Not Buying a New Car!!!!

BmoreMoney

BmoreMoney

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Isn't this the same as buying a " new cue " ?

Now dont get me wrong, there is something very special about that new car smell and the fact that no one has done a burn out but you but in reality financially it just doesn't make sense right? I mean literally the second you take possession and drive off the lot its worth thousands less.
Isn't buying a cue much the same? Yes u can order it exactly how u want it, but with a huge secondary market odds are u can find exactly what u want gently used for half the price or better?

Could this same principal be applied to to new cues????
 
Not really. Cues don't seem to depreciate like cars. I think they should probably depreciate a little more than most sellers do, but that's a topic for another time. A $1500 cue kept in good shape from a valued maker will be worth somewhere in the range of $1000-1500 used depending on a number of factors. You're not likely to find a quality well kept cue losing half its value.

Certainly there are some bargains to be had on some used cues, but it's not like people are wasting money buying new either.
 
Depends on the maker. Some makers cues demand more money than others. Some production cues seen to do well in the secondary market as well.
 
BmoreMoney said:
Isn't this the same as buying a " new cue " ?

Now dont get me wrong, there is something very special about that new car smell and the fact that no one has done a burn out but you but in reality financially it just doesn't make sense right? I mean literally the second you take possession and drive off the lot its worth thousands less.
Isn't buying a cue much the same? Yes u can order it exactly how u want it, but with a huge secondary market odds are u can find exactly what u want gently used for half the price or better?

Could this same principal be applied to to new cues????
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Yeah, you can save quite a bit buying anything used versus new. So, just depends if the $200 or $6oo you might lose if worth not buying exactly what you want design wise. For many others, they see a nice used cue and buy it. Diff strokes for diff strokes.

But, I'm not buying a used cue for $1700 if new it's on $2000, might as well spend a few more bucks. And many other folks prob feel the same way, thus the $2000 cue has to sell for $1500 or less on the used market. Thus, why you can't really buy a new cue and break even these days. Not counting the makers in the top 10 list.
 
As long as you're not fussy about your cue specs, buying a pre-owned pool cue is the way to go.

I've had to rely upon the custom built approach because I'm unable to find cues with my specs.
And since my cue-maker list is very selective, it's very difficult to find any suitable candidate cues.

That's not a knock on anyone, except perhaps myself for being so darn fussy about my pool cues.

Matt B.
 
its like anything in life. you buy what you can afford. if you cant afford to lose thousands on a new car you shouldnt buy one.

also you should not buy anything that depreciates that you cant afford to buy outright. its bad to pay interest on something going down in value.

some older things are preferable to new ones. like old american made tools. and old cues by famous makers. and old collector cars might fit in that.
 
It would depend heavily on the situation for me. For example, at this exact point in time I've been talking to Pete Tascarella about building me a 60", wrapless, full splice, bumperless hoppe style 4 point 4 veneer cue with a stainless steel joint that weighs between 18.5 and 19oz. Like Matt below me, I'm talking to him about building me one new because I don't believe that what I want from him has already been made and if it has, the person did the same thing I'm doing and is probably not planning on selling it anytime soon. So for my purposes, going directly through Pete is basically the only option I have in order to get exactly what I want.

By the way, if anybody has the aforementioned cue sitting around in a case not being used, feel free to let me know ;)
 
In some cases you find a cue to increase in value if the cue maker has stopped production all together.
Example Tim Scruggs sneaky petes in good condition go for 2-3 times as they were new due to the fact they are no longer made and they are some of the best players you can get.
 
According to consumer reports, any car that retains more than 50% of it's sticker price after 5 years is a "low depreciation" car. I don't know that you could apply this to cues. Apples and Oranges...
 
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