THIS CUE IS NOT A TASCARELLA ,AS FAR AS PETE CAN TELL FROM THE PICS. SOME EARLY CUES, HAD A HAND DONE SIGNATURE,(I HAVE 2, AND HAVE SEEN 3 OTHERS) BUT A CUE FROM THAT ERA WOULD NOT HAVE THE CONCAVE DIAMONDS. PETE DIDN'T HAVE THE MACHINERY TO DO CONCAVE DIAMONDS AT THE TIME THAT HE WAS HAND SIGNING CUES. THAT INLAY MACHINERY CAME ALONG AFTER HE STARTED USING THE TRANSFER THAT HE USES NOW. THE JOINT ALSO LOOKS WRONG, AS WELL AS THE INSERT IN THE SHAFT. THE JOINT COLLAR IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WASN'T DONE BY PETE.
I DID SOME DIGGING AND I AM RELATIVELY SURE THAT IT IS AN, IT'S GEORGE. I CALLED MIKE(THE SELLER) AND TOLD HIM THAT IF HE SENT IT TO PETE TO ESCROW IT, (WHICH I WOULD PAY FOR) AND IF PETE VERIFIED IT TO BE ONE OF HIS, THAT I WOULD PAY 1600 FOR IT. (WHICH WOULD BE STEALING IT IF IT WAS AUTHENTIC, BUT EVEN BEFORE TALKING WITH PETE I WAS 98% SURE IT WAS BOGUS)
I HAD DEALT WITH MIKE BEFORE, AND I DON'T THINK HE WAS SCAMMING ANYONE, I THINK HE GOT SCAMMED. HE BOUGHT THE CUE FOR 800 FROM AN OLDER GUY FROM CONNECTICUT. HE GOT THE LETTER WITH THE CUE AND EVERYTHING. I TRIED TO GET A PICTURE OF THE LETTER HE HAS TO SEE IF IT WENT WITH THIS CUE, BUT HE NEVER CALLED ME BACK AFTER THAT.
THE DEAL I HAD WORKED OUT TO BUY THE CUE WAS GOING TO GO THROUGH ON FRIDAY. HE TOLD ME HE JUST WANTED TO SEE IF HE COULD GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CUE WHILE IT WAS ON EBAY. HE SAID "DON'T WORRY WE HAVE A DEAL, I'LL CALL YOU FRIDAY TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING" AFTER TALKING TO PETE ON THE PHONE, I'M GLAD HE SOLD IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE, I DON'T NEED ANY MORE HEADACHES. I DO FEEL BAD FOR THE GUY THAT USED THE BUY IT NOW. IF SOMEBODY KNOWS HIM, HAVE HIM GET AHOLD OF ME, AND I WILL GIVE HIM ALL THE INFO I HAVE.
