Pool Ball Collecting.
- By Mulambo
- Main Forum
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I can relate to the treasure hunting, i get that. But won‘t the original sets not stay rare and sought after anyway? I am just thinking, if some people just pay premium prices because they have no other alternative in finding a specific looking set. Aren‘t the 2 sets from the Billiard Museum a good example for that?
It‘s just that every other year another 8-Ball set is released, with slightly different colours, maybe another style, but yet nearly the same thing. While other sets seem to make pretty money but get completely neglected. Of course it‘s a market thing as well. They won‘t sell thousands of a set, which most people either don’t care or maybe don’t even know about. At least I am happy, Aramith did another Poker Pool set, and I could get that one, even though I would love to get one with suits as well, not just the letters J to A
Edit:
My question was more towards a business/marketing kind of view, not us collectors. I understand why people collect these sets. I am just curious why manufacturers don’t observe the second hand market more and follow a little bit more where the money is heading
It‘s just that every other year another 8-Ball set is released, with slightly different colours, maybe another style, but yet nearly the same thing. While other sets seem to make pretty money but get completely neglected. Of course it‘s a market thing as well. They won‘t sell thousands of a set, which most people either don’t care or maybe don’t even know about. At least I am happy, Aramith did another Poker Pool set, and I could get that one, even though I would love to get one with suits as well, not just the letters J to A
Edit:
My question was more towards a business/marketing kind of view, not us collectors. I understand why people collect these sets. I am just curious why manufacturers don’t observe the second hand market more and follow a little bit more where the money is heading
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