Deal with Trusted Sources

[Worminator]

With all the mudslinging and deals gone bad on the board lately, it makes me wonder why AZB members do not deal with the trusted sources here. I mean, it's not like there aren't enough of them...

On The Hill
CueAddicts
Cornerstone
Classic Cues
Bamacues
Erik Lee
Western Cue
Cues N Things
High End Cues
Quality Cues
FASTNLOOSE
Vinniebabarooch

And I'm sure I've missed a many more. I suppose some people are looking for that great deal, you know, the one that is almost too good to be true...and it is! There are plenty of great cues here, at great prices, from great people. Why take a chance?

 

[FAST_N_LOOSE]

Thanks For Including Me On The List. There Is Lots Of Good Guys Out There, You Just Need To Be Careful Of Who You Deal With.

 

[DZilla]

Hey, don't discount the honest "little" seller. There are a few of us out there who do not want to rob people.

 

[Worminator]

Hey, don't discount the honest "little" seller. There are a few of us out there who do not want to rob people.

Understood Cory. We all know some of those guys too. My point is...there are plenty of people on this board that can be trusted and will go out of their way to make you happy.

 

[The Beginner]

With all the mudslinging and deals gone bad on the board lately, it makes me wonder why AZB members do not deal with the trusted sources here. I mean, it's not like there aren't enough of them...

On The Hill
CueAddicts
Cornerstone
Classic Cues
Bamacues
Erik Lee
Western Cue
Cues N Things
High End Cues
Quality Cues
FASTNLOOSE
Vinniebabarooch

And I'm sure I've missed a many more. I suppose some people are looking for that great deal, you know, the one that is almost too good to be true...and it is! There are plenty of great cues here, at great prices, from great people. Why take a chance?

I would include Iowa_player, Flyingsnail, Spankman, Buddhaman, golfparent and lady9breaker....im sure there's others that can be trusted.....oh oh i forgot to mention...cHRISC is in my #1 on the list to ignore his F/S thread haahahaha..just joking guys


Jun

 

[dukeboy1977]

me too!

Hey, don't discount the honest "little" seller. There are a few of us out there who do not want to rob people.

tap,tap,tap...I agree with this, WE (including myself) shouldn't be left behind

 

[cueaddicts]

Jamie, thanks for the plug. That list is a good start....but you need to include yourself. Also, for other readers who are seeing these trainwrecks and being swayed away. There are also many others I have personally dealt with on here of this forum that have all been super. It always amazes me when someone will "risk it" over $50 or $100 on a $1k cue and then get pissed over having no recourse. All it takes is doing a little homework....

 

[magix]

i know i'm a trusted trader and when i sell the two cues i have up you can add me to that list.unless theres i certain number you have to reach

 

[golfparent]

good sellers...

Jun thanks for the mention, I was going to put Iowa_player in also...

there are a lot of divisions when it comes to selling on the board, kind of like Baseball you got the "show" or the "big league" and a lot of us are in the farm system...

GolfParent

I would include Iowa_player, Flyingsnail, Spankman, Buddhaman, golfparent and lady9breaker....im sure there's others that can be trusted.....oh oh i forgot to mention...cHRISC is in my #1 on the list to ignore his F/S thread haahahaha..just joking guys


Jun

 

[Hidy Ho]

Jamie, I know you meant well but it's really not fair to select few as a "trusted source" where majority of them are in it for "business".

A two or three years ago, when I started collecting cues and found this forum, it was more a "community". Someone like Chris Tate provided helpful assistance when requested and it appears there were less of this bad vibes stuff.

Times .. they are changing ....

 

[FAST_N_LOOSE]

Jamie,
I Understand Your Initial Post....... It Wasn't To Point Out Just A Few, And Say They Are Good, It Was Intended To Help People Remember To Do There Homework When Buying A Cue Online. I Have Never Done A Deal With Somebody That I Didn't Have Background Info On.

At Least That Was How I Understood Your Post.

 

[Worminator]

Jamie, I know you meant well but it's really not fair to select few as a "trusted source" where majority of them are in it for "business".

Jazz...I believe this thread will point out many other "trusted sources", as was my intention. You would certainly be included on the list. I believe pointing out the "good guys" in this thread is a great reminder that there are plenty of good deals that still go on around here. The 'business" guys is just a good place to start.

 

[lenoxmjs]

Dealers

I would add that when you buy from someone who is a dealer you may or may not pay more. You also are getting a lot of what I'll call the feel good feeling. You know we're not going to disappear. Cues are represented correctly weighed measured ect. Most of us offer a no questions asked money back guarentee. With a dealer your not likely to get any excuses like " I'm sorry I already spent the money." or " I was selling the cue for a friend you'll have to call him"

Buying a cue is ALWAYS safer from a dealer than a private party. IMO.
We have reputations to protect. 1 bad deal could undo the trust built by 100's of good ones, most dealers would just rather take a cue back than have any bad press.

There are many very honest private parties on the forum as well that I wouldn't hesitate to buy a cue from but it takes some time lurking here to begin to know them all.

 

[Hidy Ho]

Jazz...I believe this thread will point out many other "trusted sources", as was my intention. You would certainly be included on the list. I believe pointing out the "good guys" in this thread is a great reminder that there are plenty of good deals that still go on around here. The 'business" guys is just a good place to start.

That is why we had Buyer/Seller thread started ... good intent but in the end, I guess many do not read through a pile of posts. And you see more new threads started on "good transaction with so and so" ... and ever popular "bad transaction with so and so" threads.

What I did in this forum, as a beginner, is to spend sometime learning the transactions and members. It doesn't take too long to figure out with whom to take a chance to do a transaction with and whom to stay away from.

With all the bad vibes, there are more than a handful of people whom I wouldn't hesitate to buy and/or sell cues with. With some, we have mutual understanding of sending cues and take it if you like it or send it back if you don't.

 

[Varney Cues]

tap,tap,tap...I agree with this, WE (including myself) shouldn't be left behind

I agree with dukeboy.
There are MANY more honest people here than who made that list...I assure you.

 

[skins]

I Have Never Done A Deal With Somebody That I Didn't Have Background Info On.

it's hard when you don't know who you're dealing with though. not many, including myself, don't "advertise" their actual names on forums and that can make background checking a bit tough. sometimes it just takes longevity within the forums to "earn" the respect of an honest one and not a bottom feeder. it took a while but most on here know who i am and my rep, at least as they "read" it which can also be confusing, but that still is a good way to become trustworthy here imo. of course that doesn't take into account the new ones who have a desirable product to sell which can entice some into falling into what they would think to be a good deal, which actually ends up being a headache. it also doesn't "reveal" those who really don't know that much about cues which is another big issue....ya' know some say a cue is 99% condition and when you get it it's obviously not or the "cue is straight" and it's not ect, ect..........some wouldn't see an issue if it were pointed out and explained to them which i think is the greatest hurdle to deal with when buying and selling on "sight unseen" basis.

 

[Hidy Ho]

Once again, I believe Jamie's intention is good ...

But, just to convolute the matter, ... remember Scruggsinhands was once a respected "mover" in the forum before Chady got shafted. Aaron Painter was once a respected "mover" in the forum before many people who praised him later persecuted him.

Jazz <-- just stirring the pot

 

[DJKeys]

Agreed-

Once again, I believe Jamie's intention is good ...

But, just to convolute the matter, ... remember Scruggsinhands was once a respected "mover" in the forum before Chady got shafted. Aaron Painter was once a respected "mover" in the forum before many people who praised him later persecuted him.

Jazz <-- just stirring the pot

You can be a respected buyer or seller and one day do one dishonest deal and wind up with a deservedly bad rep. That is a personal choice made by that person, and a poor one in my estimation.

I have bought, sold and traded quite a few items on this forum and have had the good fortune to have 100% solid transactions.

I think the trustworthy buyers and sellers are pretty much known to each other, big and small, dealers and private.

 

[cueaddicts]

Once again, I believe Jamie's intention is good ...

But, just to convolute the matter, ... remember Scruggsinhands was once a respected "mover" in the forum before Chady got shafted. Aaron Painter was once a respected "mover" in the forum before many people who praised him later persecuted him.

Jazz <-- just stirring the pot

Jazz, I doubt you will find many that will agree with this. If someone vouched for either of these clowns, they obviously didn't know them. I didn't know much about Brian when all of that went down, but Painter...how could anyone in their right mind think he was anything but shady with a capital "S".

Point of the matter is that you can do your homework on a buyer or seller....ask for references....etc. before the deal commences. BUT....many here feel it is more important to risk their money on a perceived "good deal" where they might be able to flip it and make a little jack instead. It's risky....and we've all done it. But how many are just plain tired of the game now, especially with all these clowns coming out of the woodwork ?? Eveyone talks about the "bad market"....this has a lot to do with it for many imho.

Sean <--a little rosemary and sage into the pot

 

[KOINNKID]

I think there is a lot of good buyers and sellers on here. Lets keep to the good and not let a couple of bad transactions posted in a public forum ruin the forum itself. We all know who the good people are. I think as buyers we may have to ask more questions to make sure of the sellers intentions. As sellers the honest ones will allways rise to the top and get the respect of repeat business and the praise of there peers. There are several great people on here and we need to remember them more then the bad ones.