well, a fool and his money are soon parted, I pulled the trigger on a Bizu playing shaft. $103 total, no tariff, no sales tax, no shipping charges. I've wasted more money on dumber stuff over the years.
Ordered from their website on Sunday, shaft just arrived!!!! 3 days from Hong Kong???? We have a lot of Amazon warehouses nearby....north Georgia area....so I suspect it shipped from there, even though I didn't order via Amazon.
First looks is its well made, matte finish, very smooth, 5/16x14 joint mates up good with a Joss butt, diameters are very close, take it out for a test run in a day or 2. May replace the tip, we'll see. got the 12.5 mm version.