Interesting thought on Dennis S Kevin as I was thinking about him last night and where he might fit in re this thread.
Your comment about him cutting the flippers out.
Twice now, I have seen one of his conversions go a for crazy amount of money.
If I remember, the first one was a Dufferin. The seller was asking a flat out 3 K for it. As to whether he did get that much, I lost track.
The second one was not long ago. It was mentioned on AZ and then went to EBay. The bids started off ok but people were waiting until the end. Again, if I remember, that cue went for over 2 K.
I don't know what Dennis would have sold that cue for but was thinking that he probably didn't put it out the door for that much. Maybe I'm wrong.
Beyond joint collars, ring work and a butt cap with an S on it, no doubt a shaft of his quality with his taper, but what could have he done with that old Duff to make it
play more exceptional than how you'd expect an Old Duff to play.
Now, does that make him a Highly over rated cue maker?
Or is it just the fact that some will pay that kind of money just to say they have a Searing because it has an S on the cap.
Or at even over 2 K, the buyer knows that he will still be able to flip it for another few hundred.
If a person were to call Dennis and ask for him to make a conversion, would you be put on the same wait list, or would he tell you that he is too busy and doesn't make that many. Maybe that is what makes them desirable, the fact that they are on the rare side.
Funny because, I have approx 20 old Duffs downstairs. I could gussy one up a bit, put a 30 dollar AAA grade shaft one one, but I would be very fortunate to get $150 for it, and that would be a stretch.
Put Dennis's up against one of mine, would you be able to tell the difference.