Just a side note on that junk being treasure thing, I saw an old cue on ebay tha someone was selling, it has a W over an M that looked like it was burned into the butt of the cue. I'm thinking somone it trying to scam someone out of thinking that it was a Willie Mosconi cue. Well I don't know the history of this cue but I was looking at Dr. Wu's collection last night, www.wuscues.com for those who haven't seen it, and there was an identical cue listed on his site. Who knew.pinoyincalgary said:IMHO collectables are not something everyone can relate to: one man's treasure is another man's junk. The bottom line is, what matters is the amount of happiness and pleasure that the owner gets out of the item. For example, one of my friends just spent $1200 on a starwars figure which I would never pay anything close to....I guess he feels the same with my cue which I spent $1000 for. Whatever makes you happy.
why do my friends think im crazy?
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Are your friends justified in thinking you're a little crazy spending so much on the game? Probably. Should you care? Of course not. Ha ha ha.
I saw a baseball glove for $450 on the weekend. I thought that was crazy. The other guy who looked at it in the store fell in love with it. Wow.
There has to be more to life than just function.
I saw a baseball glove for $450 on the weekend. I thought that was crazy. The other guy who looked at it in the store fell in love with it. Wow.
There has to be more to life than just function.
twiztid_cue said:
OK - look at the alternative. A $200 imported cue, a $100 imported case, and a $100 imported jump/break cue. $400 and what have you got? A pile of garage sale items - basically junk.
"Pride of ownership" - nothing wrong with that. Besides cues and cases, I have a library of books, tapes, and other items. It's our hobby, what the hell? I think you have good taste.
Chris
I'm all for USA pride and all that, but just cuz it is not made in the US, doesn't make it junk. You think all the great European pool players flock over here to buy our cues?
Keith McCready has used a Fury RP cue and obviously did not think that it was junk. Some production cues made overseas are decent and some are junk, a few are even nice. 
Imported cues with decals=Crap imo.
Decals are not to my liking either, but to each their own.
Big Business said:
What's the old saying? "A boat is a hole in the water you throw money into."
Buddha Jones said:
Your right being from outside the US doesn't make something junk. I just wish that people would buy American when the products being compared do the same thing and are of relatively equal quality. I don't think that's asking too much, so what if it cost 295.00 instead of 265.00, it might just save an American his job.
JMHO.
Chuck,
Keep on buying man. I used to be that way, and I loved it. Had the golf clubs, some decent cues, and tons of stereo equipment. Now I have a wife, and kids and my 'budget' wont allow for as much free spending. Instead of purchasing tons of 'new' equipment, I have to use that money for traveling tourneys, hotels, etc. I have a good wife, but it still is hard to tell her I am considering another cue around 1000.00.
I used to gamble more than I can now. Back then, I would take my winnings and save up for whatever equipment I needed. That way it didnt come from my actual salary 'directly'.
Heck, I live in an area where my mortgage, insurance, property taxes are 600.00.....I cannot imagine living in a big city in an expensive apartment. Good luck to your progress to get better, and purchasing of the best equipment!
Keep on buying man. I used to be that way, and I loved it. Had the golf clubs, some decent cues, and tons of stereo equipment. Now I have a wife, and kids and my 'budget' wont allow for as much free spending. Instead of purchasing tons of 'new' equipment, I have to use that money for traveling tourneys, hotels, etc. I have a good wife, but it still is hard to tell her I am considering another cue around 1000.00.
I used to gamble more than I can now. Back then, I would take my winnings and save up for whatever equipment I needed. That way it didnt come from my actual salary 'directly'.
Heck, I live in an area where my mortgage, insurance, property taxes are 600.00.....I cannot imagine living in a big city in an expensive apartment. Good luck to your progress to get better, and purchasing of the best equipment!
Perk said:
Hay if u have the cash and it's something u like get it .I picked up my first Gilbert and told my wife that it was much cheeper then it look .Till she found out the real deal .And it was to late i had it.all .Payed over 800.00 and how i miss that cue..O some day i'll get my Gilbert back...
Ha thats so right CATSCRADLE about the hole you throw money into in the middle of the water. I just spent $a couple hundred on a new chrome hitch assembly for my boat today and its still in the yard lol.
twiztid_cue said:
Oh, I know it's not the debate...but my point was that all these pro baseball, football, etc...those players don't lowball their equipment, but do your friends think they are crazy?? Just my $.02!!
Shooting is going well. I was working with Larry, a local at my pool hall and probably one of the top 5 players in Northeast FL. I just started a second job, so the time I have to play is slowing down, which frustrates me highly! I'm definitely getting better though...it's amazing to me that in just one year of serious pool playing, I have gotten to the speed I am now. I guess I am just made for pool!! If you are ever in town we'll bang some balls around!
piglit said:
My point was what that their friends probably wouldn't have even spent 100 or 200 on a cue...so, to their friends they were crazy. If the equipment you want is the best to you, and it's expesive...but you can afford it, by all means spend away!!!
My motto is, if it feels good do it!
My buddy just gave me some table tennis equipment to use, in there were some $60 paddles. $60!! I play darts too, and they can run over $100. I own 4 cues, have anoher one on order and may get another one before the night is over. I, and we all probably feel the same way, would rather spend my hard earned/won money on stuff that I enjoy using and will appreciate as opposed to a $100 bar tab, $150 Nikes or $80 jeans, to me, that is throwing your money away.
9balldiva said:
Definatly! I might be heading down there this summer towards sarasota and naples. I can make it a point to stop by and shot some pool
. i have only been playing pool seriously for a year also and i'm better then most people would have thought. I also have 2 jobs but my table time hasnt decreased in a while its just keeps getting mroe and more. I average 30-40 hours a week shooting.