i believe its good ethics to do something to the cue to show it isnt the "real deal" to protect furure owners, but can still be a top level cue anyways that commands big $$$. I saw a reputiable cue broker with a fancy Gus a couple years back that wasnt a Gus. I told him to send it to Barry and showed him why, To the best of my knowlege he didnt sell it. It was over $20K-and was most likely built before or shortly after Gus's passing thus it looked old enough to be the real thing,
happy new year
eric:smile:
I agree, particularly more so as someone who owns a TAD that matches this style... I can tell that there are differences in veneer color scheme and some finer detail differences, but cues such as these should be marked nonetheless. A good example would be Ariel Carmeli who has done a few TAD1M tributes with a 3x8/10 flat faced joint and his signature on the butt sleeve.