Do not think of pool cues an investment opportunity. That is a foolhardy, naive approach to investing.
There are just too many variables that interfere and undermine any reliable predictions or any forecast.
I have tens of thousands of dollars spent, not invested, for my limited collection of cues which is but a small
stipend compared to what others have assembled and spent gathering their pool cues. Everything is relative.
Here’s what I know and believe having learned this over many decades of pool experience. If you buy smart &
maintain your cues in great condition, you should not lose money when you are ready to sell or trade the cues.
I have owned and sold over 17 pool cues that culminated in what I now have. If I din’t live in a state that banned
ivory, I’d be flipping my cues and tapping my IRA to get down to only 4 cues but they’d be big names like Hercek.
Over the years, I always got more than I paid for my cues when I sold them. Sometimes it was only a $200 more
for a Schon Ltd but I also made $1400 on a Mottey cue that I used to buy my Prewitt. My point is I never lost $.
I am very confident I can sell my cues for what I paid because I see how much more cue makers are charging in
contrast to 10 years ago which is when I bought my last cue. As long as I don’t lose money, then I’m very pleased.
How many other cue owners have played with their cues for years, decided to sell a cue and didn’t lose a red cent,
not even including the cost of shipping? Just always use a reputable cue maker and build a nice 19 oz. cue design.
You can’t go wrong with 19 ozs and instruct the cue maker the butt should be 15.0 ozs. w/o any weight bolt and the
shafts at least 4.0 ozs. That’s an ideal weight ratio & no weight bolt helps the balance seem more level than tail ended.
Pool cues should not be considered an investment although it is hard to deny some cues are worth many thousands
more today than when the cues were built. And indeed, deceased cue makers cues admittedly receive higher prices.
