JV jealousy is the root of all evil ... I have just as much of a right to say what I want to say when I want to say it as you do .... I play with what I feel comfortable with I'm not in to cues to make a living, I'm not a flipper or looking to make a buck off of someone elses name like you do ... I'm a working man so like you say I buy what I can afford and I search for the best hit I can get in a cue ... And I promise you I will put my Sly or BHQ or Jimmy Lee or Patrick that you think are junk or a poor mans cue up against your out dated Bushka's or anything else ... I intentionally sought out these cue makers becuase they are up and coming cue builders and not fossills ... They are not looking to make a mint but looking to build a cue for the player ... Not something that belongs in a glass class to never be touched again ...Like I said these antiques have thier place in a collectors world ... But some of those old cues play like Antiques and that is what they are ... Out dated pieces of art no longer meant to play with ... Sorry if the truth hurts or you feel it may hurt you making a dollar off of someone elses name .. You have butted into several of my threads and what for your opinion means nothing to me ... I'm not a collector I use my cues to play with .... You make money off your cues by selling them at inflated prices ... My cues make money for me ... I'm honest and I'm not trying to flim flam anyone ... And I'm not like you I will not look down my nose at you simply because you are trying to sell cues for 30,000 dollars nor think bad of what you consider us poor folks to be ... Nor will I kiss up to anyone to sell a cue like that and profit from it ...
Fact is either of these guys could of ran to a Lawyer and trademarked the "S" . Searing did and it just did'nt matter to Sly he simply counciled with his attorny and then chose to change the logo anyway even though he did not really have to ... And hey it looks alot better ... If your looking to spends thousands on a cue to put in a glass case go to someone like classic cues and spend your cash on something to put in a glass case and look at ... Chances are when you show it off to your guests they are going to think your a idiot for spending so much on a cue or a piece of wood .... How many Pro's do you see playing with these antiques ? If your a player looking for someone to build you a cue that is going to play lights out ...Call Leon Sly , Doug Patrick , BHQ or Jimmy Lee or someone like this that cares about building you a cue that is right for you and will be the monster player your looking for ... Guys like this care about the pool players and want to build a cue that is right for you at an affordable price ...
All this comes back to is jealousy ... If your a player and your giving your money to a up and coming cue maker that wants to build you a player and wants to put his cues in a players hands .. Then your not going into a Classic cue shop and plopping down thousands on a cue that is better to look at then it is to play with ... And your cutting into the profits of the guys that sell these antiques ... There are two types of Cues ... Just like they are two types of people in pool ... And they both go by similar sayings ... There are those that are born to play , Then there are those that born to watch ... there are cues that are made to be played with ... And there are cues that are made to be watched and admired ... Why do you buy a cue ??? Judging by your user name Classic Cues ... I would say you were born to watch...
I will promote who I want to promote if I think I know someone that makes a great cue then I'm going to tell people ... For every person like you that gets jealous over me promoting Sly's cues and says something about it .... There are 10 more people that PM me and tell me they bought or ordered a Sly and they want to thank me , That because of what I posted I helped them make the choice to buy a Sly and it is the best cue they have ever played with ... That they love it ... And they are happy I posted what I did to tell them how great Sly's cues are ... I have never had anyone PM me and tell me I was worng that Sly builds a piece of junk... Everyone has loved his cues ... The hit of his cues and how smooth the shafts are made ... Which one do you think is more rewarding to me ... The thank you's I get from people who are happy they bought a Sly and talked to Sly and found out what a great person he is or the sour , jealous , angry types like you that post and are scared a new cue maker making one heck of a cue is taking money out of your pocket... And times are hard so I imagine it is harder on you to see this happen...
Say what you will I'm a grown man and I can simply tune you out ... But no matter what I will always tell people how great a cue Sly makes ... Or Doug Patrick or anyone else who's cues I like ... Your insults do not bother me , your opinion is not even a factor to me ... All I can say is Play with a Sly or GO Hungry they are one of the best cues on the market today at an affordable price too... Sly's also have a great resale value and they sell pretty quick if you ever need to sell one to get up some money ... You can't lose anyway you go with a Sly ... This may anger some of the older more traditional guys who love the classics and sell and look to make a big profit off of them ... But hey these are the same people who screwd up our planet and goverment and have led the world to be in the shape it is in today ... Why are we listening to them??? We need to step up and make changes ... Not everyone is like that but watch AZ and watch some of the people here that feel they can tell others how and what to post what to buy and what to make and it won't take you long to figure out who I am talking about ... LOL...
Have a Good Day Classic Cues and remember God loves you too... Do you think I could interest you in buying a brand new Sly ??? I'm sure he would be willing to build one for you too ... He is a great person you know...