Is this a geniune John Parris Ultimate

[snooligan]

What a generous bloke, I'm keeping a close eye on the ebay cues from now on and the next bet is MINE... mwahahaha

[Son of Cliff]

it is a very good copy. a lot of the cues on ebay are - if you don't know the seller you should not buy the cue. same is true for tips - i have seen boxes of elks sell for less than they cost me at trade because the seller has bought them in china for 70p a box.

Thats why I have gone off Elks I bought a box of 50 and they were crap

[trevs1]

quote fom john. "hi Andrew



our records show that this number was used on a 1pc cue with tulip splices



Regards,

Interesting that.

In my opinion, it looks very genuine, from the shape of the splicing, the slight countersunk effect around the edge of the name badge, the joint in the image also looks like a Parris joint (both mini-butt and cue joint) and the engraving on the name badge.

I would be amazed that anyone who does go to the length to produce a cue which has everything just as a Parris cue does, to the same standard, would be kind of wasting their time making fakes, and, should perhaps spend more time making cues under their own name.

I'm still of the opinion that John Parris made the cue, name badge aside.

I can also say that I've done dozens and dozens of jobs on 'real' Parris cues, whereby the cue has been re-spliced, lengthened and all sorts, where I have replaced the original Parris badge afterwards. That doesn't make those cues fake, even though they may not appear as they were originally.

Having said that, I have no idea what the situation is with this particular cue.

[ADR147]

as you say trevor the cue is very good its just he didn't make it - i think we can both guess where it came from though! - i guess people will do anything for a few quid.

[LWB]

Sounds interesting, where do you think it came from?

[ADR147]

i can't say on a public forum without being 100% sure!! i would guess this cues history is, bangkok in thailand to perth w. australia to the uk if that helps you!

[paulbur]

mini butt badge

well, anything is possible these days, it pays to take precautions, I think JP has been conned a few times by requests like this. Why else would someone want a badge on the mini butt, with so many people out to con you these it would make sense to take a precaution like that.

i have a john parris elite cue and i have just had a mini butt made by jp himself from tulip wood and i had him put an elite cue name plate in it.