Mr. Joshua
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"UNDER $800"
Up and coming cue makers to invest in???
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I have sold Cues for $1000's that would have been $50 when new in the 1960s. Cues are not over all great investments unless you buy low and flip them. But as collectibles they can hold their value pretty well if bought used. Or taken from one area to another. I have seen my cues sell for half new price on the used cue market and I have seen them sell for twice new price on the used cue market. The best deals are normally on used Cues or on newer makers that show a lot of talent.
I noticed that too. Don't know ANY custom guys that would answer the phone for 800bux. Maybe a super plain-jane cue but that's about it.
Benelli
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About half of the cues Cody had for sale this weekend were under 1K, from there you went up to 1.6k, 2k, and his most expensive was 3k. The under cues were mostly merry widows with no points or inlays, but still great-looking cues.
All were beautiful, I grabbed the 1.6 for my personal collection and shot with it that night, won $500 bucks!
Pictures!
Benelli
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So I'm weird, I don't like to take photos of makers cues that I'm not buying. It feels like something someone would do to rip off their designs instead of just buying the cue.
Now vintage and used cues I'll snag photos of, but not new stuff.
Here are some pics of that new PK I picked up.
billiards_watch
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I don't think cues are an investments (ROI) unless you bought real cheap and sold it high. Emotional investment? Sure.
The reason? I believe we are in the pinnacle of cue making today. Everyone can make a great cue and the average unknown cue maker can make a better cue than the legacy cue makers. BUT the legacy cue makers were the first to do it and they have countless praises and accolades to keep their cues valuable.
I went the route of going with a well known maker but in my opinion his cues don't look as good as his contemporaries today. I guess I can brag about it and because of who he is.
Basically its hard to know. Too many factors.
The reason? I believe we are in the pinnacle of cue making today. Everyone can make a great cue and the average unknown cue maker can make a better cue than the legacy cue makers. BUT the legacy cue makers were the first to do it and they have countless praises and accolades to keep their cues valuable.
I went the route of going with a well known maker but in my opinion his cues don't look as good as his contemporaries today. I guess I can brag about it and because of who he is.
Basically its hard to know. Too many factors.
Although I agree with much of the advice that my respected friends on here have provided you, I'll give you some alternative guidance.
Contact Stephen Janes at Joss Cues. Order the best cue you can for the $800. In fact, I'd tell him what your end goal is with the cue. He might find the story interesting and give you something even better. (You never know).
When the cue arrives DO NOT play with it. Leave it in un-chalked, store it in a nice case with the original paperwork from Joss (to include a printout of your correspondence with Stephen).
Now, let it sit for 40 years, untouched.
Take it periodically to look at it of course, but never chalk/hit a ball.
Last, see what you can sell it for in 40 years. It might make for an interesting experiement. I'll be 87 then...so if you sell it for a big amount, you can send me a jelly. I'll still be on here by then.
Contact Stephen Janes at Joss Cues. Order the best cue you can for the $800. In fact, I'd tell him what your end goal is with the cue. He might find the story interesting and give you something even better. (You never know).
When the cue arrives DO NOT play with it. Leave it in un-chalked, store it in a nice case with the original paperwork from Joss (to include a printout of your correspondence with Stephen).
Now, let it sit for 40 years, untouched.
Take it periodically to look at it of course, but never chalk/hit a ball.
Last, see what you can sell it for in 40 years. It might make for an interesting experiement. I'll be 87 then...so if you sell it for a big amount, you can send me a jelly. I'll still be on here by then.
This one is just perfect, exactly my styleSo I'm weird, I don't like to take photos of makers cues that I'm not buying. It feels like something someone would do to rip off their designs instead of just buying the cue.
Now vintage and used cues I'll snag photos of, but not new stuff.
Here are some pics of that new PK I picked up.
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discussion "Just buy what hits the way you like". Obviously,
gotta be glare. all CC's cues i've seen have been flawless.
Also, there isn't much material there and unlike a film camera, the digital one is capturing a representation of what it was pointed at.
i'm confused, again, but doesn't a film camera do the same thing?
No. Film captures actual image and digital one recreates what it sees digitally.
i agree 100%
also the op wants an $800 cue that will appreciate
i dont think thats going to happen
one more also
most players now adays want predators and cuetecs
the days of coveted cues and cuemakers are over IMO
i sold my collection because in my opinion the number of people who can afford and want a scruggs/tad/tasc/or even nitti/gilbert etc are dying off
Benelli
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It's a small void, the point is not perfect, I was aware of it when I bought it, and not bothered.