Or should there even be a line?
In the For Sale forum a seller was just BBQ'd for listing a Ginacue lookalike made by Vittiatore. He was flamed so hard that he ended up pulling his listing.
Currently, there is a great looking Gilbert cue made to look like a Southwest. No problems thus far for this seller.
A while back a very well respected seller here on AZ offered a number of "TAD tribute" cues that no one seemed to be offended by. Two of the veneer colors in the classic TAD-like ringwork were flip-flopped, as I was told, "out of respect" for TAD. I liked these so much I bought one. They are clearly marked as being made by Carmeli's Shop.
There are plenty more examples but here are three good ones for the sake of discussion.
What defines whether a particular cue is an acceptable (honorable) tribute vs. an unacceptable (dishonorable) copy?
Looking forward to your thoughts on this.
Best,
Brian kc
In the For Sale forum a seller was just BBQ'd for listing a Ginacue lookalike made by Vittiatore. He was flamed so hard that he ended up pulling his listing.
Currently, there is a great looking Gilbert cue made to look like a Southwest. No problems thus far for this seller.
A while back a very well respected seller here on AZ offered a number of "TAD tribute" cues that no one seemed to be offended by. Two of the veneer colors in the classic TAD-like ringwork were flip-flopped, as I was told, "out of respect" for TAD. I liked these so much I bought one. They are clearly marked as being made by Carmeli's Shop.
There are plenty more examples but here are three good ones for the sake of discussion.
What defines whether a particular cue is an acceptable (honorable) tribute vs. an unacceptable (dishonorable) copy?
Looking forward to your thoughts on this.
Best,
Brian kc