Cheap Bushka on Ebay

shotmaker said:
This is a cheap cue for a cheap price, made in China
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In all fairness, the Balabushka (Adams) is one of the better made and better hitting production cues around right now...in my opininon. I think they outperform some of the "more widely accepted" well-known production cues...again, IMHO.

Jason
 
Just as an FYI, George never signed his cues IIRC , all signed ones are from China
 
Billyard said:
Not my auction but the price seems to be very good for this cue and only 11 hours left.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/160647174941?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
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This is not a bad cue. I have one of these GB series cues with inlays (I think GB9) and I've always liked it and shoot with it often. Everyone I know that has shot with it liked it as well. These are made by Adams but I do not know where they are located. Its at $265 which is a good price especially considering the Predator shaft and the case. I also use a 314 shaft on mine. I didn't care for the shaft that came with it. If I remember right the shaft has a straight Europena taper but I haven't taken the shaft out of the bag in a few years so I am not positive on that one. Although not mentioned in the ad, the one I have has a 5/16-14 pin.
 
Bushka Replicas

The Adams Bushka replicas are definitely high quality cues. They hit every bit as good as a Schon, Mezz, Pechauer, or Falcon.(IMHO) I have one of their shafts and I used it on my Scruggs, and often times still use it on my Boar. It hits a ton! I was very skeptical when they first were introduced, but a friend of mine bought one, and when I played a few racks with it, I was amazed. That cue hits better than quite a few high end customs I've played with. And at $265, that is a very good price.
 
Adam "Bushka"....

Agree with the other posters here that came to this cue's defense. Adam Cues purchased the Balabushka name rights some time ago (i'm thinking 15+ years ago, but could be mistaken) and manufacture the Bushka line in a similar style and design to the late, great George Balabushka.

Also, Adam Cues have been manufactured in Japan for many years, not China (unless there has been some expansion I'm not aware of). High quality production cues and a very reasonable price.
 
JAMSGOLF said:
In all fairness, the Balabushka (Adams) is one of the better made and better hitting production cues around right now...in my opininon. I think they outperform some of the "more widely accepted" well-known production cues...again, IMHO.

Jason
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BradenK said:
The Adams Bushka replicas are definitely high quality cues. They hit every bit as good as a Schon, Mezz, Pechauer, or Falcon.(IMHO) I have one of their shafts and I used it on my Scruggs, and often times still use it on my Boar. It hits a ton! I was very skeptical when they first were introduced, but a friend of mine bought one, and when I played a few racks with it, I was amazed. That cue hits better than quite a few high end customs I've played with. And at $265, that is a very good price.
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I agree with these statements %100. This one also comes with a 314-2, which makes it a steal at this price, I think it will top $350 in the last minute...
 
bestinthezest said:
I checked it out, it is a very cheap cue, made even cheaper.:rolleyes:
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Wow. You chose this as your 64th post in 3 years...pretty insightful! :rolleyes:

I too own one of these Balabushka's made by Adams (GB13). Flat out, they hit a ton. Yes, mine has the European taper, which I haven't had taken down. The handle is a bit larger than most of my other cues, but this cue plays as good as Joss or Schon...not Mezz though...I'm biased on that one...

These are definitely not "cheap" by any means. They are great buys for a production cue!!!

Jason

p.s. Even though the market "sucks" right now, I'd have to be really hard pressed to accept anything less than $500 for my GB13...so in my opinion...this one is sitting at a steal of a deal!

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Adam Balabushka cues are very good cues. The Japanese and Chinese have made huge strides in cue making the last few years. I build cues so I know what to look for. Japanese and Chinese cues take a bad wrap by people that simply don't know what they are talking about. About ten years ago I test hit one of the Adam Balabushka cues and it hit just like a Richard Black. This is no surprise to me because Richard Black modeled his cues after George Balabushka cues.
 
Rtoron said:
Adam Balabushka cues are very good cues. The Japanese and Chinese have made huge strides in cue making the last few years. I build cues so I know what to look for. Japanese and Chinese cues take a bad wrap by people that simply don't know what they are talking about. About ten years ago I test hit one of the Adam Balabushka cues and it hit just like a Richard Black. This is no surprise to me because Richard Black modeled his cues after George Balabushka cues.
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So by this logic..

Adam Bushka Cue hits like a Richard Black

Richard Black used a real Bushka as his model

Therefore new Adam Bushka hits like original Bushka...

Now from someone that knows... that is pure bullsh*t.

JV
 
half fast bankr said:
Only folks sweating these cues are the ones that own them...
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I agree. And if you take a close look, all of the negative comments thus far have been by individuals with no apparent merit behind their "opinionated" comments. Thus far, no one has said "I've owned one and they suck!". It would appear that people who are giving their opinions based on experience all support the playability of these cues...if someone has a negative comment/opinion, I'm definitely all for listening to it...just put some thought behind it other than "they're cheap!"

I agree that the comparison to an original Balabushka is stretching it way too far...however, I think that most will agree that comparison is soooo taboo that not even one cuemaker would dare to compare their cues to that of "the master"...nor should they...

Jason
 
JAMSGOLF said:
I agree. And if you take a close look, all of the negative comments thus far have been by individuals with no apparent merit behind their "opinionated" comments. Thus far, no one has said "I've owned one and they suck!". It would appear that people who are giving their opinions based on experience all support the playability of these cues...if someone has a negative comment/opinion, I'm definitely all for listening to it...just put some thought behind it other than "they're cheap!"

I agree that the comparison to an original Balabushka is stretching it way too far...however, I think that most will agree that comparison is soooo taboo that not even one cuemaker would dare to compare their cues to that of "the master"...nor should they...

Jason
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Tap Tap Tap Jason. Reps coming to you. For a production cue these are really good I have this one which was a pre production model for the Mosconi set that was built in the same factory as the signed Balabushka replica cues - I was told it was in Japan. I've had this cue for about 4 years now and it is still dead straight and solid.

Here is a deal - any of you guy's that think these are cheap cues made cheap. I'll send you mine to try and you tell us all what's wrong with it.
All you need is a decent amount of positive iTrader and agree to send it back to me the way you got it.
Remember it's a production cue and the points aren't all perfectly even but, I always say "I've never missed a ball because of an uneven point or a sugar stain"

Any takers?
 

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Bob,

You might have someone take you up on your offer, but I don't think they'll be able to really legitimize any negative comments...do you? ;););)


For the "nay-sayers":

I understand the negativity with purchasing "non-American" from a tremendous amount of members on here...but to be quite frank...this isn't an America only forum...

If "non-American" production cuemakers are stepping up their products (Mezz comes to mind), maybe certain American production cuemakers should do the same...how many of the American made production cues (that are supposed to be the "top-of-the-line" production cues) have issues with shafts warping...look at the used cues on here and do a quick tally...the numbers won't look so good.

Are all "overseas" cues high quality? Of course not...I'll agree that the vast majority of overseas cues are extremely low quality. However, not all are...so let's not put the cuemakers that are producing QUALITY cues into the same category as the crap cues...

Just my $0.02,

Jason
 
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The Adam Balabushka line has always been their best quality and produced in Japan. Although with the present problems in Japan a move to China could happen and there's some rumors of that.

AS far as I know there's no E-5 model in that line. There's a GB5 but doesn't look anything like the one for sale. That cue looks like GB1 or GB2 can't really tell from the picture.

Mario
 
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