be honest. Does it really matter??????

[Snorks]

I agree that a $19 retail cue is probably not that great a cue and more than likely not one that most "real" players would choose but most of them are probably good enough to play decent pool with these days.

Just one more thing.. I have a few Dufferin one piece cues. These are rock solid and hit very well. They can probably be purchased for $19. Of course restricting it to two piece cues would eliminate these. Personally, I think it would be very hard for a $150 two piece to compare to these $19 one piece Dufferin's.