Barely used autographed "Balabushka"

[hang-the-9]

This is why you don't ask the drunk on the corner to ID your cues

Balabushka Billiard Autographed Pool Cue Stick - Etsy

This Pool & Billiards item by ShopRussStore has 56 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from New Hyde Park, NY. Listed on Jan 7, 2024

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Balabushka Billiards Pool Stick Barely Used - Etsy

This Pool & Billiards item by ShopRussStore has 27 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from New Hyde Park, NY. Listed on Jan 7, 2024

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[middleofnowhere]

This is why you don't ask the drunk on the corner to ID your cues

Balabushka Billiard Autographed Pool Cue Stick - Etsy

This Pool & Billiards item by ShopRussStore has 56 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from New Hyde Park, NY. Listed on Jan 7, 2024

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Balabushka Billiards Pool Stick Barely Used - Etsy

This Pool & Billiards item by ShopRussStore has 27 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from New Hyde Park, NY. Listed on Jan 7, 2024

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They just don't know any better. You notice it is the second time they are up for sale. The last time it was $15,000. Inflation I guess.

 

[garczar]

Thick joint rings. Could be Japan or Chinese.

 

[14.1'er]

They are just trying to hook someone. They know darn well those are not real.

 

[u12armresl]

How do you even pay $15k through Etsy would have to flag the CC company.

 

[telinoz]

I will get onto this once my regional accountant Raj Gupta gets back from that trade deal in Nigeria with my $50K investment that will triple in just 5 days!!
So excited.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Well the seller is fishing, looking for big dumb carp.

Someone might take bait.

 

[JohnnyOzone]

What a sucker that seller is! I got him down to 28,000 for both cues. I WIN!

 

[book collector]

It looks like a barely used autographed Balabushka to me. What the prolem is ?

 

[garczar]

They are just trying to hook someone. They know darn well those are not real.

Sure they are, real 'autographed Balabushkas' via Tokyo or Shanghai.

 

[jimmyco]

Ultra rare Adam Balabushka, George's fraternal twin.

 

[Stickman9]

These are old posts. I saw them over a year ago. I reported the items to Etsy, but nothing happened.

 

[Bavafongoul]

Oh yeah, I remember George in the back room weighing all the cues and putting gold weight labels on each cue.
How he individually signed every cue to make sure people knew he made that cue. Sure, you guys must remember it.

 

[Pushout]

Yeah, and there are still people who believe the Balabushka in The Color of Money was real too.

 

[gwstexas]

I saw those cues offered on ETSY. One was advertised as "used" for $15,000. The other was listed as a "new original" at $25,000. Hopefully no one bought them. The Adam cue people apparently acquired the use of the Balabushka name from George's family and is now producing a number of duplicates of Balabushka originals. They do have a facsimile signature stamped on the butts, but they are not advertised as original cues. The website is very straightforward about the cues being reproductions. I've never played with one, but I understand the quality is very good.