Going to the DCC in January for a few days as a spectator. This is my first time and curious of the vendor presence at this event. Worth bringing a few cues to wheel and deal? And when I refer to vendor I mean collectors and non production cues etc.
DCC Vendor Presence
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I have been going for several years. There will be enough for you to find some swappers. I will be bringing a Southwest Satin with 2 shafts myself to see what might be there.
InsertCleverNameHere
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Doing the same aside from the spectator part. Have a couple cues I wanna swap or sell. Vendors are pretty tight but not impossible if you have something of value.
Exactly this. Don't expect to be on the financial winning side of any trades and anything you sell to a vendor will be for less than retail. They're running a business, after all and are paying for their expenses for attending the event. Having said that, you can absolutely make deals. And they're likely to be better towards the end of the tournament than on the first day or two. I was able to trade a Dayton I had straight up for the Nitti I have have now after some friendly back and forth. I had more cash in the Dayton than he was asking for the Nitti, but I liked the Nitti more so I was happy. Coincidentally, I went back a few years later and he still had the Dayton. But I still have the Nitti, too so...
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I've already put my two cents in about trading and whatnot above. But I just wanted to tell you to enjoy The Derby. It's the center of the pool universe for, like, nine straight days. And while it's nothing like it was back in the Executive West days (there are some wild threads on here about it), it's still pretty awesome. My first time was back in '01 or '02 and I was literally star struck as soon as I walked into the lobby of the hotel. Pretty much every big name in the sport was there just mingling around and I'd only ever seen them in magazines or on Accu-Stats videos.
I've been a dozen or so times over the years and after it had moved to the casino I actually took my now ex wife down there for a day trip because she had managed to learn who a lot of the players were from me watching Accu-Stats and wanted to see them. We were walking around looking at cues and stuff when Efren walked up and started talking to a vendor next to where we were. She started freaking out poking me in the side and whispering, "Look! Look! It's Efren!" I just smiled at her and said, "Yep. That's him. You can talk to him if you want to." She didn't do it but told me in the car on the way home she wanted to hug him. Concerning the event as a whole she also told me, and I'll never forget this, "I could smell the testosterone in there." Good times.
The Old Jaybird
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can you get into the vendor area without a DCC admission? Can I buy a daily admission to DCC at the door, just showing up?? Are the vendor prices OK, or jacked up for the event?? I am looking for a Joss Color of Money cue.....better luck there or just over the internet??
Yes, to all questions. Good luck with the COM cue. IMO, internet will provide as good of an opportunity.
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If you're within a reasonable distance to the tournament and like cues and stuff it's worth it just to go. And if you don't see the cue you're looking for don't be afraid to ask. They only have so much room to put out what they have and usually have cues still in cases. Also, even if nobody has the cue you're looking for you might just find something you like even more. An added bonus is you can see, hold, feel, and maybe even hit some balls with it.
OverTheNut
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Yep - great selection of vendors (cues/t-shirts etc.). Plus there are cue maintenance guys (usually Blackburn) for tip replacement etc. No need to pay entrance fee to be able to use them.
One thing to be aware of. Last year I went and planned on getting my cue tip replaced. Was using Kamui soft. Thought I'd be able to buy a new tip there. Nope - no vendors had any.
I ended up having to buy a HOW black medium. It took a while to get used to. Funny thing was - a few weeks later I saw a 'what's in the bag' with Josh Filler and he was using a HOW black medium as well. If it's good enough for him... Plus after a year of solid use it's still got lots of play left in it. Not gone down much at all. I like it.
But yeah - if you have to 100% have a certain type of tip - and want it replaced at DCC by the pros - then it buy it before going.
Enjoy the weekend. If you need a break from the pool (what????) then the casino has a great, active poker room and a proper sportsbook with big screens for the NFL playoff games. Plus at the weekends there is a bar with live bands.
One thing to be aware of. Last year I went and planned on getting my cue tip replaced. Was using Kamui soft. Thought I'd be able to buy a new tip there. Nope - no vendors had any.
I ended up having to buy a HOW black medium. It took a while to get used to. Funny thing was - a few weeks later I saw a 'what's in the bag' with Josh Filler and he was using a HOW black medium as well. If it's good enough for him... Plus after a year of solid use it's still got lots of play left in it. Not gone down much at all. I like it.
But yeah - if you have to 100% have a certain type of tip - and want it replaced at DCC by the pros - then it buy it before going.
Enjoy the weekend. If you need a break from the pool (what????) then the casino has a great, active poker room and a proper sportsbook with big screens for the NFL playoff games. Plus at the weekends there is a bar with live bands.