Classic Cue Market Dying Off

There is a huge market for custom cues, just not at the inflated and unrealistic prices that most sellers think they're going to get.

20% to 30% profit is fucking nuts, and yet I constantly see people trying to get that above a reasonable/historical price daily.

Case in point, I'm sorry but your Joss West merry widow is a $1200 to $1300 cue, not $1800 or $1850. I know maybe in the distant past they would command those prices, but in this market, with the real collectors looking for Ivory peacocks and not simple players, you need to readjust your pricing model.

And yet we see the same cues constantly being bumped and never selling...

And I love it when the seller threatens to "put the cue back in the closet" if no one pays their shit price, as if the market is going to suddenly turn and everyone is going to realize that the inflated, unrealistic price, is a HUGE bargain!

A quick fix for pool

This has been the best post so far.
Thinking more about this, there are lots of lessons from other sports. Boxing does a good job with pre fight hype. I don't think it would be too much to ask players to do press conferences before or after big matches. Darts has borrowed the walk out from boxing. It's a bit silly but also fun.

Football and basketball have fan activations at half time, like half court shots and trivia for money and prizes. I'd love to see the announcer call a seat number between sets on the TV table and have some rando try to break and run a rack of ten ball for $1k per ball.

In other words, make it fun.

New Straightpool-App (iOS) "Straightpool 14.1"

Hi everyone,

Over the past few months, I’ve expanded the 14.1 app I’ve personally been using for years with several new features — including private iCloud sync, game sharing, handicaps, a second training mode, and more — and I’ve just released it on the App Store.

It offers a clean, intuitive interface for scorekeeping, fully respects official 14.1 rules, and provides precise, transparent notation for both ongoing and completed matches. In addition, it includes detailed statistics and practical filtering options to analyze your performance.

The app is called Straightpool 14.1.

The basic version is completely free:
  • Up to 5 matches (to 50) per month
  • No aggregated statistics
  • Passive sharing only
It does not collect, require, or store any personal data outside your own device/iCloud.

PRO features are available via subscription and can be tested free of charge for one month — no risk involved.

I’d greatly appreciate your feedback and suggestions for new features or additional statistics. You can share them here in the forum or (also anonymously) via the dedicated website, where you’ll also find a detailed feature overview, tips & tricks etc.:
Straightpool 14.1 website

App Store (iOS — works on iPhone and iPad, including sync between devices):
AppStore

There’s also a special offer available until the end of March:
25% off the annual PRO subscription:
25% Discount

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

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Im looking for the player winning the most games period.

7-0, 7-0, wins then 6-7, 6-7, 6-7 loss

32 to 21 and lose, what a joke, dumbest shit ever. Just a possible example so calm down
I do agree although playing devils advocate. A tennis match can go 0-6,0-6, 7-6,7-6,6-4. And we would t complain about the winner- we’d just call it a good comeback ?

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i agree.

filler's a freak of nature. he's a lot like earl in some ways (eerily accurate, instinctual, spears the cue ball) but with a heap of tactical skills, banking and two way strategic moves. his winning ball in the 2021 american 14.1 championship semifinal against fortunski is a prime example:

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