On Tuesday, January 26, 1999 at 11:00:00 PM UTC-9, Joseph Patrick Briceño wrote:

Mr. Thomas Wayne,
I sent a $2000 Thomas Wayne Cue back to you to be repaired. The cue
was an early one of yours that had warped in the forearm. I had talked
to you about it you said that you would repair it. I sent this cue to
you 2 YEARS ago and haven't seen it since. I have spent over $350 of my
money trying to call you to get my cue back. I did miraculously talk to
you once in the past two years and was told that you were going to send
my cue back to me in the following two weeks. My cue has not arrived
and I have serious doubts that it was ever put in the mail to be
returned to me. That was about a year ago that you had told me this. I
still continue to call you often to try and contact you to see if I can
get my cue returned. I find it to be very unprofessional to not return people's personal property Mr. Wayne. I have talked with other cue
makers and they have urged me to file a grievance with the American Cue Maker's Association. I have done so for your information. The formal complaint against you has not returned my cue but hopefully will
persuade you to return this cue promptly.
I WANT MY CUE RETURNED TO ME NOW MR. WAYNE! You have my property
and I want it back. You have no right in the world to keep that pool
cue and I am out patience waiting for it. The pool cue is fully paid
for and is my property. If I do not seen this cue within the next 2
weeks I am seriously considering filing theft charges against you. I do
not mean to bad mouth you sir but I do consider you a thief at this
point. Like I said, you have my property and have no right to keep it
any longer. I am asking that you return my Thomas Wayne Cue to me
within 2 weeks. Please do not make me call you any more since I have
spent hundreds of dollars in long distance calls trying to contact you.
You do not answer my messages that I leave you on your answering machine
at your home. This is why I am posting this email to you in public. I seriously suggest that you do answer this email or call me at home
seeing how you have my home phone number.
Thank you,
Mr. Bob Moore
Austin, Texas

Known Thomas for over 30 years, and also know pool players can be a sketchy lot (from my pool hall ownership days.) I would say Thomas is one of the most outstanding people I know, and not about to put his name on a cue that is not his.
Jim Foss

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