I recently had the opportunity to take a look at a couple of cues from a shall remain nameless cuemaker that someone was showing, with the intention of selling.
While the craftsmanship was ok, and the cues were decent enough, the very first thing i looked at, and the very first thing i always look at, is if the points line up with the butt inlays, and buttcap points.
In this particular instance, i almost laughed cause they didn't, despite the obvious attention to detail that was put in the cue in other ways.
Despite the high asking price, i personally wouldn't pay $5 bucks for any stick who's maker didn't care that a cue that left his shop, had such a gross error.
Immediately, that showed me, that the cue wasn't made for playability, or collectibility, but rather, it was pumped out simply so that the guy could try and make a buck.
If i were a cuemaker, there is no way that a cue i made that had an error like that, would EVER leave my shop. It is the worst type of advertisement possible.
If your out there reading this Mr. Things Don't Line up Cuemaker Guy, every time someone (who HAS a clue) looks at a cue like the one i saw, they will think your stuff is junk, and all FUTURE cues made by you will be considered junk as well, no matter how well they are built.
Your an idiot for letting it leave the shop, and you deserve to have everyone who sees it, laugh at you and not give you any business whatsoever.
While the craftsmanship was ok, and the cues were decent enough, the very first thing i looked at, and the very first thing i always look at, is if the points line up with the butt inlays, and buttcap points.
In this particular instance, i almost laughed cause they didn't, despite the obvious attention to detail that was put in the cue in other ways.
Despite the high asking price, i personally wouldn't pay $5 bucks for any stick who's maker didn't care that a cue that left his shop, had such a gross error.
Immediately, that showed me, that the cue wasn't made for playability, or collectibility, but rather, it was pumped out simply so that the guy could try and make a buck.
If i were a cuemaker, there is no way that a cue i made that had an error like that, would EVER leave my shop. It is the worst type of advertisement possible.
If your out there reading this Mr. Things Don't Line up Cuemaker Guy, every time someone (who HAS a clue) looks at a cue like the one i saw, they will think your stuff is junk, and all FUTURE cues made by you will be considered junk as well, no matter how well they are built.
Your an idiot for letting it leave the shop, and you deserve to have everyone who sees it, laugh at you and not give you any business whatsoever.
