Utter Shite on eBay

ok rant time..... and I mean FUCKING RANT TIME

Is it me or is the quality of items listed on eBay these days total and utter shite.

If it's not mega cheap (and shite cues) that are 'new to the UK market' (Chinese shite) its over priced antique cues that are reciprocally bidded up by a group of around 6 'cue collectors' to line their own pockets and fleece new collectors - I won't name names but most people know who they are now (if you want to know just email me)

These 'new to the UK market' lumps of firewood - WASLIN, JX et al - are utter shite. I've played with them all at some point and then had to re-examine tehm while I looked for where the head and bristles bit went as I thought it was a novelty shaped yard brushes.

YES they are CHEAP - under 20 quid for a cue and case, but you wouldn't part with 20 quid for a turd if I told you it was a 'really good' turd that was 'new to the UK market' would you????

and now to the cue bidding ring.....

Go on eBay and look for any antique cues - Riley Tombstone's, any Joe Davis cues, Burwat Champions, Thurstons etc - now look who bids on them.....

It's the same susupects bidding on each other's cues to bump the price. Wankers the lot of them...

And while I'm on that subject.... ages ago I sold a shit load of old cues - nowt special but a decent enough set of 8 cues....

I was bombarded with private messages from members of the 'cue bidding ring' (I actually receieved 13 pm's). This pissed me off so much that I decided to have a bit of fun and tell one of 'The Ring' that I had a room full of old 'pool cues' as I was doing a house clearance from my recently departed grand-pappy.

I checked with a local cue collector about which cues would a cue collector would be gagging for.... so I told the member of The Ring I had a load of cues including 4 Cannon Match cues, 3 Burwats, a Stevenson cue, some Mannocks and some 'weird looking pool cues with really thick butts with inlays all the way up' (these described 'French' cues i.e. continental cues that were richly decorated - in English, a grand a cue).

I told the member of 'The Ring' what I had and he offered me £450 for the lot and offered to come and collect them, a trip of around 380miles there and back.

the cues I quoted him would fetch around 3 1/2 - 4 grand if I sold them at the going rate. this wanker offered just over a tenth of what they were worth...

That's not business that's robbery from a guy who advertises that he will perform valuations of billiards items..

Soooo keep 'em peeled for either shite or shits who appear on eBay