Nothing wrong with your sale
It seems I struck a nerve here for what ever reason.I have just been buying cheaper custom cues trying to find one that I liked.The Schon stl7 I'm selling on Ebay I totally got ripped off it was suppose to have 2 Ivory ferruled shafts I payed $500 and it is not Ivory,and not worth anywhere near that!I bought the Wes Hunter after reading here that he uses the same materials as Eric Crisp.I had email Eric to see if he would make me one based on a Blackcreek I had seen here that sold.He recomended that I try Wes,before I spent that kind of money I wanted to try one of his cues.This came up for sale and I bought it cheap as seller wanted $475 or 495 for a buy it now.He had more in it then I bought it for,I paid $304 with shipping.I do not think that Anyone here would not try to recoup some of his loses.I have not cheated anyone and anyone that knows me will vouch that I never will screw anyone,probably take a loss to not offend anyone else.Sorry to anyone that feels I misrepresented the cue.
Sincerely,
Jerry
Jerry,
Nothing wrong with your sale, and I believe your asking price is OK. And I understand trying out cues and cuemakers before you make the more expensive plunge into their higher level wares. You need to know if you like their style of play, as well as their designs, if you are going to play with it.
I was just venting about the bad habit that seems to be growing around here where one would not ask you first about the cue in a PM-on AZB or even on ebay- to make certain if it was a Bobby or Wes Hunter, or help you out on who made it.
And then to post what you paid versus what you are selling it for is just in poor taste. It might not have been done on purpose, but it is still in poor taste, when other avenues were open. To me it doesn't matter what the difference is, as long as the buyer is comfortable and willing to pay what you are asking for it. In the end, the sale will dictate that.
This post just rubbed me wrong, and I had to say something. It didn't have anything for sale, it wasn't your sale post, and it just seemed odd. So I had to say something.
Good luck on your sale.
Michael