Okay...so I have the God awful heavy Blue Book of Cues 3rd edition and it has everyone and everything in it, including a tier rating scale for the secondary cue market. Aside from overall condition, and whether the cue has or hasn't specific things such as an ivory joint, 2 original straight and playable shafts, etc., a cue has to be rated so it cab be placed within a tier range to establish its true most likely value.
The two criteria for the tier range ratings are the number of points and the total number of inlays, including ivory which can sometimes add a little extra value to the cue. I've looked at the examples in the book but still have this question. What constitutes inlay....is it the number of veneers within a point, does it include the diamonds, spears, cloverleaf etc insertions as well...are they also considered inlay? What about Hoppe style rings? It's a relatively important thing to understand and get right because in this crazy cue market, you can't let your emotions overrule using a level head. That's why it's important to know what any cue's "potential" value because as most sellers are learning, it's becoming increasingly more improbable to get that price in this cue resale market.
Can anyone help me out by explaining what exactly is an inlay and what's included in the term inlay. Attempting to determine a cue's value requires knowing the total number of inlays on the specific cue? Any thoughts or comments are appreciated....Matt
The two criteria for the tier range ratings are the number of points and the total number of inlays, including ivory which can sometimes add a little extra value to the cue. I've looked at the examples in the book but still have this question. What constitutes inlay....is it the number of veneers within a point, does it include the diamonds, spears, cloverleaf etc insertions as well...are they also considered inlay? What about Hoppe style rings? It's a relatively important thing to understand and get right because in this crazy cue market, you can't let your emotions overrule using a level head. That's why it's important to know what any cue's "potential" value because as most sellers are learning, it's becoming increasingly more improbable to get that price in this cue resale market.
Can anyone help me out by explaining what exactly is an inlay and what's included in the term inlay. Attempting to determine a cue's value requires knowing the total number of inlays on the specific cue? Any thoughts or comments are appreciated....Matt