Selling their "blem" and "second" quality cues/shafts must be a new thing. Royce did not want them sold.
I was given a blem shaft by Royce several years back to make up for an issue with an OB shaft I bought.
He sent me a pristine shaft as replacement, and a blem shaft, towel, joint protectors and I think some other stuff, as an apology. He requested that I never sell the blem shaft (had one small sugar mark near the joint), as he did not want his 'seconds' out there.
I sold the pristine shaft, and kept the blem one. Took 3rd in a tourney last night with it matter of fact.