Hey Scott, you ever find that Ginacue that you had stolen years ago? Its been about 14 years now since Willie Jopling wrote about it in Billiards Digest. Just wondering if it ever showed up?
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Scott Lee - Ginacue?
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In your own opinion, what percentage of stolen cues do you think ever get back into the hands of their owners?
I'd be willing to bet Scott never saw that cue again.
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I think it all played out years back at a super billiards expo!
wow, when I first read this I thought you were calling Scott a thief.
#couldhavebeenwordedbetter
The first 4 or 5 cues i heard of that were stolen-every one of them were returned to the rightful owner. It happens a lot!
In one case a guy stole a "Balabushka" this other guy use to crow about all the time. These 2 were mortal enemies. AT any rate the guy that stole it, took it to an expert who said it wasn't a B at all. The owner was putting heat on everywhere and eventually the guy that stole it returned it to the owner saying he had worked his magic and was able to get it back for him. No one ever bought that including the owner.
Another time 2 nice sticks and a case were stolen in a pool room-Value about $800 in the early 90's. Long story short-a pool room owner 15 miles away bought the sticks for $400 and was made to return them to the rightful owner for no compensation.
I know another guy who left his 'Meucci Original' on a train. The train company didnt have it-Somehow he got it back 6 months later and not from the train outfit.
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Had a friend who had his upper end Schon stolen at a weekly Sat Tournament. The following Thursday a long time participant of the Sat tournament was playing in a tournament In La Habra about 40 miles away when he saw someone trying to sell the cue. In a very ballsy manner he simply walked over told this guy that he was selling a stolen cue that belonged to a friend of his. He told him that there was two ways that it could go down--easily or very hard that in the end would probably involve the police in one capacity or another if the transaction went down hard. The good guy, Francisco, was a handsome, very easy gong Filipino, who put up with no shit from anyone. and people generally didn't hassle him because he was such a good guy. He nad his buddy had no problems leaving the bar after the tournament and the following Sat Larry got his Schon back.
RIP: Francisco
RIP: Francisco
Thank you for telling that story. I din't know Francisco well but glad to hear he did that.
Bumping in hopes that Scott will chime in here on this thread.
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