Sure, anyone showing up with free stuff is welcomed. Why not, no one has any risk. But when you ask them to trade you many hours of their work for your stuff then they get a bit more cautious.
I don't know if the MOP looking handles are plastic. I seem to remember that there is no abalone in the world big enough to make 360 degree 12" inlays, tubes, or however it was done. The handles LOOK like the same plastic that other cue makers use to make MOP rings. So I am assuming that the handles are made of plastic rod rather than genuine shells.
As for the little inlays they could be real, I can't tell based on the pictures and I don't think anyone else can either. Making plastic look like real MOP has been perfected since the 50s at least. But even if it's real so what? MOP is easy to get it's not like there is a shortage or a ban. I can go across the harbor here and get you shells by the truckload.
Listen, if you make a million selling these cues then you can tell us all off. I can tell you for a fact that there are people in the world making millions selling cues that are far worse than what you have shown us here. Those cues would get roasted here as well. You need to find that outlet. I can tell you that Sears, K-Mart and WalMart are three places you can start but good luck getting in the door.
