Tossing this out there for starters........imagine of your cue(s) were stolen or lost?
So I was wondering what if there was a central database for registering pool cues? Many people own pool cues that have value, rarity or great sentimental significance. Protecting cues against theft or loss is something that should likely interest most of us.
With every journey, there needs to be a initial or first step taken and I think it's time to see if people would support this. Heck, I'd even pay a one time fee for every cue I own to register them as long as it wasn't prohibitive. This could become akin to running a car fax before you buy a auto. So why not just check an on-line database before you buy a pricey pool cue to verify whom the actual owner was.
I own a Prewitt cue that likely will never get made again since it has so much ivory and it looks like Ed is staying in California so there's no more of those cues to get made. So I'd register my cue and if it was stolen, with so few Prewitt cues around, the cue would stand out because of its ivory content. It would be easy for anyone presented with the chance to buy my stolen cue to verify on-line whom the actual owner was.
The database would be arranged by cue-maker and any pertinent information to help speed the search up, such as cue or design features. Upon selling any cue that was registered, the seller would have the records changed to reflect the new owner of the cue. The database would initially be small but cue-makers could introduce new cues and the owners' identities if the buyer wanted that done. Cue dealers and cue owners could add their cues. This will take time but just as every journey begins with the first step, if this had been started 3-4-5 years ago, the database would be pretty comprehensive by now, presuming of course this idea was viewed favorably.
What'ya think?
So I was wondering what if there was a central database for registering pool cues? Many people own pool cues that have value, rarity or great sentimental significance. Protecting cues against theft or loss is something that should likely interest most of us.
With every journey, there needs to be a initial or first step taken and I think it's time to see if people would support this. Heck, I'd even pay a one time fee for every cue I own to register them as long as it wasn't prohibitive. This could become akin to running a car fax before you buy a auto. So why not just check an on-line database before you buy a pricey pool cue to verify whom the actual owner was.
I own a Prewitt cue that likely will never get made again since it has so much ivory and it looks like Ed is staying in California so there's no more of those cues to get made. So I'd register my cue and if it was stolen, with so few Prewitt cues around, the cue would stand out because of its ivory content. It would be easy for anyone presented with the chance to buy my stolen cue to verify on-line whom the actual owner was.
The database would be arranged by cue-maker and any pertinent information to help speed the search up, such as cue or design features. Upon selling any cue that was registered, the seller would have the records changed to reflect the new owner of the cue. The database would initially be small but cue-makers could introduce new cues and the owners' identities if the buyer wanted that done. Cue dealers and cue owners could add their cues. This will take time but just as every journey begins with the first step, if this had been started 3-4-5 years ago, the database would be pretty comprehensive by now, presuming of course this idea was viewed favorably.
What'ya think?
