Now that the ban on the sale of ivory of any kind in California is about to take effect in less than 8 months, what do you foresee as the resultant impact?
Will any cue-makers be tempted to relocate outside of California because of the ban or will they just use substitute material for their fancy cue designs?
And does not being able to use ivory jeopardize any future cue sales?
Forget for the moment whether the law is good or bad or fair or prejudicial......it is what it is so conformity and compliance is non-negotiable........everyone
has to obey the regulation if you reside in California.
If you own a cue that was made with ivory and the same CA cue-maker cannot make that same cue design again, or anything even similar, using ivory, does
the cue made with ivory appreciate since it cannot be made again, i.e., any future rarity & scarcity?
Prewitt, Tonkin, Carmeli, McWorter, Chudy, Cohen, Morris, Porper, etc.........those cues won't contain any ivory any longer after July 1. 2016......if you own
such a cue, does the ban help the value.......it can't hurt the value since you can still sell your ivory pool cue outside of California.....Las Vegas is only 8 hrs. drive.
What do you think will happen with California cue-makers? The ban also means that any cue-maker residing outside California, must still abide by the ivory ban
when the customer resides in California. So how doe you see this developing? I placed an order for two custom cues to be built as soon as the ban was passed.
Those will likely be my last ivory joint cues unless I buy a cue from the resale market before next summer.and a Hercek cue would be nice to own.
Back to the ban. less than 8 months until no more ivory sales in CA even if you cue was made in 1970......it sucks but like I earlier wrote, it is what it is.
Matt B.
"Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 96 that finally closes a loophole in the state’s ban on importing and buying elephant ivory.
California is the third state to ban all sales of ivory after New York and New Jersey. The state is one of the largest U.S. markets for the product.
California has already had an ivory ban on the books since 1977. Until now, shopkeepers were allowed to sell ivory that was imported before 1977.
The new goes into effective July 1, 2016, with fines up to $50,000 and a year in jail for illegal sales.
Will any cue-makers be tempted to relocate outside of California because of the ban or will they just use substitute material for their fancy cue designs?
And does not being able to use ivory jeopardize any future cue sales?
Forget for the moment whether the law is good or bad or fair or prejudicial......it is what it is so conformity and compliance is non-negotiable........everyone
has to obey the regulation if you reside in California.
If you own a cue that was made with ivory and the same CA cue-maker cannot make that same cue design again, or anything even similar, using ivory, does
the cue made with ivory appreciate since it cannot be made again, i.e., any future rarity & scarcity?
Prewitt, Tonkin, Carmeli, McWorter, Chudy, Cohen, Morris, Porper, etc.........those cues won't contain any ivory any longer after July 1. 2016......if you own
such a cue, does the ban help the value.......it can't hurt the value since you can still sell your ivory pool cue outside of California.....Las Vegas is only 8 hrs. drive.
What do you think will happen with California cue-makers? The ban also means that any cue-maker residing outside California, must still abide by the ivory ban
when the customer resides in California. So how doe you see this developing? I placed an order for two custom cues to be built as soon as the ban was passed.
Those will likely be my last ivory joint cues unless I buy a cue from the resale market before next summer.and a Hercek cue would be nice to own.
Back to the ban. less than 8 months until no more ivory sales in CA even if you cue was made in 1970......it sucks but like I earlier wrote, it is what it is.
Matt B.
"Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 96 that finally closes a loophole in the state’s ban on importing and buying elephant ivory.
California is the third state to ban all sales of ivory after New York and New Jersey. The state is one of the largest U.S. markets for the product.
California has already had an ivory ban on the books since 1977. Until now, shopkeepers were allowed to sell ivory that was imported before 1977.
The new goes into effective July 1, 2016, with fines up to $50,000 and a year in jail for illegal sales.
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...Do you eat? That's right eat.. ANYTHING.. All food comes from what was once a living thing....I can go on and on... Ya see EVERYBODY "takes" from this earth. YOU are no exception. If elephants, in fact ALL animals, understood the lifestyle humans enjoy they would want a piece of it as well....We "consume" to live. And live well we do. Some more than others. Some consume in a more lavish way with fur coats, nice leather clothing, and yes Ivory for artwork and cue parts. Just because you focus on condemning such a tiny aspect of human existence doesn't mean you can EXCLUDE yourself and self rituous holier than thou attitude while you willingly participate in the SAME indescetions you are accusing others of... So ya see you're actually describing yourself and don't give two s#%^* about the world around you either then.. "Pot calling......"
