A small Tragedy, part II..

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Petros Andrikop

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Hi all!
I'm sure you remember the gorgeous Skip Weston I shipped couple of months ago to US during a trade deal via EMS and was lost without any sign. Until now..
The cue after 2 months reached the destination finally.. Broken..
Broken (split) forearm from joint down some inches and both shafts wobbled..
I can provide pics if someone who knows how to post them here and wishes to help emails me at: petrosandrikopoulos@yahoo.com
The cue was not insured (you can not insure anything here without providing purchace documents as original owner), I bought it here on az after it has changed a few owners and never thought asking Skip for a document stating the value of it. Why? If I was a well known cuemaker I'm not sure I would provide such a document for a cue I made years ago and it's located now overseas in a condition I cannot inspect first hand..
Anyway, I'm posting this for you fellow az members, I'm sure you all wanted to know what happened with this great art piece. It appears this happened during the process of automatic machines transfering the package possibly to a wrong plane or something, an explanation offered by one member. I think this could happen with any shipping company.
I want to thank you once again for all the support replies that you posted on my thread then and ask for your advice now.
Do you think it is possible to take off at least a small part of the loss?
Is it repairable/possible to sell for a small price? It was a 2.5k cue..
I hear proficient billiards has done miracles with cues..
The new owner will have to know the history of the cue's condition that is my strong wish. the only choice as any trustworthy az member would have, so please refer anyone that might be interested in this thread.
Posting of pics would help very much, I'm sure you agree.
So, can I do anything with it or should I just ask my friend to throw it away?
Any ideas/offers will be welcomed..
Thank you all for your time,
Petros
 
I have probably bought and sold (shipped) over 500 cues. It really upsets me to insure, (and I carry a rider on my homeowners insurance) when I ship cues.

My lesson, I sent a cue from Indiana to Tad (California) for a refinish and new shaft. He completed the work and shipped cue to me. I never got it. Luckly, HE had insured it, and while I had to wait, he did send me another cue.

That lesson taught me, without cost, that you should always insure.

Its worth it for peace of mind.

Ken
 
Thank you guys, I'm already receiving pms of support.
I'm mainly sad not for my loss but for the unfair destruction of this piece of art it was.
I want to state clearly: If anyone is interested in offering for the cue, there is one condition: To promise (public statement here) that if he resells it he absolutely informs the next owner about the whole thing. Otherwise I'm not giving it even for all the money in the world.. And people here know I mean this.. Honorable behaviour is more important to az members than any money or any cue.
Thanks,
Petros
 
i think it can be fixed but ulitmately its up to the repairer..

this is sad bc i loved this cue...

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Thanks a lot Dave.
I think a lot of the appropiate glue in that gap would make a solid complex that can still "perform", anyway I'm still waiting to check on suggestions here before I decide where to send it.
 
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dave sutton said:
i think it can be fixed but ulitmately its up to the repairer..

this is sad bc i loved this cue...

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Well Dr. Sutton, what's the prognosis.
Is the patient going to live?
What about a transplant, can you find an organ donor?

Very tragic.
 
What he said.

I'm amazed that any cue collector would ship a nice cue without proper Insurance. Sub-500, maybe not (but still should) but over 1K with no insurance?

Bottom line is that shipping any cue without full replacement value insurance is ILL-ADVISED.

Sorry for your loss, even though the SELLER is ultimately responsible for ensuring that your purchase gets to you safely.

Who was the seller?

-von



Ken_4fun said:
That lesson taught me, without cost, that you should always insure.

Its worth it for peace of mind.

Ken
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Did you ship it in a round tube??

I have heard many horror stories about the tube rolling off of the conveyor belts and getting damaged.

I always try to ship in a triangle box........

Russ
 
As I explain in the opening of the thread, the cue was not insured not because I did not want it to (it only takes a few dollars to do it) but because I simply could not do it here.
The cue is mine and I shipped it over to US during a trade deal, it was not coming here.
I don't remember, I think it was a rounded tube.. They seem harder..
During 15 years I have used both tubes and triangle boxes, with any company..
Anyway, bad luck..
Thanks for all remarks,
Petros
 
Considering that those are not veneers in the points....it may well take a miracle to repair this cue's forearm. Wish you all the best!

Lisa
 
why would veneers or milled points be any different.

petros i just chatted with ryan ratcues. he can fix it too but needs in hand to properly diagnose. depends on whats missing
 
Shaft

I had a shaft shipped to me that got crushed in delivery. It was a terrible. It was an OB on the TAR deal. They were great about it and just shipped another one. I never heard anything on the postal claim. It was a triangle box. I may still have the photos in my phone. It really scared me because I have shipped cues and shafts all over the place.

I wish I would have been at the office when it arrived because I would have refused it. My office gets a lot of mail. The postperson just dropped it off at the front desk.
 
what be they?

ridewiththewind said:
Considering that those are not veneers in the points....it may well take a miracle to repair this cue's forearm. Wish you all the best!

Lisa
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Lisa, it would appear to me that there are 5 veneers surrounding the point.
Am I wrong in thinking this? What do they call them?
 
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