A cue you might want to sell later...should you leave it in clear plastic it shipped in?

[Sir Scratchalot]

A silly question, perhaps, but the McDermott/Chops cue I ordered arrived today. I buy cues to play, not save, but I figure I'll wait and see what happens with this one. Should I leave it in the packaging it shipped in or would it be prudent of me to take it out and inspect it for any damage/imperfections? If taking it out is ok, what about putting a different shaft on it for some test hits?

 

[hurricane145]

I only buy cues to use them. If the sleeve is stapled at one end, carefully remove the staple so you can re staple it closed later if you want to. You can test hit a few balls using centerball hits and no chalk. You might wait a very long time "to see if anything happens" to it's value. Different shafts may hit very different from each other.
I have a Rich Chudy cue that came with 2 shafts. HUGE difference between the two shafts! One has an awesome hit the other is nothing so special, it's a good hit but nothing like the other one that appears identical in taper, shaft size etc. Something is very different about the wood used but I don't know what.

 

[David in FL]

Play it.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Cues are made to hit balls, not collect dust. Sold my Safe Queens, as they were not being played with.

 

[Maxx]

Put it in the freezer, best way to preserve it.

 

[The Old Jaybird]

chalk that MFer and bang away.

 

[trob]

chalk that MFer and bang away.

I don’t believe in having cars that just sit in a garage and I sure don’t believe in having case queens … bang away

 

[Thunder Thighs]

It's a McDermott. Like everyone said, bang away.