without a doubt!!!!
If someone ask me what case to put a CHEAP playing cue in.....well, acme etc...etc...
Like you, it's an obvious choice to me.
BTW:
nice!!!
If someone ask me what case to buy to keep high priced playing cues in.....JB cases, without a doubt!!!!
If someone ask me what case to put a CHEAP playing cue in.....well, acme etc...etc...
Like you, it's an obvious choice to me.
BTW:
nice!!!
Well no one would consider JB a bad business man , he saw a tweener market and he exploited it to get people into a JB case for less money, he knows that it's a win win , he sells a case and gets more JB cases out there like buying a car a percentage will up grade from there based on the high quality, the fact that he's putting cases out there 3 weeks earlier explains why he has a problem with Mikes cases
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Yes, very.
Tommy, nice case.
Got to love it when things go as planned. Even better the sooner.
I have JJ cases, Longoni Giotto, Guisseppi, VIP Porper and others. They are all great cases. They do what they have to. Did not say JB cases are "The Best/One and only"...just saying they are very good cases. They set a high standard for quality. Other than the price (if that's issue) there is no reason not to buy one. Can't knock how they are made.
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I would think leather is also much more difficult to work with then nylon. Meaning more hours of labor.
I would think leather is also much more difficult to work with then nylon. Meaning more hours of labor.
Did you really just compare a "small scale" mass-produced nylon case to a handmade leather one? Wow I don't know where to begin.
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of course the whitten will cost more. cost of labour and materials. cant compare like for like.
that said, i love my jb a little more than my whitten. the whitten is more luxurious and better looking, but the JB is better for everyday use.. for me at least. wish i could have the aesthetics of my whitten but the functionality and internals of the JB
that said, i love my jb a little more than my whitten. the whitten is more luxurious and better looking, but the JB is better for everyday use.. for me at least. wish i could have the aesthetics of my whitten but the functionality and internals of the JB