My first cue was Dufferin sneaky. $80 with a vinyl box case.
Man, I was pretty proud of the fact I had an actual 2 piece cue.
That got stolen in a house break in.
Next was a pawn shop Earl Strickland Cuetec.
Found another Earl Cuetec and a Scorpion with a 2x2 case from a pawn shop. All brand new for $120. Sold the first Cuetec for $60 so it was only $60 for my 2 cues and a case.
Then I found EBay cues and Dale Perry cues. Next was AZ, used and new customs
and it was all down hill after that. Know what I mean?
PS - Then it was a Deluxe lathe, tooling, wood etc, etc. Its a never ending spiral let me tells ya.