If any of you fellows have the right idea about this I would be glad it was confiscated and just hope the real cuemaker might replace the fake with one of his super playing real deal cues for the trouble. Wouldn't that be sweet.--Leonard
There's a word for what the cue maker did: it's "theft."
He has no legal right to keep your friend's cue.
Any chance you can tell us who the cue maker is?
A friend of mine sent in a cue to get authenticated and have some work done to it, they said it was a fake and so they "confiscated" it. Have you ever heard of such a thing?
It's not like they have a patent on the design or technology, EVERYONE copies these particular cues all day every day. What do you think my friend should do?
The story doesnt add up at all. The only reason I can think of for a cuemaker to "keep" a cue would be if it had been stolen from its original owner. Is it possible your friend bought the cue from someone who might have gotten it illegally or bought it hot? The cuemaker should be upfront about it.... but again... this story just doesnt add up.
Chuck
Agreed, just isnt adding up and the details are pretty vague
Sorry for being vague the cuemaker is probably one of the most copied cues on the market and the logo is on a metal part of the cue, they are expensive and hard to come by. I know them personally and have for years which is why I don't want to name names.
I really just wanted some feedback or to see if there is someone else that went through this type of ordeal, in particular I was hoping for a collector or high end cue specialist to chime in. I'm not happy about how my friend is being treated but I don't want to start a war either.
No, he doesn't. He can seek legal recourse to have it confiscated, but "confiscating" it himself is THEFT. He has a legal obligation to return the cue to its rightful owner.If the cuemaker has a current patent on some part of the cue that was copied and/or protected by his patent , once in his posesion he may actually have a right to confiscate or destroy it.
Sorry for being vague the cuemaker is probably one of the most copied cues on the market and the logo is on a metal part of the cue, they are expensive and hard to come by. I know them personally and have for years which is why I don't want to name names.
I really just wanted some feedback or to see if there is someone else that went through this type of ordeal, in particular I was hoping for a collector or high end cue specialist to chime in. I'm not happy about how my friend is being treated but I don't want to start a war either.