Or go down. I see your point Monski, but the idea behind collecting is to find something that is "unique" compared to everything else. That is what gives certain cues their value. With letter of authenticity, if Mr. Scruggs says that it was his work (and he should know if it was or not...) and has documentation to show this, (I'm learning that cuemakers do keep records of their cues...) then their would be no reason for the stamp.
Some cuemakers, like Black Boar for example, had 2 or 3 stamps at different times in his career and like I said in my earlier post, none at all! So, if you had a Black Boar that had the BB with the boar and horns on it, would you want to update the stamp to the current logo just so people could recognize that it's a Black Boar? I know that you'd probably know that it was a BB, but not everyone would.
Same thing with the Scruggs cue. Why update it so it can be recognized by everyone as a Scruggs? If you know it's a Scruggs then that's all that matters and I think the only time he'd have to worry about it being a true Scruggs, is when he plans to sell it. That's why the authenticity is so important. Your getting a hand written or typed letter from the maker himself that this is his work. Heck, if you were able to land a Kersenbrock cue that didn't have a signature on it, would you want to have him sign it now? If you have something that is unique in this collecting business, try and keep it unique.
This is my issue: You get your hand on a Kersenbrock that needs work done to it, and you have a letter of authenticity that it is the real deal, would the cue keep it's value more if you try to have David or Ed fix up for you (yeah...like that'd be possible...
) or can you send it to Scot Sherbine at Proficient Billiards to hook you up and keep the value of the cue as well? 
(Note: I am in no way KNOCKING SCOT'S WORK! The man is a damn genius as far as I'm concerned! I am just trying to ask a question...that's all!)
