That's great to hear all the big names guys. :smile:
But the request was for descriptions.
Of course, you can post whatever you like, but I was curious about the descriptions.
Aside from a name or a big price tag...what turned your crank or caught your eye. What was it you wanted so bad? Obviously, some of the biggest masters will come up in such a discussion, but I am curious how you would describe it without the price or the name.
As an example, I started with mine:
The most I ever spent was on a cue that could be described as:
Used
Ebony Titlist Conversion
Old (1969)
Known Maker
From a Dealer
I have many cues, but I am a bargain hunter. My most valuable cues are only worth a couple thousand or a little more. The cue I described is one I bought in the pursuit of a collection of a set of specific cues. Being that it is an ebony Titlist from a known maker, I think I got it at a good price, even though I got it from a dealer. Believe it or not it is the only cue I ever bought from a dealer. The way I see it
any ebony titlist conversion was worth what I paid.
It is a special cue to me, and yes I do play it occasionally. All my cues get played. Before about three years ago I had never spent more than $200 on a cue...but they were all bargains.
Does the one I paid the most for shoot like a dream? Nope. But it shoots well. My Joss honestly slaughters it as a player. But that was not the point of the purchase. I can screw one of my better shafts on that cue and it does shoot like a dream anyway.
It was a friend I made here on AZB that woke me up and made me look harder at what I bought. He hooked me up in a trade for my first Palmer and there is no going back now.
What do I mean by that?
It's like fine wine. Forget the label. Forget the price.
Describe it. How does it taste? Why do you like it? Why did you want it? What was the attraction?
Obviously, I can't argue with simply dropping a name. You got a Gus? A Bushka? A SW? A Barry? A Boar, Etc?
OK, yeah, I get it. It's a fine cue for sure, no doubt. Tell me about it. :smile:
The cue in my description is a Gandy HC-140 Ebony Titlist made by Ricco Cervantes circa 1969. It is the cue on the right in this picture. All three of the other cues are worth more than it, but I paid much less for those.
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