I currently own the cue that is the subject of this thread. I bought it because I liked it. While I have no interest in selling it, thanks to the negativity in this thread any re-sale value on it torpedoed. Much appreciated guys. I have tons of high-res pictures of big cues by the big names that I could post at 1000x magnification and NONE are perfect I assure you, but I enjoy the artistic aspects in cue making and don’t see the point in bashing anyone’s work
When there's a $20,000 price tag on a cue it should not look like that. It's not our fault and we've been down this road before - people wanting to protect their $$$$ so they will be dishonest even though the truth is in front of everybody.
BB should be ashamed and reach out to replace this cue
I hate it that you've been stuck with this cue, I know I probably wouldn't have noticed it either and then when you do, it's too late.
I had a cue with some issues - I never looked at it or put on a lathe. When the history was pointed out, I immediately pulled it down from for sale. Luckily the builder reached out and repaired the warp in the cue and also updated the rings to his newer style for no charge. Ron Haley stood behind his work and I'll never forget it