anybody know anything about this cue

J-Flo

J-Flo

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I got it on flee bay just to check it out. I was wondering if anybody know who B.B. Elan is? his or her name is on the butt and seller says he was a pro and this was his regular cue. Dont know about that but it hits different than anyother joss ive ever had. It has a Black Joint insted of stainless.Here are some pics. Oh ya it for sale
 

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still just sitting. trade for.....

$165 shipped, forgot about this one. Thinning out the heard
 
tduncan said:
B/B Is Billiards N Bagels of Oregon, Joss made them specificly for them.
Elan Is the model. I think each model had 32 cues made. So yours would be # 12.

http://billiardsnbagels.com/
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Billiards and Bagels is where I used to buy my cues. The place was a dump but the owner knew more than most about cues.
He'd spend three hours with a buyer to get them the right cue.

It's too bad the place closed down. It's said that he will still sell cues out of his home though. Unfortunately I don't think it woud be the same experience.
 
i got it on fleebay

The but is in good shape, came with three shafts only one is decent i sold the case it came with. I might use it to break with.
 
Inferno said:
You would use a legendary, limited edition, numbered cue as a breaker?

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it's for sale. You can buy it and put in a showcase. I have to many cures and i have a hard timer getting rid of any of them. I have a couple of guys interested but no Paypal info yet. I may just keep it. Don't know why. I'm addicted.or just a Horder.
 
I never felt like it was a dump, and he probably had more cues that someone could try out, than any shop in the country. Doubtful you'll get a cue from Jim anymore...IIRC he passed away not real long ago. He was an asset to the sport for a long, long time.

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

Inferno said:
It's said that he will still sell cues out of his home though. Unfortunately I don't think it woud be the same experience.
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Scott Lee said:
I never felt like it was a dump, and he probably had more cues that someone could try out, than any shop in the country. Doubtful you'll get a cue from Jim anymore...IIRC he passed away not real long ago. He was an asset to the sport for a long, long time.

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
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THat's sad. I didn't know he passed away. His website is still active.
Last time I saw him he wasn't looking good. I think he'd had a heart attack (if memory serves) and his daughter placated him keeping the building but the place needed a ton of work.
He had leaks in the building (away from anything valuable) and the floor was in bad shape.
In general though, as rough as his place was, I'd gladly go there to buy cues.

I can't help but wonder what happened to his inventory. He had a half million dollars worth of cues (I think one cue was worth over a hundred thousand dollars, by his word).
 
J-Flo said:
it's for sale. You can buy it and put in a showcase. I have to many cures and i have a hard timer getting rid of any of them. I have a couple of guys interested but no Paypal info yet. I may just keep it. Don't know why. I'm addicted.or just a Horder.
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I don't see a price anywhere...
 
Jim Oswald passed away a few months ago. Those that knew him know that he did more in the world of custom cues than just about anyone. The 'Elan' was one of his, along with many others with just about every cue maker you could name. He once told me that Southwest offered him a deal to buy EVERY cue they made when they were starting out. I bought one wholesale from him for 149.00 in the beginning. His place was a 'dump'-he would readily admit that-and a dump out of which he sold millions (literally, $400,000+ per year that I remember) of dollars worth of the finest custom cues made to that time. Many in this business owe a debt, some literally, to Jim for all he did for them-including me.
 
RackemBilliards said:
Jim Oswald passed away a few months ago. Those that knew him know that he did more in the world of custom cues than just about anyone. The 'Elan' was one of his, along with many others with just about every cue maker you could name. He once told me that Southwest offered him a deal to buy EVERY cue they made when they were starting out. I bought one wholesale from him for 149.00 in the beginning. His place was a 'dump'-he would readily admit that-and a dump out of which he sold millions (literally, $400,000+ per year that I remember) of dollars worth of the finest custom cues made to that time. Many in this business owe a debt, some literally, to Jim for all he did for them-including me.
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never knew him, always heard VERY good things about him. Long before the internet.
 
I'm sure you would have liked a guy like Jim. You could walk into his shop and tell him you were interested in a cue, and he'd lay them out on a table-Ginas, Blacks, Szambotis, Schicks, Cogs and South Wests, Benders, whatever, and say "well, hit some with those and tell me what you think." It was a hell of a way to spend an afternoon.
 
RackemBilliards said:
I'm sure you would have liked a guy like Jim. You could walk into his shop and tell him you were interested in a cue, and he'd lay them out on a table-Ginas, Blacks, Szambotis, Schicks, Cogs and South Wests, Benders, whatever, and say "well, hit some with those and tell me what you think." It was a hell of a way to spend an afternoon.
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That is exactly what his style was.
And, on top of that, he's the only one that would tell a person what the "bar rules" really were. ~LOL~
As I've said in previous threads. My first real cue purchase was made at his place. It took a buddy and I over 3 hours to buy cues that day.

His style of selling was to have you hit dozens of cues and eliminate the ones you shot poorest with. At the end you'd be left with a half dozen cues and he'd NEVER pressure you to buy a certain one. He'd merely tell you which were the better made ones and leave it up to you.

He had tales of people flying across the country to test and buy cues. With his selection, I can completely believe it.

He's a legend for sure.
 
if he was still around

Inferno said:
That is exactly what his style was.
And, on top of that, he's the only one that would tell a person what the "bar rules" really were. ~LOL~
As I've said in previous threads. My first real cue purchase was made at his place. It took a buddy and I over 3 hours to buy cues that day.

His style of selling was to have you hit dozens of cues and eliminate the ones you shot poorest with. At the end you'd be left with a half dozen cues and he'd NEVER pressure you to buy a certain one. He'd merely tell you which were the better made ones and leave it up to you.

He had tales of people flying across the country to test and buy cues. With his selection, I can completely believe it.

He's a legend for sure.
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if he was still around, he would be out of business. everyone is so interested in the best price that they don't want to talk to someone, they want to shop the internet till they find there price. They don't really know what they are getting. The ironic is here we are on the internet.
 
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