Exquisite one piece ash snooker cue

[desso]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Exquisite-.../131380423269?

[justf]

Very nice desso. Sure it will fly mate. Goodluck!

[ADR147]

i see there are now more fakes out there!

[desso]

i see there are now more fakes out there!

yes, i saw Raymond's post on facebook too. Sad really................

[ADR147]

yes, i saw Raymond's post on facebook too. Sad really................

par for the course

[Dave Walton]

In an odd way Raymond could take it as a compliment that his cues are that good and sought after that people are copying them, ultimately though its wrong!

[Byrom]

Nice looking cue this - never tried one of his cues must be decent if people are going to the trouble of copying them - never see any fake BCE's about

Should see it as a compliment really.

[Byrom]

wow that was spooky dave

[ADR147]

raymond works hard and is a total perfectionist - i agree in a way it means he is doing something right!

[Neil Taperell]

How did you discover fakes Andrew ?

Must be very hard to spot .......badge gave it away maybe ?

[trevs1]

What does Facebook tell anyone.?

[Leo]

People are not copying Raymond's cues all they are doing is simply sticking badges on any old cues like they do with Hunt & O'byrne, O'Min, etc or anything else they can make a few quid.it happened with Dave Coutts, it's also great a great sales pitch so to speak to put on FB that there are people selling your cues which are Fake.

[desso]

I am the current ower of this cue， I brought it off a UK ebayer before. Now I have contacted Raymond and soon enough we should the cue is real or not. Thank you all

[markz]

I am the current ower of this cue， I brought it off a UK ebayer before. Now I have contacted Raymond and soon enough we should the cue is real or not. Thank you all

I don't think anyone is questioning your cue desso. They are just stating that the maker of your cue has posted on facebook that there are fakes being sold in Asia.

[trevs1]

I don't think anyone is questioning your cue desso. They are just stating that the maker of your cue has posted on facebook that there are fakes being sold in Asia.

There possibly are yes, I wouldn't know. But for sure, it's a great way for someone to elevate a profile of a product, to claim theirs is copied in another country.

As for this particular cue, it appears utterly indistinguishable from any other I've ever seen with this same badge. The production method to make the badge is identical, the font is identical, the timber on the lower splices has appeared on other cues with the same name badge, the shaping at the bottom of the butt end is identical, the base joint appears identical in diameter (although it's not possible to see the thread)

To my eyes, it appears to be what it says it is.