Philippine cues on ebay?

Question

recently i was taking a look at some exotic "philippine cues" on ebay, but i did not understand how they sell for so cheap. They have pearl inlays and lots of detail, but they are sleeing for $40.00 Does anyone kno how this is possible, will I get cheated outta my money if i decide to give these cues a try?

It seems to good to be true.heres the link if anyone wants to take a look at them and tell me what they think. thanks.http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&from=R10&satitle=philippine+cues&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=07624&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1&fsoo=1

Answer 1

hula,

i wouldn't touch them with a 10' cue stick!

here are his negs:

http://www.toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs?Use...

he's s******g you on the shipping big time.

"Usually takes 2-4 WEEKS  via first class Air parcel.."

possibly too long to file with ebay if it doesn't come or there is a problem.

if you do this use PAYPAL funded by a CREDIT CARD only!

then you have the option of filing for a CHARGEBACK should something happen.

Answer 2

They look pretty flea market to me ive seen 5pc (hand carved) cues for $10 I would have to pass on them  Wally world has a$15 cue you can really make a ball with   sometimes

if you want a years supply of tooth picks just break with one of them

might ck out the $22 set of swords while

your there

Answer 3

no need to buy in ebay. just go here in the philippines and buy from the old muslimahs in greenhills and quiapo (places in the philippines obviously). you could also dictate the price you wanna pay to them if you want to just make sure it doesn't get so low from the original price. filipino here.

Answer 4

Two main points here...   First of all, don't ever buy a cue that you haven't tested first personally.  Unless, of course you know the cuemaker either personally or by reputation.  You're just asking for trouble.  Second, up to a certain point, you do get what you pay for in a pool cue.  If you're paying less than $100 for a cue, beware.  If you're paying more than $500, you're probably just paying for collectibility or fancy materials and inlays, etc.  I fall into the second category myself because my cue was a custom made original by a well-known cuemaker who passed away in 2002.  I wouldn't recommend paying what I did for a cue just yet.  M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.

Answer 5

its sells at alow price coz labor and material cost here are low, but its good quality havent you heard that of Efren "Bata" Reyes, Francisco "Dyango" Bustamante, Alex Pagulayan, Ronnie Alcano the reigning world pool champ and hundreds of other filipinos sweeping all tournaments worldwide be it 8 ball or 9 ball they all started with filipino made cues

Answer 6

I didn't check out the link but a lot of those cues are not bad. Some cue makers from the Phillipines are actually well known and charge A LOT for their cues. These cheap ones are pretty good, BUT because of the huge humidity differences from some more tropical climates to North America, they tend to warp easily. Some more than others, but it is quite common.

For the price you pay it may be worth the risk. Other than the warp factor, these cues are much better than the similar priced cues that you see at WalMart, Target, etc.

If it is a reputable seller I wouldn't worry about getting cheated too much, but the shipping is usually quite high.