Back when I was a noob I decided I liked pool enough to get my own cue. A guy on my team said he had cues I could buy from. One was a McDermott and I knew just enough to recognize the name as a good production cue.
I bought it hit a couple balls before having to go home. Once home I excitedly looked for info on my new cue. Pow! I just paid $250 for a $70 cue.
Pissed I called him and he tried to insist it was a US made version blah blah spin spin. Finally agreed to me returning it and still tried to further scam me by saying only $150 back because I chalked it.
My own teammate… lesson learned. (Now ex teammate)
