Sounds like segregation to me.
This posts suggests that only true 'pool guys' have the money to participate...I cannot even follow this line of thought. In fact, many die-hard pool players are often broke-ass pool players. That $100 may be a night's capital for them.
As to the reduction of theft...again, I call bunk. The rules to buying here are really no different than from buying on eBay or CraigsList, or elsewhere. Caveat Emptor. As previously stated, the scammers will fork the $$$ over in order to get at a group that has already been culled for them.
What she said!!!!!!! this "real pool guys" talk is silly. only real pool guys can afford to cough up a hundo to post on the forum????? you know how crazy that sounds!!!!!? i see all the nice high end cues on here i think to myself somewhere out there there's some guy that looks homeless sleeping in the back seat of his car that can give whoever owns that 2K+ south west the 7. His name is T!!!!!lol