Cues from hong kong

[Rabbithunter]

Been browsing ebay and notice a lot of cues from hk. Like these

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/vie...id=32365937636


Anybody any experience with them? Is the shipping ok? Any customs fee to pay?

Cheers

[jim evans]

You will find that lots of them are painted butts instead of wood spliced,so basically a cheap cue is what you will get

[rob s]

If you are looking for a cheap cue that doesn't have a painted butt then woods cues are good for the money. They are usually on eBay for about the same money as the 1 above. I seen that blackswancues has a few in stock that he has refinished

[Maverick54]

First cue I bought thru ebay was a Jian Ying. Shaft was laquered, butt appeared to be oiled and looked crap. Splices were dreadful and it was a brown ebony underneath all the bull****.
Go for a 3 star woods or a Dunns if your looking for a good value cue for your money.

[Rabbithunter]

Based on those responzes, ill give the HK cues a wide berth.

Thanks

[sberry]

not so fast, they're not all bad and i've bought a couple for the neice and nephew recently and another for someone down the club and for 40-ish quid you can't beat the value when you factor in the case and extension

they're shipped from the uk, no taxes and arrived quick, the ones i got were hand spliced rosewood butts not painted

http://www.ebay.co.uk/csc/javelinxas...mplete=1&rt=nc

compared to what was on offer 20 years ago from bce and riley they're a class apart for the money in my opinion

[jim evans]

the robin smith cues are not bad for deal you get

[Maverick54]

not so fast, they're not all bad and i've bought a couple for the neice and nephew recently and another for someone down the club and for 40-ish quid you can't beat the value when you factor in the case and extension

they're shipped from the uk, no taxes and arrived quick, the ones i got were hand spliced rosewood butts not painted

http://www.ebay.co.uk/csc/javelinxas...mplete=1&rt=nc

compared to what was on offer 20 years ago from bce and riley they're a class apart for the money in my opinion

Agree with this if your looking for a rosewood butt. Lois of LP cues fame has some rosewood & Ash cues with ebony splices on offer at £69 with case and extensions. If your not bothered about having an ebony butt his cues are highly rated and I believe are finished very well.

[kadobau]

Jian Ying is from China mainland.

[culraven]

I bought a few jian ying cues to try different specs, don't expect to get the cue in the picture, but value wise with all the kit you can't go wrong for a beginner, and was delivered within 3 days! The finish is a type of lacuer which is finished matt rather than shiny.